The Sports and Recreation Management major helps to prepare professionals for managerial positions in the sports and recreation industry including professional, intercollegiate, and interscholastic sports, sport/fitness clubs, sports/athletics equipment merchandising, public, private, and commercial recreation programs, and intramural and recreational sports.

Students complete coursework in the following areas: accounting, business, economics, English, information systems, philosophy, physical education, sociology, speech, and psychology. The curriculum consists of learning experiences that are essential for assuming entry-level business management positions in the sports and recreation profession.

Students completing the required coursework will be exposed to various theories of management in the field of business administration, exhibit college level writing and speaking skills, and will acquire a knowledge base in the field of sports and recreation management.