Sport Management - AA

Basic facts, principles and problems of economics: determination of supply, demand and price level; the monetary and banking system, inflation and growth; the stock market and principles of economic development; other economic systems.

An introduction to price and distribution analysis; the determination of wages, rent, interest and profit; theory of the firm; monopoly and government regulation; international economic relations.

Essentials of composition. Emphasis is placed on practice in writing expository paragraphs and themes and in using the techniques of research. Selected readings for models and criticism are used.
Pre-Reqs: HS GPA over 3.0, or ACT English Score of 20 or above, or Accuplacer NG Writing Score of 255 or Above

Development of critical reading and writing skills, through the exploration of literary texts in thematic units, with additional emphasis on research and persuasive writing.
Pre-Reqs: EN101 English Composition IA with a grade of C or higher, or EN100 English Comp IB with a grade of C or higher, or EN101H English Comp IA with a grade of C or higher

Microcomputers and various software applications; hardware and software selection, integration, and implementation; fundamentals of operating systems, word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and computer problem solving.

Theory of equations, functions, inverse functions, complex numbers, determinants and matrices.
Pre-Reqs: HS GPA over 3.5, or Accuplacer NextGen QuantReason, Alg,Stats Score 263 or Above, or ACT Math Score of 21 or higher, or MA105 Intermediate Algebra with a grade of C or higher

Analysis of single variable and bivariable data; probability distribution; normal probability distributions; sampling distributions; statistical inference involving one and two populations; chi-square applications.
Pre-Reqs: MA106 College Algebra with a grade of C or higher, or MA109 Pre-Calculus Math with a grade of C or higher, or ACT Math Score of 23 to 36

Introduction to the historical, philosophical, cultural and psychosocial context surrounding Sports Management, with its vast array of career opportunities.

Fundamental concepts and theories of finance applicable to the field of sport management.

The important part sports play in people''s lives; how those who play sports can play an important role in society; students encouraged to form their own opinions after viewing videotapes from experts in their respective fields and group discussions; sports, ethics, philosophy and sociology united concerning timely and in-the-news topics.

The dynamics of moral decision-making with consideration of major ethical systems and their biblical, theological and philosophical foundations.

A survey of the fundamental principles of behavior including physiological, perceptual, historical, methodological, learning, memory, development, motivational, emotional, social and applied perspectives.

An examination of psychoanalytic, behavioral, trait, cognitive, humanistic and other contemporary theories of human personality including personality research, assessment and applications.
Pre-Reqs: PS100 General Psychology with grade of C or higher

Principles and practices of oral communication that will help the student develop skills in communication and acquire an understanding of oral communication as a vital human skill and activity.