The Bachelor of Arts in Kinesiology in Sport Management is designed for students desiring to pursue careers in the business side of sports and activity-oriented industries. Some examples are front office administration, facility operations, advertising and ticket sales, game day promotions, and retail equipment sales. Included in this degree is a twenty-one credit hour Minor in Business certified by the Washburn University Brenneman School of Business.

Degree Requirements

In addition to the requirements stated below, students must complete an additional 31-32 hours of General Education, all requirements for a Bachelor of Arts degree, and any additional hours needed to reach the minimum 120 credit hours required for graduation. Some of the courses below may also fulfill general education or other degree requirements. Current CPR/First Aid/AED Certification is required at time of graduation. Please see your advisor for more information.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Math Gateway Course
MA 112	Contemporary College Mathematics 1	3
Required Courses Inside Department
KN 240	Coaching Principles and Philosophy	2
KN 248	Wellness Concepts and Applications	3
KN 250	Introduction to Kinesiology	2
KN 298	Foundations of Sport & Recreation Management	3
KN 306	Organization and Governance in Sport & Recreation Management	3
Teaching & Coaching Courses (select two of the following):		6
KN 341	Teaching & Coaching Team Activities
KN 342	Teaching & Coaching Exercise & Fitness Activities
KN 343	Teaching & Coaching Lifetime Activities
KN 344	Teaching & Coaching Rhythms, Tumbling & Fundamental Activities
KN 370	Facility & Event Management	3
KN 380	Legal Concepts in Sport & Recreation Management	3
KN 470	Ethics in Sport & Recreation Management	3
KN 497	Internship: Sport & Recreation Management (300-600 contact hours)	6
KN XXX	Two non-activity upper division Kinesiology electives	6
Subtotal		43
Required Courses Outside Department
BI 100 & BI 101	Human Biology and Human Biology Laboratory	5
or BI 192	General Cellular Biology
BU 360	Principles of Marketing	3
MM 199	Professional Media Applications	3
Non-Kinesiology Electives (select 2 from two different areas, at least 3 credits upper division):		6
CN 308	Organizational Communication
CN 330	Communication in Conflict and Negotiation
CN 342	Communication-Teams and Groups
MM 100	Introduction to Mass Media
MM 155	Sports and the Media
or MM 355	Sports & The Media
MM 408	Sports Branding & Promotion
PO 107	Kansas, State, and Local Government
PY 211	Adolescent Psychology
PY 212	Psychology of Adulthood and Aging
PY 311	Multicultural Psychology
PY 316	Consumer Psychology
SO 315	Sociology of Sport
Subtotal		17
Required Business Minor
AC 224	Financial Accounting	3
EC 200	Principles of Microeconomics	3
EC 201	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
Select one of the following:		3
BU 342	Organization & Management
BU 345	Human Resources Management
BU 346	Organizational Behavior
Two electives from either AC, BU, or EC (in courses numbered 200 and above) 2, 3		6
Subtotal		18
Total Hours		78

¹

If student has already completed a different college math course, please discuss with your advisor.

²

BU 360 serves as the third required elective course for the 21-credit hour Business Minor. 

³

Of these 6 hours, at least 3 credit hours must be at the 300-level or higher.