General Requirements (Core A - E) Credit Hours: 42

Additional Requirements Credit Hours: 4

Area F - Courses Appropriate to Major Credit Hours: 18

• ACCT 2030 - Survey of Accounting (3 Credit Hours)
• CISM 2530 - Advanced Business Applications (3 Credit Hours)
• COMM 1110 - Public Speaking (3 Credit Hours)
• ECON 2105 - Principles of Macroeconomics (3 Credit Hours)
• SMGT 2130 - Introduction to Sport Management (3 Credit Hours)
• STAT 1401 - Elementary Statistics (3 Credit Hours)

Major Requirements Credit Hours: 60

• SMGT 2230 - Social Issues of Sport (3 Credit Hours)
• SMGT 3236 - Financial Management of Sport (3 Credit Hours)
• SMGT 3238 - Management of Sport Organizations (3 Credit Hours)
• SMGT 3735 - Sport Management Practicum (3 Credit Hours)
• SMGT 4330 - Facility and Event Management (3 Credit Hours)
• SMGT 4337 - Legal Aspects of Sport (3 Credit Hours)
• SMGT 4735 - Sport Management Internship (12 Credit Hours)

Sport Management Concentrations (Students must choose one concentration)

Non-Sport Management Courses

• BUSA 1105 - Introduction to Business (3 Credit Hours)
• BUSA 3131 - Foundations of Business Analytics I (3 Credit Hours)
• BUSA 3132 - Foundations of Business Analytics II (3 Credit Hours)
• FINC 3131 - Principles of Corporate Finance (3 Credit Hours)
• Foreign Language 1001: Elementary I
• Foreign Language 1002: Elementary II
• Foreign Language 2001: Intermediate I
• Foreign Language 2002: Intermediate II
• HONS 4610 - Honors Research Seminar (1-3 Credit Hours)
• KINS 3426 - Coaching Baseball and Softball (2 Credit Hours)
• KINS 3427 - Coaching Basketball (2 Credit Hours)
• KINS 3428 - Coaching Football (2 Credit Hours)
• KINS 3429 - Coaching Olympic Sports (2 Credit Hours)
• KINS 3430 - Principles of Coaching (3 Credit Hours)
• KINS 3431 - Psychology of Coaching (3 Credit Hours)
• KINS 4420 - Sport Conditioning Laboratory (2 Credit Hours)
• KINS 4421 - Principles of Officiating (2 Credit Hours)
• KINS 4730 - Coaching Practicum (3 Credit Hours)
• MGNT 3130 - Principles of Management (3 Credit Hours)
• MGNT 3134 - Behavior in Organizations (3 Credit Hours)
• MGNT 3234 - Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship (3 Credit Hours)
• MGNT 4230 - International Management (3 Credit Hours)
• MGNT 4234 - Intermediate Entrepreneurship (3 Credit Hours)
• MKTG 3131 - Principles of Marketing (3 Credit Hours)
• MKTG 3132 - Principles of Advertising (3 Credit Hours)
• MKTG 3133 - Professional Selling (3 Credit Hours)
• MKTG 3134 - Business Marketing (3 Credit Hours)
• MKTG 4133 - Sales Management (3 Credit Hours)
• MKTG 4134 - Services Marketing (3 Credit Hours)
• MKTG 4135 - Consumer Behavior (3 Credit Hours)
• MKTG 4136 - International Marketing (3 Credit Hours)
• MKTG 4137 - Marketing Management (3 Credit Hours)
• MMFP 2335 - Introduction to Media Writing (3 Credit Hours)
• MMJ 2331 - Introduction to Journalism (3 Credit Hours)
• MMJ 3332 - Feature Writing (3 Credit Hours)
• MMJ 4333 - Opinion Journalism (3 Credit Hours)
• MMJ 4336 - Digital Journalism (3 Credit Hours)
• PHIL 2010 - Introduction to Philosophy (3 Credit Hours)
• PHIL 2030 - Introduction to Ethics (3 Credit Hours)
• PSYC 1101 - Introduction to Psychology (3 Credit Hours)
• RECR 4435 - Managing Recreation Organizations (3 Credit Hours)
• RELS 2130 - Introduction to Religious Studies (3 Credit Hours)
• SMGT 3330 - Sport Promotion and Marketing (3 Credit Hours) ¹
• SMGT 3530 - Principles of Sport Development (3 Credit Hours) ²
• SMGT 3531 - Brand Management in Sport (3 Credit Hours) ¹
• SMGT 3532 - Leadership and Programming in Sport Development (3 Credit Hours) ²
• SMGT 3533 - Intercollegiate Athletics Administration (3 Credit Hours)
• SMGT 4090 - Selected Topics in Sport Management (1-3 Credit Hours)
• SMGT 4338 - Sport Policy Development (3 Credit Hours) ²
• SMGT 4531 - Data Driven Sales in Sport Organizations (3 Credit Hours) ¹
• SMGT 4532 - Assessment and Evaluation in Sport Development (3 Credit Hours) ²
• SMGT 4533 - Sport Ticket and Sponsorship Sales (3 Credit Hours) ¹
• SMGT 4630 - Baseball and American Culture (3 Credit Hours)
• SOCI 1101 - Introduction to Sociology (3 Credit Hours)
• TCGT 1530 - Global Sustainability and Innovation (3 Credit Hours)
• WRIT 2450 - Writing for Social Media (3 Credit Hours)

Foreign Language Requirement or “Significant International Content” course

Elective

Total Credit Hours: 124

¹ Can be taken as a guided elective in Sport Development and Athletic Administration concentrations

² Can be taken as a guided elective in Marketing and Revenue Generation and Athletic Administration concentrations

Program Admission Criteria

• Students must have completed all Area F requirements with a minimum grade of “C” before admission to the program.
• Students must have an overall 2.25 GPA to enroll in the internship.
• Students may do a non internship option by completing approved course work if they are unable to complete the internship.

Program Progression Requirements

• Students must earn minimum grade of “C” in all Area F courses and within the major requirements, including guided electives.

Honors in Exercise Science

To graduate with a Honors in Exercise Science, a student must:

• be admitted to the Honors College;
• successfully complete at least three credit hours of HONS 4610 Honors Research Seminar 
• successfully complete and present an Honors Thesis or Capstone Project at the time of graduation;
• be in good standing in the Honors College at the time of graduation

Advisement

Undergraduate Academic Advisement at Georgia Southern is provided to all degree-seeking undergraduate students by professional advisors. Academic Advisors are located on all three Georgia Southern University campuses. Students are required to meet with their assigned Academic Advisor at least once a semester. For more information visit Academic Advisement .