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Program Description
This 15-credit interdisciplinary program offers students an introduction to different aspects of sports administration careers, broadly defined. Students who complete this certificate will enhance their portfolios and career opportunities to include working in the fields of sports management, business/retail, media, sporting teams, and recreational programs.
What is Sports Administration?
Sport management is the broad field of business associated with athletics, sports teams and recreation.
You Might Like This Program If...
- You enjoy sports and recreation.
- You desire to add this knowledge to your major program of study.
Entrance to Certificate
Students should be aware of possible course prerequisites for some of the listed courses.
Program Requirements
To earn an undergraduate certificate in Sports Administration, a minimum of 15 credits is required.
Students are required to complete:
- 3 credits of internship (from list A) with a sports administration-related organization;
- 6 credits from two different discipline codes of 100- and/or 200-level courses from list B;
- and 6 credits from two different discipline codes of 300- and/or 400-level courses from list C.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| List A | ||
| Select 3 credits of the following: | 3 | |
| Business Internship | ||
| Internship | ||
| Internship | ||
| Internship | ||
| List B | ||
| Select 6 credits from two different discipline codes of the following: | 6 | |
| Financial and Managerial Accounting for Decision Making | ||
Interpersonal Communication  | ||
| Business and Professional Communication | ||
COMM 100 | ||
| Introduction to the Sports Industry | ||
| Introductory Microeconomic Analysis and Policy | ||
| Introduction to Finance | ||
or FIN 301 | Corporation Finance | |
| Baseball in Comparative History | ||
| American Business History | ||
| Ethics | ||
| Statistical Concepts and Reasoning | ||
or STAT 200 | Elementary Statistics | |
| Introduction to Turfgrass Management | ||
| List C | ||
| Select 6 credits from two different discipline codes of the following: | 6 | |
| History of Sport in American Society | ||
| Public Relations | ||
| Sports, Media and Society | ||
| Media Law and Ethics | ||
| Sports Writing | ||
| Sports Information | ||
| Law and Society | ||
| Issues in Sports Economics | ||
| Leadership Practicum: KINES | ||
KINES 439 | ||
KINES 486 | ||
LER 459 | ||
| Leadership and Team Building | ||
| Public Relations and Marketing | ||
| Sports Marketing | ||
Certificate Learning Objectives
- Apply Knowledge: Student will be able to apply knowledge gained from coursework to internship setting.
- Communication Skills: Students will be able to communicate both in written and oral format.
- Problem Solving: Students will be able to recognize problems and develop solutions in sports administration.
Academic Advising
The objectives of the university's academic advising program are to help advisees identify and achieve their academic goals, to promote their intellectual discovery, and to encourage students to take advantage of both in-and out-of class educational opportunities in order that they become self-directed learners and decision makers.
Both advisers and advisees share responsibility for making the advising relationship succeed. By encouraging their advisees to become engaged in their education, to meet their educational goals, and to develop the habit of learning, advisers assume a significant educational role. The advisee's unit of enrollment will provide each advisee with a primary academic adviser, the information needed to plan the chosen program of study, and referrals to other specialized resources.
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Erie
Linda Hajec, M.B.A.
Assistant Teaching Professor of Accounting, Accounting and MPAcc Programs
281 Jack Burke Research and Economic Development Center
Erie, PA 16563
814-898-6102
lla129@psu.edu
Schuylkill
Gina Whalen, D.ED
Assistant Teaching Professor of Business, Division Coordinator
200 University Drive
Schuylkill Haven, PA 17972
570-385-6085
gck101@psu.edu
Contact
Erie
BLACK SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
281 Jack Burke Research and Economic Development Center
Erie, PA 16563
814-898-6107
behrendbusiness@psu.edu
https://behrend.psu.edu/school-of-business
Schuylkill
ACADEMIC AFFAIRS, BUSINESS DIVISION
200 University Drive
Schuylkill Haven, PA 17972
570-385-6085
gck101@psu.edu
https://schuylkill.psu.edu/academics/bacc-degrees/business/sports-administration-certificate