Sport Business
Major: Sport Business
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA)
Calendar Type: Quarter
Total Credit Hours: 180.0
Co-op Options: Three Co-op (Five years); One Co-op (Four years); No Co-op (Four years)
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 31.0504
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 25-1193
About the Program
The BSBA in Sport Business is designed for students who plan to pursue careers in the sport industry. The major draws on the strengths of its own offerings and the required business administration core.
Students will master the knowledge and skills necessary for success in professional sports organizations, collegiate athletics, sport media companies, and businesses that service and are complimentary to the sport industry. The co-op option engages students with extensive experiential learning. Our Philadelphia location is optimal for accessing opportunities throughout the Northeast corridor and beyond.
The program offers options covering a wide range of areas of study; students are able to match their skills, abilities, and interests with a specific niche within the sport industry. Students may choose a minor or create their own particular specialization and area of expertise, in consultation with our department's academic advisor and faculty.
Degree Requirements
| General Education Requirements | ||
| CIVC 101 | Introduction to Civic Engagement | 1.0 |
| COM 270 [WI] | Business Communication | 3.0 |
| COOP 101 | Career Management and Professional Development | 1.0 |
| ENGL 101 | Composition and Rhetoric I: Inquiry and Exploratory Research | 3.0 |
| or ENGL 111 | English Composition I | |
| ENGL 102 | Composition and Rhetoric II: Advanced Research and Evidence-Based Writing | 3.0 |
| or ENGL 112 | English Composition II | |
| ENGL 103 | Composition and Rhetoric III: Themes and Genres | 3.0 |
| or ENGL 113 | English Composition III | |
| MATH 101 | Introduction to Analysis I | 4.0 |
| MATH 102 | Introduction to Analysis II | 4.0 |
| PHIL 105 | Critical Reasoning | 3.0 |
| PSY 101 | General Psychology I | 3.0 |
| UNIV B101 | The Drexel Experience | 1.0 |
| UNIV B201 [WI] | Career Management | 1.0 |
| English Literature elective (ENGL 200 - ENGL 399) | 3.0 | |
| Fine Arts elective | 3.0 | |
| History elective | 4.0 | |
| Select two of the following: | 6.0 | |
| Applied Cells, Genetics & Physiology | ||
or BIO 101 | Applied Biological Diversity, Ecology & Evolution | |
| Applied Chemistry | ||
| Applied Physics | ||
| General Education Electives | ||
| Students select (16.0) credits of general education electives, with a minimum of one course in each of the following three categories. Students take the remaining 7.0 credits from any of the topics listed under Additional General Education Electives. | ||
| Society and Culture | ||
| Communication, English, Fine Arts, Global Studies, Language or Philosophy | 3.0 | |
| Social Science | ||
| Anthropology, History, Sociology, Policitcal Science, Psychology | 3.0 | |
| Science | ||
| Computer Science, Information Systems, Science | 3.0 | |
| Additional General Education Electives | ||
| Seven (7.0) credits must be earned by taking courses from the following topics: Communication, English, Fine Arts, Global Studies, Language, Philosophy, Anthropology, History, Sociology, Political Science, Psychology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Math Science. | 7.0 | |
| Business Requirements | ||
| ACCT 115 | Financial Accounting Foundations | 4.0 |
| ACCT 116 | Managerial Accounting Foundations | 4.0 |
| BLAW 201 | Business Law I | 4.0 |
| BSAN 160 | Business Analytics and Data Visualization | 4.0 |
| BUSN 101 | Foundations of Business I | 4.0 |
| BUSN 102 | Foundations of Business II | 4.0 |
| ECON 201 | Principles of Microeconomics | 4.0 |
| ECON 202 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 4.0 |
| FIN 301 | Introduction to Finance | 4.0 |
| INTB 200 | International Business | 4.0 |
| MGMT 450 | Strategy and Competitive Advantage | 4.0 |
