Sports Administration, Certificate

Program Code: SPTADM_UCT

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.

Required Courses
COMM 170Introduction to the Sports Industry3
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 Keystone/General Education Course
Business and Professional Communication Keystone/General Education Course
The Mass Media and Society Keystone/General Education Course
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 Keystone/General Education Course
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 Keystone/General Education Course
The Historical, Cultural, and Social Dynamics of Sport
Leadership Practicum: KINES
History of Sport in American Society
Introductory Principles of Nutrition Keystone/General Education Course
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

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