Siena Heights University
SMG 365
SPORT FACILITY AND EVENT MANAGEMENT
3
The course focuses on the management of sport facilities and events. Students will learn elements of the event
planning process including event conceptualization, marketing, logistics, game day operations, and crowd
control. Management functions critical to the operations of sport facilities will also be reviewed in the course. A
community based learning project is the key component of this course.
Prerequisite: SMG 210
Course is offered: FA and WI Every Year
SMG 366
SPORT FACILITY DESIGN
1
Students will learn how building design informs decisions in facility management. Topics include facility design
specifications, needs assessment and feasibility, risk management, and facility trends.
Prerequisite: SMG 210
Course is offered: FA Every Year
SMG 367
APPLIED SPORT FACILITY DESIGN
1
Students will apply their knowledge of sport facility design by analyzing actual sport facilities. Students will tour
professional, collegiate, and community sport facilities to examine design features, facility operations, and risk
management.
Prerequisite: SMG 366
Course is offered: FA and WI Every Year
SMG 370
RESEARCH METHODS IN SPORT MANAGEMENT
3
This course focuses on research methods in sport management. Topics include research design, research
proposal, critical analysis of sport research, and the American Psychological Association writing style format. This
is a writing intensive course.
Prerequisite: ENG 102
Course is offered: WI Every Year
SMG 444
SPORT AND THE MEDIA
3
An overview of the mass media industry, including print, electronic, and broadcast media as they interface with
the sport industry.
Prerequisite: MKT 310 and Junior or Senior standing
Course is offered: Uncertain
SMG 445
CULTURAL STUDIES IN SPORT
The study of culture within a sport context. The course will provide an opportunity to explore issues of race,
ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, religion, and other aspects of culture from a sport perspective.
Prerequisite: SOC 111 or SOC 113, and Junior or Senior standing
Course is offered: Uncertain 3
SMG 463
LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN SPORT
A review of the law as it relates to sport including risk management, negligence, tort law, antitrust laws,
contractual agreements, labor laws, as well as ethics in the sport industry.
Prerequisite: SMG 210, SMG 350, and Junior or Senior standing
Course is offered: FA Every Year 3
SMG 475
SPORT FINANCE AND BUSINESS
The student will learn and apply the fundamental concepts of economic theory, financial strategies, and
accounting as they relate to sport organizations and businesses. Emphasis will be directed toward budgeting,
financial planning, revenue production, expense management, and economic theory.
Prerequisite: SMG 280, SMG 350, ECO 221, ACC 240, and MAT 142, or MAT 143 or MAT 174
Course is offered: WI Every Year 3
Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 2016-2018
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