| MIS 200 | Management Information Systems | 4.0 |
| MKTG 201 | Introduction to Marketing Management | 4.0 |
| OPM 200 | Operations Management | 4.0 |
| ORGB 300 [WI] | Organizational Behavior | 4.0 |
| STAT 201 | Introduction to Business Statistics | 4.0 |
| Select one of the following: | 4.0 | |
| Introduction to Entrepreneurship | ||
| For-Profit Business Consulting | ||
| Nonprofit Business Consulting | ||
| Startup Business Consulting | ||
| International Business Consulting | ||
| Negotiations and Conflict Resolution | ||
| Sport Business Consulting | ||
| Business Statistics II | ||
| Primary Major Courses | ||
| Sport Business Requirements | 20.0 | |
| The Business of Sport | ||
| Sports Marketing, Promotion, and Public Relations | ||
| Sports and the Law | ||
| Sport, Industry, and Society | ||
| Sport Economics | ||
| Sport Business Electives | ||
| Select 3 of the following: | 12.0 | |
| Sport Media Relations | ||
| Recreation, Wellness & Society | ||
| Sport Entrepreneurship | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| NCAA Compliance | ||
| Technology and Sport | ||
| Legal Foundations of Title IX | ||
| Sports Agents & Labor Relations | ||
| Digital Sports Storytelling | ||
| Sports Facility Planning & Management | ||
| Sports Event Management | ||
| Digital Media in Sport | ||
| Fundraising in Sports | ||
| Corporate Sponsorship in Sports | ||
| Sports Contracts | ||
| Money, Power, Politics: College Sports in America | ||
| Business of Sports Media | ||
| Sports Gambling | ||
| Sport Governance & Policy | ||
| International Aspects of Sport | ||
| Sport Ticket Sales | ||
| Sport Business Consulting | ||
| Sport Finance | ||
| Sports Analytics | ||
| Sports Industry Practicum | ||
| Free electives | 18.0 | |
| Total Credits | 180.0 | |
Writing-Intensive Course Requirements
In order to graduate, all students must pass three writing-intensive courses after their freshman year. Two writing-intensive courses must be in a student's major. The third can be in any discipline. Students are advised to take one writing-intensive class each year, beginning with the sophomore year, and to avoid “clustering” these courses near the end of their matriculation. Transfer students need to meet with an academic advisor to review the number of writing-intensive courses required to graduate.
A "WI" next to a course in this catalog may indicate that this course can fulfill a writing-intensive requirement. For the most up-to-date list of writing-intensive courses being offered, students should check the Writing Intensive Course List at the University Writing Program. Students scheduling their courses can also conduct a search for courses with the attribute "WI" to bring up a list of all writing-intensive courses available that term.
Sample Plan of Study
4 year, no co-op
| First Year | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| BUSN 101 | 4.0 | BUSN 102 | 4.0 | ACCT 115 | 4.0 | VACATION | |
| ECON 201 | 4.0 | CIVC 101 | 1.0 | BSAN 160 | 4.0 | ||
| ENGL 101 or 111 | 3.0 | ECON 202 | 4.0 | ENGL 103 or 113 | 3.0 | ||
| MATH 101 | 4.0 | ENGL 102 or 112 | 3.0 | PSY 101 | 3.0 | ||
| UNIV B101 | 1.0 | MATH 102 | 4.0 | Society and Culture course | 3.0 | ||
| 16 | 16 | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Second Year | |||||||
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| ACCT 116 | 4.0 | BLAW 201 | 4.0 | FIN 301 | 4.0 | VACATION | |
| SMT 110 | 4.0 | COM 270 | 3.0 | MKTG 201 | 4.0 | ||
| STAT 201 | 4.0 | INTB 200 | 4.0 | ORGB 300 | 4.0 | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3.0 | Select one of the following: | 3.0 | ENGL 200 - ENGL 399 | 3.0 | ||
| 15 | 14 | 15 | 0 | ||||
| Third Year | |||||||
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| MIS 200 | 4.0 | PHIL 105 | 3.0 | SMT 230 | 4.0 | VACATION | |
| OPM 200 | 4.0 | SMT 285 | 4.0 | SMT 320 | 4.0 | ||
| History elective | 4.0 | Select one of the following: | 4.0 | Free electives | 4.0 | ||
| Science or Computer Science elective | 3.0 | General Education elective | 3.0 | ||||
