Sports Business, B.B.A.
The Core Curriculum is designed to foster critical thinking skills and introduce students to basic domains of thinking that transcend disciplines. The Core applies to all majors. Information on specific classes in the Core can be found at https://www.marshall.edu/gened/.
Course Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Curriculum | ||
| Core 1: Critical Thinking | ||
| FYS 100 | First Yr Sem Critical Thinking | 3 |
| PSY 201 | Introductory Psychology (CT) | 3 |
| ACC 215 | Intro Financial Accounting(CT) | 3 |
| Core 2 | ||
| ENG 101 | Beginning Composition | 3 |
| ENG 201 | Advanced Composition | 3 |
| CMM 207 | Bus & Prof Communication | 3 |
| STA 150 | Foundations of Statistics | 3 |
| STA 150L | Foundations of Statistics Lab | 1 |
| Core II Natural/Physical Science | 4 | |
| Core II Humanities | 3 | |
| PSY 201 | Introductory Psychology (CT) | 3 |
| Core II Fine Arts | 3 | |
| Additional University Requirements | ||
| ENG 204 | Writing for the Workplace (Writing Intensive) | 3 |
| MGT 460 | Strategic Management (Writing Intensive) | 3 |
| STHM 496 | Olympic Games (Multicultural or International) | 3 |
| STHM 475 | Capstone Seminar | 3 |
| College-Specific | ||
| ENG 204 | Writing for the Workplace | 3 |
| ACC 215 | Intro Financial Accounting(CT) | 3 |
| ACC 216 | Intro Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| ECN 250 | Principles Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECN 253 | Principles Macroeconomics | 3 |
| FIN 323 | Principles of Finance | 3 |
| LE 207 | Legal Environ of Business | 3 |
| MIS 200 | Bus Computer Applications | 3 |
| MIS 290 | Prin Management Info Systems | 3 |
| MGT 218 | Business Quantitative Methods | 3 |
| MGT 320 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| MGT 460 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| MKT 340 | MKT Concepts and Applications | 3 |
| Communication Studies Elective: | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Professional Presentations | ||
| Persuasive Communication | ||
| Group Communication | ||
| Superior-Subordinate Comm | ||
| Intercultural Communication | ||
| International Business Elective: | ||
| STHM 496 | Olympic Games | 3 |
| Major-Specific | ||
| STHM 250 | Intro to Sport Management | 3 |
| STHM 380 | Sport Marketing | 3 |
| STHM 381 | Sport Finance/Economics | 3 |
| STHM 390 | Sport MGT Pre-Internship | 3 |
| or STHM 320 | Sports & Campus Rec Mgmt | |
| STHM 416 | Facility Design & Management | 3 |
| STHM 475 | Capstone Seminar | 3 |
| Six credit hours of other STHM electives | 6 | |
| Free Electives to reach 120 hours | 25 | |
Major Information
- Students must earn a minimum of 120 credit hours to graduate. If any courses are used to complete multiple degree requirements or the student is required to take STA 150B or ENG 101P, the student may need a different number of free electives than what is listed above to reach 120 credit hours.
- STHM electives can be any STHM classes not already required for the major. STHM 496, Olympic Games, may not count as an STHM elective.
- STHM 496, Olympic Games, must be taken to meet the International Business elective.