Sports Management
AAS = Associate of Applied Science | 2 years
An Associate of Applied Science in Sports Management offers students the opportunity to learn how to utilize business skills in the sports industry. The sports industry is a significant growth industry and career opportunities abound in areas like professional sports, amateur sports, consumer products, athletic and performance apparel/equipment companies, youth sports, government sponsored recreation facilities, 训练, and athletic administration. Students learn the fundamentals of how professional clubs oversee their business, the components of event management, finance and budget strategies, 市场营销, and initiating 促销活动al campaigns. Students also explore issues in media sports coverage and principles of ethics and law in business.
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Not Offered 在线
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This degree is designed to get students into a career upon graduation.
Learning Outcomes
- Describe sport governance, athlete health and safety laws
- 应用 directing, organizing, and budgeting skills related to recreational events
- 应用 industry-specific technological tools and operating procedures for sport and recreation
- 应用 business functions and systems related to the sports and recreation industry
- Demonstrate fundamental knowledge and application of business concepts with emphasis on the sports management industry
- Identify and research a specific academic/career area of sports business management to focus their futures
- Analyze current issues in sports business management, evaluate evidence and construct a written report, and deliver an oral presentation detailing the outcomes of the analysis
- Develop a career plan to secure an appropriate, entry-level position relevant to their study or be eligible for bachelor-level study
- Illustrate effective utilization of technology solutions relevant to employers
- Prepare for a career in sports management by practicing fundamental management theories and techniques
- Analyze sports 促销活动, 广告, and 市场营销 through textbook study, 实地考察旅行, guest speakers, and team projects
- Recognize the historical, 文化, and sociological factors underlying the evolution of organized sports in the United States and other parts of the world
- 应用 general sports management principles and techniques in real-world settings through simulations and projects related to event planning, 促销活动, 人员配备, 调度, 和托管