Undergraduate Program (BS)
Sport Management
One of the fastest-growing career fields in the country involves sports, and Xavier's location in Cincinnati centers you in the middle of a vibrant, sports-crazy community. Whether it's Reds, Bengals, college basketball or the Friday-night lights of high school football you crave, our sport studies faculty have the connections that can open doors for you into the world of sport.
Sample Four-Year Sport Management Course Sequence
First Year
| First Semester | Semester Hours |
|---|---|
| SPORT MANAGEMENT 110 - Intro to Sport Management | 3 |
| Mathematical Perspectives Elective | 3 |
| CORE 100 - First Year Seminar | 3 |
| PHILOSOPHY 100 - Introduction to Ethics | 3 |
| Foreign Language I | 3 |
| CORE 101 | 0 |
| Second Semester | Semester Hours |
|---|---|
| SPORT MANAGEMENT 195 - History of American Sport | 3 |
| COMMUNICATIONS 101 - Oral Communications | 3 |
| THEOLOGY 111 | 3 |
| ENGLISH 101 - English Composition or Rhetoric | 3 |
| Foreign Language II | 3 |
| CORE 102 | 0 |
This is a sample course sequence to illustrate class offerings for this major.
Consult the official Xavier University catalog for detailed registration and advising information.
Sophomore
| First Semester | Semester Hours |
|---|---|
| SPORT MANAGEMENT 132 - Sociology of Sport | 3 |
| ECONOMICS 200 - Social Science Elective | 3 |
| Historical Perspectives Elective | 3 |
| Scientific Perspectives Elective | 3 |
| Philosophical Perspectives Elective | 3 |
| Second Semester | Semester Hours |
|---|---|
| ECONOMICS 201 - Macroeconomic Principles | 3 |
| Sport Management Elective | 3 |
| Natural Science Elective | 3 |
| Theological Perspectives Elective | 3 |
| Creative Perspectives Elective | 3 |
This is a sample course sequence to illustrate class offerings for this major.
Consult the official Xavier University catalog for detailed registration and advising information.
Junior
| First Semester | Semester Hours |
|---|---|
| SPORT MANAGEMENT 322 - Facility and Event Management | 3 |
| COMMUNICATIONS 207 - Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| SPORTS MANAGEMENT - 410 | 3 |
| ENGLISH 205 - Literature and Moral Imagination | 3 |
| INFORMATION SYSTEMS 120 - Intro to Business Tech | 1 |
| Second Semester | Semester Hours |
|---|---|
| SPORTS MANAGEMENT 310 - Intro to Sport Marketing | 3 |
| Communication Arts Elective | 3 |
| INFORMATION SYSTEMS 220 -Managing Info Technology | 3 |
| Humanities Elective | 3 |
| ACCOUNTING 200 - Intro to Financial Accounting | 3 |
This is a sample course sequence to illustrate class offerings for this major.
Consult the official Xavier University catalog for detailed registration and advising information.
Senior
| First Semester | Semester Hours |
|---|---|
| SPORT MANAGEMENT 348 - Legal & Ethical Issues in Sport | 3 |
| BUSINESS LAW 300 - Legal Environment | 3 |
| Sport Management Elective | 3 |
| MANAGEMENT 300 - Managerial Behavior | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 |
| Second Semester | Semester Hours |
|---|---|
| SPORT MANAGEMENT 495 - Internship in Sport Management | 3 |
| Sport Management Elective | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 |
This is a sample course sequence to illustrate class offerings for this major.
Consult the official Xavier University catalog for detailed registration and advising information.
Sample Courses
Xavier is known for providing an education that’s both challenging and personal. Here are some courses that are part of the Sport Management major at Xavier:
Facility and Event Management (SPMG 322) - Planning and managing athletic, physical education, recreation and other sport facilities. Basic concerns in developing and organizing events in sports areas.
History of American Sport (SPMG 195) - The course provides an overview of the history, as well as the social, political, cultural, technological and economic trends that have shaped the sport industry in the United States. Particular emphasis is placed on the period from 1800 to the present.
Sociology of Sport (SPMG 132) - Impact of sport on society. The social structures. The integration of sport with other social institutions.
Legal and Ethical Issues in Sports (SPMG 348) - Basic legal principles affecting the management of physical activity and sports programs. Liability, negligence and risk assessment.
ALL STUDENTS intern with a sport organization, which can include a major local, regional, or national sport entities like the Cincinnati Reds or the NCAA.
ALL STUDENTS
intern with a sport organization, which can include a major local, regional, or national sport entities like the Cincinnati Reds or the NCAA.
STAND OUT THAT'S THE XAVIER DIFFERENCE
SPORTS IN CINCINNATI
Focus on planning, organizing, directing, controlling, budgeting, leading and evaluating real organizations involved in the business of sports, like the Cincinnati Reds or our very own Musketeers.
TAILORED PROGRAMS
Choose from nine curricular areas of study, including management, societal ethics, legal aspects, communications, marketing, finance, economics, sport and exercise science, and field experience.
HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE
Cincinnati's Flying Pig Marathon was recently named one of the top 20 international marathons by Runner's World magazine. Help manage the event each May with other sports management students.
Xavier by the numbers
ALL
STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO A MENTOR
18
DIVISION I SPORTS TEAMS AT XAVIER
65,000+
XAVIER GRADUATES ACROSS THE GLOBE
20
AVERAGE SIZE OF CLASSES
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