As a sport management major, you get a broad background in business and sports, including courses in accounting, economics, computer sciences, sport sociology, marketing, finance, and law. You will also learn marketing, public relations, business ethics, kinesiology, sports management, visual communications and technology, and financing sport organizations.

Our Kinesiology and Business professors represent diverse fields of expertise and research and focus on giving you a well-rounded education. Students must be willing to engage in their learning and take advantage of many service and participation opportunities.

Your education culminates with an internship, which gives you practical experience as you develop and strengthen connections in the sport management industry. The Quad Cities is one of the top minor league sports markets in the U.S., and your professors have strong relationships with fitness and sport organizations throughout the area which gives you a wide range of local internship and placement options. Internship sites include local fitness facilities, professional sports teams, athletic programs, and sport venues.

The internship is an important component of your education and development; the position, location, and duties you take on during the internship will allow you to connect your classroom learning with real-world situations. Don't worry: your professors will follow your progress and growth during the internship, and as always, will be a resource you can call on if needed.

Read Why SAU Sport Management Interns Are Considered an Invaluable Resource.

A Sport Management major can qualify you for a number of careers in the field of athletics, including sport facility manager, scout, sports and entertainment agent, athletic director, sales, promotions, public relations, fundraising, event marketing and management, sport camp management and operations, and print or broadcast journalism.

Matthew Snider '16 is Regional Director of the Youth Sports Foundation in Muscatine, Iowa.

Katarina Kaczmarzyk '16 works as the Event Coordinator for the St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission-Explore St. Louis.

Justin Halloran '17 played basketball for the Fighting Bees and continues being involved with the game as an assistant basketball coach at Black Hawk College, Moline, Ill.

Classes are 3 credits unless otherwise noted.

Required (24 credits):
ACCT 201 Accounting Principles I
COMM 240 Principles of Public Relations
+ECON 202 Principles of Microeconomics
MGMT 210 Principles of Management
MKTG 209 Principles of Marketing
MKTG 339 Professional Sales Strategies
+PHIL 305 Business Ethics
+SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology

Including the following KIN classes:
KIN 101 Foundations of Kinesiology, 2 credits
KIN 190 Introduction to Sport Management
KIN 192 Practicum in Sport Management, 2 credits
KIN 225 Visual Communications and Technology in Sport, 2 credits
KIN 306 Sport Promotions and Marketing
KIN 307 Planning and Management of Sport Facilities and Events
+KIN 335 Sport in Society
KIN 355 Financing Sport Organizations OR FNCE 300 Principles of Finance
KIN 363 The Law in Sport, PE, Exercise Science, and Leisure
KIN 401 Seminar in Sport Management, 2 credits*
KIN 408 Capstone in Sport Management
KIN 419 Internship in Sport Management (9-12 credits)

*Students can take KIN 401 up to four different semesters, as long as the topic is different each time. Rotating topics include: Advanced Sales Strategies in Sport, International Sport Business, Sport Communication, and Data Analytics in Sport. KIN 273 Women and Sport may be substituted for KIN 401.

For academic/merit-based awards, eligible students are matched to the qualifying award; some of them are listed below.

For need-based support, eligibility is determined by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The SAU school code is 001889.

You may also qualify for a scholarship or grant due to your talent in the fine arts or athletics. Give us a call or send an email so we can get to know you and find the best package for you. (You're also encouraged to seek outside scholarships and begin that search early.)

Institutional scholarships (2018-19)

There is no need to apply for the scholarships or grants below; students automatically are eligible if they meet specific criteria, although some may require a certain GPA to stay eligible.

The Admissions Office calculates the award amount by using high school GPA and ACT/SAT scores.

Ambrose Scholar
For First Year, on-campus residents only. Straight As on high school transcript and a minimum 30 ACT score. Applicants who meet Ambrose Scholar criteria will be invited to compete for a full-tuition scholarship for $@{17-18-Tuition}.

Trustee Scholar
$22,000/year - For First-year, on-campus residents only. Unweighted 3.8 GPA, 28+ACT. May be offset by state and/or federal aid if eligible.

Academic Scholarship
$14,000-17,000/year - Based on GPA and ACT/SAT score

University Grant
$12,000/year - Based on high school GPA and ACT/SAT score

Additional Scholarships (2018-19)

If you want to apply for any of the scholarships below, contact the Admissions Office.

Fine Arts Scholarships
Award based on performance and ability in art, music, or theatre. Includes the Michael Kennedy Theatre Scholarship. Audition or portfolio required.

Athletics Scholarships
Award varies. Based on performance and ability. Marching Band scholarships available. See below.

Freeman Pollard Minority Scholarship
$1,000 for on-campus students; $500 for off-campus. For accepted minority students.

Menke Parish Scholarship
Award varies. For First Year students only who are recommended by their parish pastor in the Diocese of Davenport. Recommendation form (pdf) to be completed by your pastor.

Father Welch Alumni Scholarship
$1,000/year. For on-campus students only whose parent is a St. Ambrose graduate.