Department of Applied Physiology and Sport Management curricula establishes the scientific and biological basis of health, fitness and human performance; introduce the business principles and skills necessary for management careers in the sport, health, coaching and fitness industries; and familiarize students with the legal and ethical aspects of the fitness, health, coaching and sport industries.
Due to the explosion of interest in sport as a business, curricula to prepare management professionals are growing in number and prevalence. Further, as the business of sport becomes more complex, the preparation of professionals has become increasingly sophisticated, relying heavily on successful business theories and principles. The academic discipline of sport management draws on significant research and practices from organization and information management systems, including budgeting, accounting, managing events, managing personnel and facilities, marketing, controlling, directing, evaluating, leading, writing, selling, working with media, developing publications, keeping game notes and statistics, interviewing, promoting, advertising and fundraising. The curriculum prepares students for careers in professional, collegiate or amateur sport organization leadership; representation of professional athletes; management of commercial health and fitness facilities, sport public relations; and sport facility and event management. The program culminates in a research methodology course and an internship.
SMU Degree Requirements
An SMU undergraduate degree requires a minimum of 120 credit hours and must include completion of the University’s Common Curriculum , one major and a combination of electives and/or other majors or minors. Completion of certain majors requires more than 120 hours to finish the degree. The credit hours within this curriculum are distributed as follows:
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