Recreation Sport Management – Sport Management students get hands-on experience to help leverage them into careers in recreation, sports or tourism. If you’re interested in doing any of the following, then Recreation Sport Management – Sport Management may be for you:
- Teach others about the sport or recreational activity that you love
- Work with youth in settings outside of the classroom
- Go to work every day in the outdoors
- Start your own recreation, sport, or tourism-related business
- Work in professional sport or college athletics
- Create community at colleges and universities through campus recreation
- Provide recreation, sport, or tourism opportunities for military personnel and their families
- Help shape communities and the people who live there
- Increase physical activity
- Encourage social connection
- Create and manage iconic institutions
- Showcase the great things your community has to offer
| 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 | ||
Sport Studies | ||
Concentrations:
Esport Management
Sport Studies
Esport Management Concentration
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration Requirements | ||
| COM 205 | Introduction to Mass Media | 3 |
| EXS 374 | Psychology of Sport | 3 |
| RSM 320 | Foundations of Esports | 3 |
| RSM 342 | Facility Management in Recreation and Sport | 3 |
| RSM 343 | Marketing in Recreation and Sport | 3 |
| RSM 360 | Entrepreneurship in Recreation and Sport | 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 | ||
| Microcomputer Applications | ||
| Principles of Macroeconomics | ||
| Principles and Administration of Coaching | ||
| Sociocultural Aspects of Sport and Physical Activity | ||
| Children's Lifetime Sports Academy Practicum | ||
| Business Analytics & Reporting | ||
| Business Communications | ||
| Introduction to Law | ||
| Organizational Behavior | ||
| Instructor of Initiatives | ||
| Practicum in Recreation and Sport | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 36 | |
Sport Studies Concentration
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration Requirements | ||
| EXS 305 | First Aid: Responding to Emergencies | 3 |
| or EXS 306 | Sport Safety Training | |
| 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 |
| RSM 428 | Introduction to Sport Governance | 3 |
| Select 12 credit hours from the following: | 12 | |
| Introductory Financial Accounting | ||
| Microcomputer Applications | ||
| Introduction to Mass Media | ||
| Introduction to Juvenile Justice | ||
| Principles of Macroeconomics | ||
| Beginning Recreation Games | ||
| Principles and Administration of Coaching | ||
| Psychology of Sport | ||
| Sociocultural Aspects of Sport and Physical Activity | ||
| Children's Lifetime Sports Academy Practicum | ||
| Business Communications | ||
| Introduction to Law | ||
| Organizational Behavior | ||
| Instructor of Initiatives | ||
| Practicum in Recreation and Sport | ||
| Up to 4 credit hours in PED 116, 117, 128, 131, 135, 137, 138, 171, 172, 189, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319 | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 33 | |
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.