| Free electives | 4.0 | ||||||
| 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | ||||
| Fourth Year | |||||||
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
| MGMT 450 | 4.0 | UNIV B201 | 1.0 | Free electives* | 3.0 | ||
| SMT 201 | 4.0 | Free elective | 3.0 | General Education elective | 6.0 | ||
| Fine Arts elective | 3.0 | General Education elective | 3.0 | Sport Major course | 4.0 | ||
| Sport Major course | 4.0 | Social Science elective | 3.0 | ||||
| Sport Major course | 4.0 | ||||||
| 15 | 14 | 13 | |||||
| Total Credits 180 | |||||||
| * | Students not participating in co-op will not take COOP 101; 1 credit of Free Elective will be added in place of COOP 101. |
4 year, 1 co-op
| First Year | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| BUSN 101 | 4.0 | BUSN 102 | 4.0 | ACCT 115 | 4.0 | VACATION | |
| ECON 201 | 4.0 | CIVC 101 | 1.0 | BSAN 160 | 4.0 | ||
| ENGL 101 or 111 | 3.0 | COOP 101* | 1.0 | ENGL 103 or 113 | 3.0 | ||
| MATH 101 | 4.0 | ECON 202 | 4.0 | PSY 101 | 3.0 | ||
| UNIV B101 | 1.0 | ENGL 102 or 112 | 3.0 | Society and Culture course | 3.0 | ||
| MATH 102 | 4.0 | ||||||
| 16 | 17 | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Second Year | |||||||
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| ACCT 116 | 4.0 | BLAW 201 | 4.0 | FIN 301 | 4.0 | MIS 200 | 4.0 |
| SMT 110 | 4.0 | COM 270 | 3.0 | MKTG 201 | 4.0 | OPM 200 | 4.0 |
| STAT 201 | 4.0 | INTB 200 | 4.0 | ORGB 300 | 4.0 | History elective | 4.0 |
| Select one of the following: | 3.0 | Select one of the following: | 3.0 | ENGL 200 - ENGL 399 | 3.0 | Science or Computer Science elective | 3.0 |
| 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | ||||
| Third Year | |||||||
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| PHIL 105 | 3.0 | SMT 230 | 4.0 | COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | ||
| SMT 285 | 4.0 | SMT 320 | 4.0 | ||||
| Free electives | 4.0 | Free electives | 4.0 | ||||
| Select one of the following: | 4.0 | General Education elective | 3.0 | ||||
| 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Fourth Year | |||||||
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
| MGMT 450 | 4.0 | UNIV B201 | 1.0 | Free electives | 5.0 | ||
| SMT 201 | 4.0 | Free elective | 3.0 | General Education elective | 3.0 | ||
| Fine Arts elective | 3.0 | General Education elective | 3.0 | Sport Major course | 4.0 | ||
| Sport Major course | 4.0 | Social Science elective | 3.0 | ||||
| Sport Major course | 4.0 | ||||||
| 15 | 14 | 12 | |||||
| Total Credits 180 | |||||||
| * | COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101. Co-op cycles may vary. Students are assigned a co-op cycle (fall/winter, spring/summer, summer-only) based on their co-op program (4-year, 5-year) and major. |
5 year, 3 co-op
| First Year | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| BUSN 101 | 4.0 | BUSN 102 | 4.0 | ACCT 115 | 4.0 | VACATION | |
| ECON 201 | 4.0 | CIVC 101 | 1.0 | BSAN 160 | 4.0 | ||
| ENGL 101 or 111 | 3.0 | COOP 101* | 1.0 | ENGL 103 or 113 | 3.0 | ||
| MATH 101 | 4.0 | ECON 202 | 4.0 | PSY 101 | 3.0 | ||
| UNIV B101 | 1.0 | ENGL 102 or 112 | 3.0 | Society and Culture course | 3.0 | ||
| MATH 102 | 4.0 | ||||||
| 16 | 17 | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Second Year | |||||||
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| ACCT 116 | 4.0 | BLAW 201 | 4.0 | COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | ||
| SMT 110 | 4.0 | COM 270 | 3.0 | ||||
| STAT 201 | 4.0 | INTB 200 | 4.0 | ||||
| Select one of the following: | 3.0 | Select one of the following: | 3.0 | ||||
| 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Third Year | |||||||
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| FIN 301 | 4.0 | MIS 200 | 4.0 | COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | ||
| MKTG 201 | 4.0 | OPM 200 | 4.0 | ||||
| ORGB 300 | 4.0 | History elective | 4.0 | ||||
| ENGL 200 - ENGL 399 | 3.0 | Science or Computer Science elective | 3.0 | ||||
