No Place So Close Can Take You So Far MESA STATE COLLEGE GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO No Place So Close Can Take You So Far Mesa State College 1100 North Avenue • Grand Junction, CO 81501 970.248.1020 • 1.800.982.MESA (6372) www.mesastate.edu ABOUT MESA STATE COLLEGE Founded in 1925 and located in Grand Junction, Colorado, Mesa State College is a comprehensive, liberal arts college offering programs at the master, baccalaureate, associate degree and certificate levels. MSC provides the tools to make the most of its 6,000 students’ educational experience. Mesa State College boasts three unique campuses catering to both commuter and residential students. MSC offers students on the Western Slope, throughout Colorado and across the country some of the lowest tuition and fees in Colorado, as well as a desirably low student to faculty ratio. BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Sport Management DEPARTMENT OF KINESIOLOGY Management For More Information... Dr. Richard Bell Sport Management Program Coordinator Department of Kinesiology [email protected]Dr. Jill Cordova Department Head, Kinesiology 970.248.1635 970.248.1365 www.mesastate.edu/kinesiology HIGHLIGHTS Mesa State College is located on the Western Slope of the Rocky Mountains in Grand Junction, CO. Grand Junction is between Denver and Salt Lake City and offers dramatic scenery, wonderful weather and unmatched opportunities for outdoor recreation. The Sport Management degree is designed to develop in each student a broad understanding of how the elements and process of business organizations relate to one another and to the external environment, particularly in the area of Sport and Fitness. The Sport Management courses through the Department of Kinesiology (KINE) are all offered online for your convenience.
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No P lace So C lose Can Take You So Far
MESA STATE COLLEGEGRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO
No Place So Close Can Take You So Far
Mesa State College1100 North Avenue • Grand Junction, CO 81501
ABOUT MESA STATE COLLEGEFounded in 1925 and located in Grand Junction, Colorado, Mesa State College is a comprehensive, liberal arts college offering programs at the master, baccalaureate, associate degree and certifi cate levels. MSC provides the tools to make the most of its 6,000 students’ educational experience.
Mesa State College boasts three unique campuses catering to both commuter and residential students. MSC offers students on the Western Slope, throughout Colorado and across the country some of the lowest tuition and fees in Colorado, as well as a desirably low student to faculty ratio.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Sport ManagementDEPARTMENT OF KINESIOLOGY
Management
For More Information...Dr. Richard BellSport Management Program CoordinatorDepartment of [email protected]
Dr. Jill CordovaDepartment Head, Kinesiology970.248.1635
970.248.1365www.mesastate.edu/kinesiology
HIGHLIGHTSMesa State College is located on the Western Slope of the Rocky Mountains in Grand Junction, CO. Grand Junction is between Denver and Salt Lake City and offers dramatic scenery, wonderful weather and unmatched opportunities for outdoor recreation.
The Sport Management degree is designed to develop in each student a broad understanding of how the elements and process of business organizations relate to one another and to the external environment, particularly in the area of Sport and Fitness.
The Sport Management courses through the Department of Kinesiology (KINE) are all offered
online for your convenience.
No Place So Close Can Take You So Far
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Sport Management is a growing fi eld with many career opportunities. Participation in sport for health, for leisure, for education, or for entertainment continues to occupy an increasing share of human endeavor throughout the world. The Sport Management degree leads to careers in management and administration of sport or recreational programs in the following areas:
• College and professional sport or athletic organizations• Community recreation• Sports facility management• Public relations and marketing for college and
professional organizations• YMCAs and YWCAs• Fitness centers and Health clubs
The discipline of Sport Management applies to the business of sport in all of its many facets. It includes the planning, organizing, leading, and evaluating within the context of a sport organization. The program provides the theoretical and practical framework for a number of professions that focus on leadership roles, including youth, amateur, and professional sports; recreational, college and university sports programs; and the marketing and management of all sport and fi tness-related goods. The primary goals of the program are to develop an in-depth understanding and working knowledge of planning, organizing, leading and evaluating events and projects within sports or fi tness organizations. Students also will develop into competent leaders for the various professions that focus on sports and fi tness. This major is also good preparation for graduate school in the areas of sport business and business administration. Sport Management is very closely related to traditional business operations (marketing, management, promotion, facilities, and events management, etc.).
Department of Kinesiology
The Bachelor of Science in Sport Management can lead into an MBA or Masters in
SPORT MANAGEMENT CORE COURSES 60CISB 101 Business Information Technology 3ACCT 201 Principles of Financial Accounting. 3BUGB 211 Business Communication 3ECON 201 Principles of Macroeconomics 3ECON 202 Principles of Microeconomics 3MANG 201 Principles of Management 3MARK 231 Principles of Marketing 3
KINE 200 History and Philosophy of Sport 3KINE 205 Introduction to Sport Management 3KINE 335 Sport in Society 3 KINE 342 Sport Law and Risk Management 3KINE 350 Leadership and Ethics in Sport 3KINE 345 Survey of Economics and Finance in Sport 3KINE 401 Org. Adm. Leg. PE 3KINE 402 Sport Marketing 3KINE 406 Governance and Communication in Sport 3KINE 499 Internship 12
ELECTIVES 17
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 120Students are required to participate in exit examinations or other programs deemed necessary to comply with the college accountability requirement. All degree requirements must be completed as described above. Any exceptions or substitutions must be recommended in advance by the faculty advisor and approved by the Department Head.
Complete degree requirements are available in program sheets located at www.mesastate.edu/academics.
