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Bachelor Science Degree in Kinesiology - Sport Management Degree Plan

Core Curriculum Requirement

10- Communication – 6 semester hours

  • ENGL 1301 - Freshman Composition & Rhetoric 1
  • ENGL 1302 - Freshman Composition & Rhetoric 2

20- Mathematics – 3 semester hours

  • MATH 1314 - College Algebra or Equivalent

30 – Life and Physical Sciences – 7 semester hours

  • Biological, Anatomy or Physiology sciences preferred
  • At least one science course must include a lab

40 – Language, Philosophy and Culture – 3 semester hours

  • American Literature preferred
  • Literature, Philosophy, or Cultural Studies

50 – Creative Arts – 3 semester hours

  • ARTS, DRAM or MUSI

60 – American History – 6 semester hours

  • HIST 1301 - U.S. History thru 1877
  • HIST 1302 - U.S. History from 1877

70 – Government/Political Sciences– 6 semester hours

  • PSCI 2305 - Federal and Texas State Government
  • PSCI 2306 - Federal and Texas State Government

80 – Social and Behavioral Sciences – 3 semester hours

  • ECON, GEOG, PSYC or SOCI
  • World Geography preferred

90-Institutionally Designated Option – 6 semester hours

  • SPCH - Fundamentals of Speech
  • Computer proficiency less than 5 years ago

Major Requirements

Other Lower Level Requirements – 24 semester hours

  • KINE 1301 - Foundations of Kinesiology
  • KINE 2310 - Lifetime Fitness and Wellness
  • KINE 2311 - Motor Learning and Development
  • KINE 2312 - Kinetic Anatomy
  • KINE 3311 - Biomechanics of Sport & Exercise
  • KINE 3312 - Physiology of Exercise
  • KINE 3316 - Foundations of Exercise and Sport Psychology
  • KINE 4316 - Measurement, Evaluation and Research in Kinesiology

Kinesiology Courses – 24 semester hours

  • KINE 2313 - Sport Management
  • KINE 3315 - Sports and Recreation Facility Management
  • KINE 3319 - Sport Business and Finance
  • KINE 3320 - Marketing and Promotion in Sports
  • KINE 3321 - Legal Issues in Sport and Exercise
  • KINE 3322 - Sociology of Sport and Exercise
  • KINE 3326 - Sport Administration
  • KINE 4319 - Leadership Principles in Sport

Mandatory Internship – 12 semester hours

  • KINE 4603 - Professional Field Experience I (6 hours) (Minimum GPA requirement 2.5)
  • KINE 4604 - Professional Field Experience II (6 hours) (Minimum GPA requirement 2.5)

Faculty Advisor Approved Electives – 18 semester hours

Choose one (1) from the following options:

  • 18 credit hours of Marketing (MKTG) courses
  • 18 credit hours of Management (MGMT) courses
  • 18 credit hours of General Business (ACCT, FINC, MGMT) courses

Faculty Advisor approval MUST be obtained PRIOR TO registration of elective courses.

NOTES:

  1. s.h. = semester hours
  2. LD = Lower Division (Community College-Level: Freshman, 1000-level /Sophomore, 2000-level)
  3. UD = Upper Division (University-Level: Junior, 3000-level /Senior, 4000-level)
  4. Students will need to make a "C" or higher in all required courses outside of the core.
  5. The student is responsible for fulfilling all requirements on this degree plan and is encouraged to review the catalog that governs this degree plan.
  6. Substitutions in this degree plan must be approved by following the same procedures as for the degree.
  7. This document is an unofficial guide to your degree. Please contact an advisor for an official degree plan.
  8. Must meet minimum requirements: 121 s.h. overall, 36 s.h. UD, of which 30 s.h. must be completed at UHV.

 

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