Sports Management
Area of Study

Sports Management

Sports Management at Northeastern Junior College introduces students to the sports industry giving students a strong foundation to transfer to a 4 year college or university to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Sports Management.

Sports Management Emphasis

Associate of Arts
Degree with Designation
Total Credits
60
CIP:
240101
BANNER:
AA
Associate of Arts
Degree with Designation

Written Communication

Total Credits 6
Course Number Course Title Credits Details
ENG121ENG1021
English Composition I:GT-CO1 3

Emphasizes planning, writing, and editing/revisions of compositions, coupled with development of critical and logical thinking skills. This course includes a minimum of five compositions that stress analytical, evaluative, and persuasive/argumentative writing. This is a Statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-CO1 category. Prerequisite: College Readiness in English. (3-0)

ENG122ENG1022
English Composition II: GT-CO2 3

Expands and refines the objectives of English Composition I. Emphasizes critical/logical thinking and reading, problem definition, research strategies, and writing analytical, evaluative, and/or persuasive papers that incorporate research. This is a Statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-CO2 category. Prerequisite: Successful completion of ENG1021 or ENG1031 with a "C" grade or better. (3-0)

Oral Communication

Total Credits 3
Course Number Course Title Credits Details
COM115COM1150
Public Speaking 3

Combines the basic theory of speech communication with public speech performance skills. Emphasizes on speech delivery, preparation, organization, support, audience analysis, and delivery. (3-0)

Mathematics

Total Credits 4
Course Number Course Title Credits Details
MAT121MAT1340
College Algebra: GT-MA1 4

Focuses on a variety of functions and exploration of their graphs. Topics include: equations and inequalities, operations on functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, linear and non-linear systems and an introduction to conic sections. This course provides essential skills for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) pathways.  This is a Statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-MA1 category. Prerequisite: Successful completion of MAT0300 with a "C" grade or better OR appropriate placement score. (4-0)

Natural and Physical Sciences

Total Credits 7

History

Total Credits 3

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Total Credits 9

Arts and Humanities

Total Credits 6

Electives

Total Credits 23
Course Number Course Title Credits Details
REC120REC1020
Introduction to Sport Management 3

Provides the student with knowledge of management in the areas of facilities, professional organizations, educational institutions, and promotions as well as the different managerial styles that can be applied. This course will also provide the student with individual topics such as quality control, leadership, strategic planning, information systems, and sport research. (3-0)

ACC111ACC1011
Introduction to Financial Accounting 3

Focuses on financial accounting concepts prescribed by Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), including financial information for external partners, the accounting cycle process, basic terminology, transaction analysis, internal control systems, and financial statement preparation and analysis. (3-0)

MAN226MAN2026
Principles of Management 3

Provides an overview of the principles of management. Emphasis is on the primary functions of planning, organizing, staffing, leading and controlling with a balance between the behavioral and operational approaches. (3-0)

BUS217BUS2017
Business Communication/Report Writing 3

Emphasizes effective business writing and cover letters, memoranda, reports, application letters, and resumes. Includes the fundamentals of business communication and an introduction to international communication. Suggested Prerequisite: Sentence Skills Accuplacer score of 95. (3-0)

MAR216MAR2016
Principles of Marketing 3

Presents the analysis of theoretical marketing processes and the strategies of product development, pricing, promotion, distribution, and their applications to businesses and the individual consumer. (3-0)

HPE200HPE2000
Perspectives in PE & Sport 3

This course discusses the breadth, scope, and nature of the profession. It is an orientation to the history and philosophy of human performance and the factors that influence its evolution. Special consideration is giving to the history of sport from antiquity to the present, particularly the Olympic Games. (3-0)

HWE124HWE1061
Fitness and Wellness 2

Provides information on fitness and wellness and to serve as a guide to design, implement, and evaluate a complete personal fitness and wellness program. (2-0)

Degree & Certificate Options

Sports Management Emphasis

Associate of Arts
Degree with Designation
60 Credits

Staff

Marci Henry
Director - Athletics/Health, Human Performance and Sport/Event Center
970-521-6617
Bank of Colorado Event Center
Sterling
Marci Henry