esports Management Concentration
One of the best parts of majoring in Recreation Sport Management is that students have the chance to help others enjoy the pastimes they’re most passionate about. By joining the esport Management concentration, you will have the chance to become a vital part of this growing industry.
Students will gain the skills they need for the following types of positions:
- Event/tournament manager
- Sales/sponsorships
- Community manager
- Customer engagement
- Brand ambassador
- Social media manager
- Shoutcaster
- Facility management (e.g., arenas)
- Marketing
- Esports director in community settings (campus recreation, parks)
- Entrepreneur/business owner
Internships
Our program features three different internship courses so that you can get the experience you need in esports. In our courses, you will learn about:
- The current status and exciting future of the esport industry
- Marketing
- Managing social media
- Facility Management
- Budgeting
- Puttingon esport tournaments
- Shoutcasting
Learn more about Missouri Western’s esports program – including recreational and varsity teams.
For More Information:
Recreation Sport Management (Bachelor of Science, B.S.)
Classes for this major must be approved by the advisor based on the individual's career opportunity area of interest. The concentration areas are Recreation Management and Sport Management. Students are encouraged to complete a minor in a field that would make them more marketable. Examples would be business, criminal justice, sociology, psychology, natural sciences, biology or journalism.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Studies | ||
| 42-47 | ||
| Core Requirements | ||
| RSM 220 | Introduction to Recreation and Sport Management | 3 |
| RSM 230 | Recreation/Sport Field Experience I | 2 |
| RSM 300 | Philosophy and Leadership in Recreation and Sport Management | 3 |
| RSM 323 | Programming and Event Planning in Recreation and Sport | 3 |
| RSM 325 | Law for the Recreation and Sport Practitioner | 2 |
| RSM 330 | Recreation/Sport Field Experience II | 3 |
| RSM 420 | Seminar in Recreation and Sport Management | 1 |
| RSM 424 | Organization and Administration of Recreation and Sport Agencies | 3 |
| RSM 430 | Recreation/Sport Field Experience III | 9 |
| Concentration | ||
| Select one of the following concentrations: | 30 | |
Esport Management | ||
Recreation Management | ||
Sport Management | ||
Concentrations:
Esport Management
Recreation Management
Sport Management
Esport Management Concentration
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration Requirements | ||
| RSM 320 | Foundations of Esports | 3 |
| RSM 342 | Facility Management in Recreation and Sport | 3 |
| RSM 343 | Marketing in Recreation and Sport | 3 |
| PED 374 | Psychology of Sport | 3 |
| RSM 360 | Entrepreneurship in Recreation and Sport | 3 |
| COM 205 | Introduction to Mass Media | 3 |
| RSM 425 | Current Issues in Esports, Media, and Society | 3 |
| RSM 481 | Esport Academy | 2 |
| Select thirteen credit hours from the following: | 13 | |
| Introductory Financial Accounting | ||
| Business Analytics & Reporting | ||
| Microcomputer Applications | ||
| Principles of Macroeconomics | ||
| Business Communications | ||
| Introduction to Law | ||
| Organizational Behavior | ||
| Principles and Administration of Coaching | ||
| Sociocultural Aspects of Sport and Physical Activity | ||
| Children's Lifetime Sports Academy Practicum | ||
| Instructor of Initiatives | ||
| Practicum in Recreation and Sport | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 36 | |
Recreation Management Concentration
- Effective Fall 2020, this minor is being phased out and has a 3-year teach out plan. More information can be found here.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration Requirements | ||
| RSM 335 | Instructor of Initiatives | 2 |
| RSM 342 | Facility Management in Recreation and Sport | 3 |
| RSM 343 | Marketing in Recreation and Sport | 3 |
| RSM 344 | Travel and Tourism Development in Recreation and Sport | 3 |
| RSM 360 | Entrepreneurship in Recreation and Sport | 3 |
| RSM 365 | Introduction to Special Populations | 3 |
| PED 144 | Beginning Recreation Games | 1 |
| PED 305 | First Aid: Responding to Emergencies | 3 |
| or PED 306 | Sport Safety Training | |
| Select twelve credit hours from the following: | 12 | |
| Microcomputer Applications | ||
| Introduction to Law | ||
| Introduction to Juvenile Justice | ||
| Principles and Administration of Coaching | ||
| Psychology of Sport | ||
| Sociocultural Aspects of Sport and Physical Activity | ||
| Children's Lifetime Sports Academy Practicum | ||
| Practicum in Recreation and Sport | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 33 | |
Sport Management Concentration
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration Requirements | ||
| RSM 342 | Facility Management in Recreation and Sport | 3 |
| RSM 343 | Marketing in Recreation and Sport | 3 |
| RSM 344 | Travel and Tourism Development in Recreation and Sport | 3 |
| RSM 360 | Entrepreneurship in Recreation and Sport | 3 |
| RSM 365 | Introduction to Special Populations | 3 |
| PED 305 | First Aid: Responding to Emergencies | 3 |
| or PED 306 | Sport Safety Training | |
| RSM 428 | Introduction to Sport Governance | 3 |
| Select 12 credit hours from the following: | 12 | |
| Introductory Financial Accounting | ||
| Introduction to Mass Media | ||
| Microcomputer Applications | ||
| Principles of Macroeconomics | ||
| Business Communications | ||
| Introduction to Law | ||
| Organizational Behavior | ||
| Principles and Administration of Coaching | ||
| Psychology of Sport | ||
| Sociocultural Aspects of Sport and Physical Activity | ||
| Children's Lifetime Sports Academy Practicum | ||
| Instructor of Initiatives | ||
| Practicum in Recreation and Sport | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 33 | |
NOTE: The HPER department may require of their students in major and minor programs of study that are enrolled in certain classes that will be going out for applied learning experiences, internship and/or practicums to obtain at their cost an appropriate professional conduct, background checks, and fingerprinting. This requirement is to be completed before HPER students engage with students, clients and all other participants in their programs.
Program Graduation Requirements
- Earn a grade of C or higher in all major coursework.
- Earn an overall GPA of at least 2.0 and a major GPA of at least 2.0.
University Graduation Requirements
- Earn a minimum of 120 credit hours (100 level and higher, maximum of 6 CED credit hours applicable).
- Earn a minimum of 30 credit hours in upper-division courses. Lower-division transfer courses accepted as meeting upper-division departmental course requirements cannot be used to fulfill this requirement.
- Earn 30 of the last 45 credit hours at MWSU in institutional coursework (exclusive of credit by examination).
- Participate in required departmental and campus wide assessments.
- Fulfill the Missouri Constitution requirement.
- Successfully pass the Missouri Higher Education Civics Achievement exam.
Are you ready to declare this major? Download, sign and submit the form(s) to the Health, Physical Education and Recreation office.
- Major: B.S. Esport Management
- Pre-Major: B.S. Esport Management
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