The Sport and Recreation Management degree is designed for students preparing for positions with sport and club teams, community recreation, intercollegiate and high school athletics programs, international sport organizations, national and international amateur sport organizations, firms specializing in sport marketing, sport sponsorship, and commercial fitness businesses. It also provides a foundation for graduate study in sport or recreation management, and other related graduate degree programs.

This degree offers a comprehensive curriculum with a unique integrative business approach. The goal is to prepare leaders to meet the challenges in the global sport arena. The faculty is committed to creating a collaborative and nurturing learning environment for analyzing and resolving the challenges in the business and culture of sports nationally and internationally.

Students can earn a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Sport and Recreation Management. Total required semester hours is 48 (27 Foundation, 12 Concentration Area, and 9 Field Experience).

Sport and Recreation Management Concentration Areas - Complete 12 s.h. in one of eight areas. 
Certificates can be earned in lieu of a concentration area for those designated with an asterisk below.

• Interscholastic Athletic / Activity Directorship * (This program also is offered in our Des Moines location.)
• Event Management* (This program also is offered in our Des Moines location.)
• Entrepreneurship* (This program also is offered in our Des Moines location.)
• Business Studies (This program also is offered in our Des Moines location.)
• Coaching and Sport Instruction (This program also is offered in our Des Moines location.)
• Communications Public Relations / Journalism
• Sport and Diversity
• Self-Study Concentration (This program also is offered in our Des Moines location.)

http://clas.uiowa.edu/hhp/undergraduate/bs/sport-and-recreation-management/curriculum

Course work for the Business Studies Concentration Area can be completed prior to transfer. However, for other concentration areas course work generally will be completed in residence at Iowa.

Business Studies

A student must complete at least 12 semester hours from the following course selections in order to complete the concentration area for Business Studies. A student may complete any remaining requirements for concentration area after transferring to Iowa.

• ACCT:2100 Introduction to Financial Accounting
• ACCT:2200 Managerial Accounting
• ECON:1100 Principles of Microeconomics
• ECON:1200 Principles of Macroeconomics
• FIN:3000 Introductory Financial Management
• MGMT:2000 Introduction to Law
• MGMT:2100 Introduction to Management
• MSCI:1500 Business Computing Essentials