| 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Fourth Year | |||||||
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| PHIL 105 | 3.0 | SMT 230 | 4.0 | COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | ||
| SMT 285 | 4.0 | SMT 320 | 4.0 | ||||
| Free electives | 4.0 | Free electives | 4.0 | ||||
| Select one of the following: | 4.0 | General Education elective | 3.0 | ||||
| 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Fifth Year | |||||||
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
| MGMT 450 | 4.0 | UNIV B201 | 1.0 | Free electives | 5.0 | ||
| SMT 201 | 4.0 | Free elective | 3.0 | General Education elective | 3.0 | ||
| Fine Arts elective | 3.0 | General Education elective | 3.0 | Sport Major course | 4.0 | ||
| Sport Major course | 4.0 | Sport Major course | 4.0 | ||||
| Social Science elective | 3.0 | ||||||
| 15 | 14 | 12 | |||||
| Total Credits 180 | |||||||
| * | COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101. Co-op cycles may vary. Students are assigned a co-op cycle (fall/winter, spring/summer, summer-only) based on their co-op program (4-year, 5-year) and major. |
Co-op/Career Opportunities
Co-op Opportunities
Drexel University has long been known for its co-operative education programs, through which students combine periods of full-time, career related employment with their studies. Co-op employment for sport business students is central to their experience.
With the BSBA sport business major, co-operative education gives students experience in a range of sport related jobs and settings. Students may be placed with professional athletic teams, university athletics and recreation programs, or with organizations aligned with sports (e.g., a sports agency). Co-op experiences are available with many of the region's sports, organizations, including professional sports teams, college athletic departments, law firms, and sports agencies, sports media networks, non-profit organizations, youth organizations, sports complexes, and others.
Career Opportunities
The multidisciplinary nature of the sport business program allows its graduates to be ready for a wide range of sport-related professions, including athletic management, the sport industry at all levels (professional, semi-professional, collegiate) within a range of organizations (public, private, professional, and amateur).
Sport business graduates are uniquely qualified for leadership, or support positions in professional and amateur sports organizations, college sports, and in other sports venues. The program also prepares students for graduate or professional study in a variety of fields including sport management, law, and business.
Facilities
LeBow College of Business opened its 12-story, 177,500-square-foot home, Gerri C. LeBow Hall in September 2013. Located in the heart of Drexel University campus, it forms a gateway to Drexel and serves as a backdrop to the historic statue of A.J. Drexel (Moses Ezekiel, 1904).
The building’s organization unites the school’s various constituencies around a five-story-high atrium ringed by 15 classrooms of varying sizes and configurations, including a finance trading lab. The atrium is immediately accessible from main entrances at the three corners of the building. An open stair within the atrium leads to a 300-seat auditorium, 100-seat lecture hall, and a behavioral studies lab one floor below. Other amenities consist of 19 collaboration rooms, 3,500 square feet of student lounges and quiet study areas, a bank of four elevators and full ADA accessibility, and an event space with catering capacity. The building's upper floors contain faculty and staff offices interspersed with seminar and conference rooms.
Gerri C. LeBow Hall brings together faculty, students, and staff in a state-of-the-art building on the University City campus. Please visit the LeBow College of Business webpage, the Behavioral Lab webpage, the Finance Trading Lab webpage, and the SAP Next-Gen webpage to learn more about Gerri C. LeBow Hall.
