Lenoir Rhyne College - Department of Healthful Living and Sports Studies

Welcome to the Department of

Sports Management

The Bachelor of Arts in Sports Management is designed for the student seeking employment in sports administration, health and fitness centers, resort management, sporting goods retail, and sports public relations. The qualified student can gain practical experiences working within the Lenoir-Rhyne Athletics Department and Intramural program in addition to area sports facilities and organizations such as the Hickory Crawdads baseball team, a Class A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise, The Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn, a local PGA Champions Tour event, local branches of the YMCA, and the City of Hickory Department of Parks and Recreation. Previous Sports Management students from Lenoir-Rhyne have also completed internships with NCAA Division I schools and conferences, NASCAR teams, and local and regional sporting good outlets and sales representatives.

The interdisciplinary study provided with this program allows high quality professionals to enter the job market or further their study with graduate work. Community internships and classwork provide the strong base needed for successful entry into the professional world.

What are the major requirements?

In addition to Lenoir-Rhyne College's core requirements, students must fulfill the necessary coursework to graduate as outlined below. This information can also be found in the HLSS section of the college catalog.

	SPORTS MANAGEMENT MAJOR:	56-64 CREDITS
	Business:
	340 - Business Management	3
	360 - Marketing	3
	366 - Sports Marketing	3
	Communication:
	201 - Oral Communication	3
	Healthful Living:
	Aquatics—107, 108, 120, 130, 131, 132 or proficiency*	0-2
	200 - Introduction to Kinesiology	3
	205 - Principles of Sports Management	3
	206 - Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity	3
	210 - Sociology of Sport	3
	220 - Facilities Management and Design	3
	285 - First Aid and Emergency Care	1
	287 - Personal Health and Nutrition	3
	315 or 316 - Sports Management Internship I or II	2
	408 - Critical Issues in Sport	3
	409 - Sports Law	3
	416 - Sports Management Field Experience	6
	Choose one of the following tracks:
	Business:
	ACC 231 - Accounting Principles I	3
	BUS 344 - Business Finance	3
	BUS 370 - Business Law	3
	BUS Elective – BUS 349 Managing the Small Business Preferred	3
	Communication:
	COM 120 - Communication Appreciation	3
	COM 209 - Media Writing I	4
	COM 320 - Media Law	4
	COM Elective	4
	Health:
	Choose one course from:	2-3
	280 - Methods and Materials in Healthful Living or
	286 - Health Education for Elementary Schools
	HLS 290 - Community Health	3
	PSY 201 - Social Psychology	4
	PSY 328 - Health Psychology	4
	Exercise Science:
	BIO 281 - Human Anatomy & Physiology I	4
	BIO 282 - Human Anatomy & Physiology II	4
	HLS 300 - Exercise Physiology	4
	HLS 303 - Biomechanics/Kinesiology	4
	HLS 307 - Therapeutic Exercise & Rehabilitation	4
	Other requirements:
	Successful completion of a comprehensive assessment examination.	0
	*Note:
	Successful completion of the swimming proficiency test will exempt students from the aquatics requirement. Students who fail to take the proficiency test or do not pass the test by the middle of their junior year must successfully complete HLS 107, 108, 120, 131 or 132 to graduate. Students should note that, at the present time, beginning swimming is offered on alternate years only. The swimming proficiency test will be administered once each semester.

What are the curriculum objectives?

To serve as a positive role model epitomizing personal health and fitness.
To develop and refine students’ personal skills capabilities in a wide range of courses.
To understand the diverse roles sports play in American society.
To unitize field experiences to create personalized learning opportunities.

Looking for more information?

Contact the Sports Management Program Coordinator.

Are you interested in hearing from our department?

Fill out the Prospective Student Information Form.