SPM 4500 Contemporary Issues in Sport Management

This course is a capstone course for senior, graduating students in the sport management program. This course provides students with in-depth knowledge and the structure of the sport industry and contemporary issues facing sport organizations and how management techniques can be applied to solve problems. This course also delivers contemporary issues of staffing, social and ethical responsibility, communication, and leadership skills. Through these topics, students will become familiar with career opportunities in sport management. Students will be involved in the investigation and study of current research topics using directed library research and readings as they apply to sport management. As this is a writing intensive course, students will develop their research and writing process skills to complete a major research paper. Prerequisite(s): SPM 2000 Minimum Grade of D AND SPM 2500 Minimum Grade of D AND SPM 2800 Minimum Grade of D AND SPM 3000 Minimum Grade of D AND SPM 3400 Minimum Grade of D AND SPM 3500 Minimum Grade of D AND SPM 4000 Minimum Grade of D
Credits: 3.0