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Bachelor of Science in Sports & Entertainment Management
The OPTIONS Bachelor of Science in Sports & Entertainment Management is an innovative business degree program. The dual focus offers opportunity for greater exposure to both exciting, high-growth industries which share many areas of common ground. Wide-ranging topics are viewed from a business and management perspective with particular emphasis on industry-specific issues, topics, and insight. This degree provides a broad-based business foundation in sports and entertainment management and develops critical thinking, communication, and managerial skills which are highly transferable to any industry.
The courses in the B.S. in Sports & Entertainment Management constitute the student's business major. Completion of this major fulfills approximately one-third of the 128 credits required for graduation. All courses listed below are 3 credits / 8 weeks.
Concentrations for this major will be available Fall 2011 in management, finance and marketing.
Curriculum:
- Principles of Microeconomics
- Financial Accounting
- Marketing Principles
- Managerial Finance
- Professional Communication Techniques
- Social Pyschology and the Workplace *
- Foundations in Sports & Entertainment Management
- Event Development in Sports & Entertainment
- Ethical and Legal Issues in Sports & Entertainment
- Leadership and Governance in Sports & Entertainment
- Promotions and Public Relations in Sports & Entertainment
- Global Perspectives in Sports & Entertainment
- Social Aspects of Sports & Entertainment
- Strategic Management in Sports & Entertainment
* A prerequisite is required before starting the course, but not prior to beginning the OPTIONS BSEM program.
Curriculum subject to change.
Admission requirements:
- Official transcripts must be received from each institution.
- Completion of Composition I and II (grade of C- or better).
- Successful completion of INT199 (or an equivalent college level course in research tools).
- Overall cumulative GPA of 2.0 on a 4-point scale. (For students with fewer than 15 transfer college credits an official high school transcript is required with a minimum GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale or minimum GED score of 2350.)
- Minimum age of 23 years.
- Minimum two years of significant, full-time work experience.
- Two letters of recommendation from professional references.
- Applicants whose native language is not English must pass the TOEFL with a score of 173 CBT / 61 IBT / 5.0 IELTS or a Fontbonne-authorized equivalent test.
Fontbonne University OPTIONS - 314-863-2220
1300 Strassner Drive, St. Louis MO 63144
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