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The Sport Management, B.S. degree prepares students to be the leaders, practitioners and managers in the professional field of sport. A degree in Sport Management will prepare students to enter the sport business industry in areas such as marketing, public relations, sales, ticket sales, facility and event management, information technology, finance, and athletic management. 

The State University of New York at Fredonia is committed to doing our part to provide each student a clear path to graduation. This four-year degree plan is a sample map for fulfilling requirements in the major, the Fredonia Foundations (FF), and other supporting courses. The pathway that you take to your degree may differ somewhat from this illustration, depending on where you start and the detours and side trips you may take along the way. If you are committed to completing your degree in four years, we encourage you to consider signing up for the Fredonia in 4 program. For complete information about this degree program, please consult the university catalog at www.fredonia.edu/catalog

Sample Degree Plan

First Year

Fall Semester

Course Title Credits
SPMG 100 Pathway to Success 3
SPMG 210 Principles of Sport Management 3
ENGL 100 Craft of Writing 3
FF Course 3
FF Course 3
TOTAL 15

Spring Semester

Course Title Credits
SPMG 250 Digital Marketing for SM 3
CSIT 104 Intro to Microcomputers 3
ECON 200 Fundamentals of Statistics 3
ECON 205 Principles of Microeconomics 3
PSY 129 Foundations of Psychology 3
TOTAL 15

Second Year

Fall Semester

Course Title Credits
SPMG 211 Facility Management 3
SPMG 398 Pre-Internship 1
ACCT 201 Principles of Financial Accounting 3
ECON 210 Principles of Macroeconomics 3
FF Course 3
General Elective 3
TOTAL 16

Spring Semester

Course Title Credits
SPMG 212 Event Management 3
SPMG 218 Technology in Sports 3
PSY 237 Sport Psychology 3
FF Course 3
General Elective 3
 
TOTAL 15

Third Year

Fall Semester

Course Title Credits
SPMG 230 Sport in Diverse Societies 3
SPMG 305 Economics of Sport 3
SPMG 400 Internship 3
General Elective 3
General Elective 3
TOTAL 15

Spring Semester

Course Title Credits
SPMG 330 Leadership and Management in Sports 3
FF Course 3
FF Course 3
General Elective 3
General Elective 3
TOTAL 15

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

Course Title Credits
SPMG 380 Social Media Enterprise in Sport 3
SPMG 400 Internship 3
SPMG 440 Data Visualization for SM 3
BUAD 323, or PSY 347, or SPMG 450, or SPMG 460 3
General Elective 3
TOTAL 15

Spring Semester

Course Title Credits
SPMG 410 Sport Law and Risk Management 3
SPMG 428 Marketing and Public Relations in Sport 3
General Elective 3
General Elective 3
General Elective 2
TOTAL 14

GRAND TOTAL: 120

This Sample Degree Map is based on the requirements published in the University Catalog.

About This Program

Sport Management Program

Sport Management (Applied Professional Studies)

  • E336 Thompson Hall State University of New York at Fredonia Fredonia, NY 14063

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