The purpose of the BS in Sport Management is to advance the conduct of sport by preparing students with both specific skills and broad contextual knowledge to be effective managers in the sports industry.  The sports industry includes professional sports leagues and franchises, elite amateur sport organizations, collegiate teams, governance organizations and conferences, private ventures, corporate entities in sport and fitness, not-for-profit sports organizations, federations and foundations, entrepreneurial enterprises, sports media, sports facilities, sports agencies (marketing/management), governmental agencies, sports tourism and community/school-based sport.  Students will learn to plan, implement, and evaluate sports activities.  They will be able to research and analyze specific sports industry data.  Graduates will be able to communicate effectively in sports settings and manage sports events and facilities.  They will also be able to lead individuals, teams and volunteers in the aforementioned domain.  Graduates will be able to provide effective customer service while also being able to sell and promote sports products.

George Mason University serves one of the nation’s most diverse populations.  Dynamic growing and committed to excellence, GMU has amassed a significant collection of qualified faculty and interested students in Sport Management.  The program develops students’ professional knowledge, skills and dispositions through a curriculum guided by NASSM and COSMA content standards.  The program includes abundant opportunities for experiential learning in sport settings.

Policies

For policies governing all undergraduate degrees, see Academic Policies. Students should also review Mason Core requirements.

Internship Application

The internship is a 12-credit capstone course taken at the end of a student's academic program. Students must have earned 90 credit hours and met the specific prerequisites to be eligible for the internship (SPMT 490 Internship (Mason Core)). The internship is designed to be a capstone experience for each student in the sport management degree program. 

The internship process begins with a mandatory meeting hosted by the internship coordinator. During the preliminary phase, students will develop learning goals and consult with faculty on viable internship sites. Once the internship site has been selected, the student must complete 400 hours of an applied experience in sport management.

Throughout the internship, the student will be monitored by a site supervisor as well as a university supervisor to facilitate a meaningful experience.

Banner Code: E1-BS-SPMG

Degree Requirements

Total credits: 120

Mason Core Requirements

Written Communication6
Oral Communication3
Information Technology3
Quantitative Reasoning3
EDRS 220
Introduction to Applied Quantitative Analysis (Mason Core)
or STAT 250
 Introductory Statistics I (Mason Core)
Literature3
Arts3
Global History3
Social and Behavioral Sciences3
Global Understanding3
Natural Science7
Synthesis/Capstone 1
Total Credits37
1

Met by SPMT 490, a program requirement.

Professional Sequence

SRST 200History of Sport and Leisure in America3
SPMT 201Introduction to Sport Management3
SPMT 241Practicum3
SPMT 302Philosophical and Ethical Dimensions of Sport3
SPMT 304Sport, Culture, and Society3
SPMT 405Sport Venues and Events3
SPMT 412Sport Marketing and Sales3
or SRTM 412 Sport, Recreation and Tourism Marketing
SPMT 420Economics and Finance in the Sport Industry3
SPMT 430Sport Communication3
SPMT 440Global Perspectives in Sport3
SRST 450Research Methods (Mason Core)3
SPMT 455Governance and Policy in Sport Organizations3
SPMT 462Sport Business Law3
or RMGT 460 Sport and Recreation Law
SPMT 470Strategic Management and Leadership in Sport Organizations3
SPMT 475Sport Management Professional Development Seminar3
SPMT 490Internship (Mason Core)12
Total Credits57

Guided Electives

Any SPMT, SRST, RMGT prefix course (or pre-approved course by SPMT)9
Total Credits9

Electives

Select an additional 17 credits17
Total Credits17