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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.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| COMM 170 | Introduction to the Sports Industry | 3 |
| Select 3 credits from the following: | 3 | |
| Business Internship | ||
| Internship | ||
| Internship | ||
| Internship | ||
| Internship | ||
| Select 9 credits from one of the following tracks: | 9 | |
Sports Business and Data Analytics | ||
| Financial and Managerial Accounting for Decision Making | ||
| Issues in Sports Economics | ||
| Corporation Finance | ||
| Introduction to Data Analytics | ||
Sports Event Planning and Promotion | ||
Communication and Sport  | ||
| Business and Professional Communication | ||
| The Mass Media and Society | ||
| Introduction to Advertising (Third Semester Standing) | ||
| Public Relations | ||
| Sports, Media and Society | ||
| Media Law and Ethics | ||
| Public Relations Event Planning | ||
| Sports Writing | ||
| Sports Information | ||
| Law and Society | ||
| Leadership and Team Building | ||
| Public Relations and Marketing | ||
| Sports Marketing | ||
Sports Marketing | ||
| The Mass Media and Society | ||
| Media Law and Ethics | ||
| Law and Society | ||
| Retailing | ||
| Personal Selling | ||
| Sports Marketing | ||
| Sports Business Market Strategy | ||
| Intermediate Social Media Marketing | ||
| Business-to-Business Marketing | ||
Sports Health and Wellness Management | ||
| Lifetime Sports | ||
| The Historical, Cultural, and Social Dynamics of Sport | ||
| Leadership Practicum: KINES | ||
| History of Sport in American Society | ||
| Introductory Principles of Nutrition | ||
| Nutrition for Exercise and Sports | ||
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
Phil Stuczynski, M.B.A.
Assistant Teaching Professor, Finance
216 Burke Center
Erie, PA 16563
814-898-7016
prs5007@psu.edu
Schuylkill
Janelle L.H. Gruber
Lecturer of Corporate Communication
200 University Drive
Schuylkill Haven, PA 17972
570-385-6203
jlh552@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
200 University Drive
Schuylkill Haven, PA 17972
570-385-6203
jlh552@psu.edu
https://schuylkill.psu.edu/academics/bacc-degrees/business/sports-administration-certificate