Required Courses for Sports Management

(completed 3rd year)

YEAR 1
SPMA 1P91
Introduction to Sport Management
Micro aspects of management applied to sport, including human resources, sport
marketing, sponsorship, finance, event management, sport law, and related issues.
SPMA 1P92
Understanding Sport Industry Sectors
Macro aspects of the sport industry, including key actors, governance, funding,
current research and industry trends in public, commercial, and non-profit sectors.
SPMA 1P94
Professional Engagement for the Sport Industry
Introduction to communication competence and professionalism within the sport
workplace.
MGMT 1P93
Principles of Business
Issues relating to managing businesses in Canada. The definition and interaction of
the core functional areas of business, the legal environment and ethical issues.
LABR 1F90
Canadian Labour and Employment Relations
Interdisciplinary introduction to the study of work and labour in Canada. Topics may
include union-management relations, class conflict, labour history, labour law, and
the role of the labour movement in Canadian society.
BIOL 1F25
Biology: A Human Perspective
Contemporary issues of human concern; genetics and biology of cancer and obesity;
learning, memory and addiction.
ENGL 1F91
English Literature: Tradition and Innovation
Works from the medieval to the contemporary period, including such authors as
Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton, Swift, Wordsworth, the Brownings, Woolf and
Rushdie. Genres include tragedy, romance, epic, and the novel.
YEAR 2
SPMA 2P06
Sport Policy

Sport policy within the Canadian sport system. Topics include government
involvement in sport and policy issues.
SPMA 2P07
Research Design and Evaluation
Issues concerning the construction, administration, and evaluation of data collection
as well as the processing and analysis of data.
SPMA 2P21
Organizational Behaviour in Sport Organizations
Behaviours of people in sport organizations. Topics may include individual
(motivation, job satisfaction) and interpersonal (communication, group dynamics)
processes and management functions concerning employees in sport organizations.
SPMA 2P27
Introduction to Sport Finance
Introduction to financial principles. Topics include for-profit and non-profit budgeting,
bookkeeping, financial accounting, grant applications and taxation.
SPMA 2P65
Sport Marketing
Introduction to marketing concepts and strategies utilized in the sport industry.
Topics include the marketing planning process, market research and segmentation,
the components of the marketing mix, and promotional and pricing concepts.
SPMA 2P96
Introduction to Sport and the Law
Sport-related legal issues and concepts. Topics may include negligence and liability,
risk management, violence, discrimination, doping, employment and labour law,
principles of procedural fairness.
SPMA 2P98
Sport Event Management
Examination of traditional and niche events in sport at local, provincial, national and
international levels. Topics include phases in the planning model, concept of
facilitation, contingency planning, environment sustainability, bid process and the
politics of events.
RECL 1P90
Introduction to Recreation and Leisure Studies
Fundamental concepts related to the discipline of recreation and leisure studies
including leisure theory and philosophy and introduction to community, outdoor and
therapeutic recreation specializations including planning, policy, service delivery
and leadership.

RECL 1P99
Leadership in Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies
Leadership theory and practice at the small group, agency, and community level of
parks, recreation and leisure service contexts. Ethical and value-based leadership
skills with diverse people and communities.
RECL 2P00
Recreation Programming
Theoretical and practical foundations for planning, designing, promoting,
implementing and evaluating recreation programs
YEAR 3
SPMA 3P05
Management Concepts in Non-Profit Sport Organizations
Principles and practices of management in the non-profit sport sector. Topics may
include recruiting/motivating volunteers, analysis of organization performance,
grant funding, leadership and board governance.
SPMA 3P21
Managing Human Resources in Sport Organizations
Theories, research and current practices emphasizing the fundamentals of
managing sport employees. Topics may include job design, recruitment, interview
and selection, orientation, training and evaluation.
SPMA 3P27
Advanced Sport Finance
Advanced topics in financial management, including time value of money, debt and
equity financing, capital budgeting and spending earnings.
SPMA 3P07
Quantitative Analysis for Sport Management
Principles and practices of planning, designing, collecting, analyzing and
interpreting statistical data. Examination of descriptive and correlational analyses
relevant to the sport industry.
ENTR 2P51
Entrepreneurship Basics
Entrepreneurs and the new venture creation process: attributes of entrepreneurs
and the processes involved in successfully launching new enterprises.
RECL 2F16
Outdoor Recreation Theory and Practices
Examination of outdoor recreation theories and engagement in a variety of
introductory outdoor field experiences. May involve backpacking, winter camping,
rock climbing, canoeing, snowshoeing and cross country skiing.

RECL 2P02
Foundations of Therapeutic Recreation
Philosophical and theoretical underpinnings of therapeutic recreation, including
theories, programming models and techniques of service delivery. Examination of
the impact of social attitudes towards illnesses and disabilities and attitudes and
self-concepts held by individuals living with illnesses and/or disabilities.
RECL 2P11
The Social Psychology of Leisure and Recreation
Dimensions of human behavior during free time including lifestyle, social habits and
motives for leisure and recreation.
RECL 2P15
Understanding Communities and Community Organizations
Introduction of communities and community dynamics as they relate to recreation.
Focus on the varied roles of service providers, local governance processes, and
organizational development and operations.