8 courses with the subject SMG, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
SMG 220HISTORY OF SPORT3
Purpose of this course is to examine the historic roots of sports and sport management and its evolution into the present-day business behind sports and sports activities, including amateur and professional competitions and recreational activities. (Fall)
This course will offer strategies for managing diversity and inclusion, focusing on non-western settings in global organizations and international work groups. We will reflect on cultural differences such as age, sexual orientation, mental and physical ability, religious beliefs, social class, and appearance in sport. This course includes using sport to promote inclusion, cultural diversity and social change. This course will fulfill a Wesleyan Essentials Cultural Diversity requirement.
SMG 325LEGAL ISSUES AND RISK MANAGEMENT IN SPORTS AND RECREATION3
A comprehensive study of risk and liability for future professionals charged with the responsibility of providing for the safety of participants and spectators in a sport or recreation setting. (Spring)
The purpose of this course is to examine the duties and responsibilities of a sports manager. This will be done through researching the field of sport management to identify and analyze factors affecting the field of sport management and the issues and trends occurring in the field of sport management. (Fall)
This course is designed to cover the marketing of sports and sport-related products. Topics will include community relationships, sponsorship, endorsement, licensing and venue naming rights, marketing strategies for amateur and professional sports, and the selling of sporting goods and apparel. (Fall)
This course is designed to cover a variety of administrative aspects of sport and recreation. Topics will include leadership, facility management, event management and planning, safety issues, legal issues, finance and budgeting, along with a look at the structural makeup of college and professional sports. (Spring)
Electives for 12 s.h. from the following: BUS courses in the minor or 300-400 level course work COM courses in the minor or 300-400 level course work Sport PSY courses in the minor 12 s.h. 60 s.h. In addition, any student completing a dual major within the Department of H and Human Performance must complete ALL of the additional courses and the additional hours of internship, if required, for the second emphasis/major Requirements for a minor in Public Health