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Minor in Sports Management at St. Mary’s
The Minor in Sports Management, offered through the Greehey School of Business at St. Mary’s University, is open to Exercise and Sport Science majors interested in gaining a deeper understanding of the sports management profession.
The minor provides students with a foundation of knowledge of the sports industry, including professional, amateur, for-profit and nonprofit sports entertainment, sporting goods and services, and sports management ethics.
San Antonio is home to several professional major and minor league sports teams including the NBA’s five-time champion San Antonio Spurs, the Double-A’s San Antonio Missions and the United Soccer League’s San Antonio FC.
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Program of Study
Degree Plan
The Minor in Sports Management is an 18-credit-hour program. Students will take three required courses and three electives.

Required Courses
Required (9 credit hours):
- Legal Environment of Business
- Sports Management*
- Sports Marketing
*Before taking Sports Management, students must complete the prerequisite course EX 3312 Selected Topics: Ethics in Sports.
Elective Courses
Elective (9 credit hours, select three of the following):
- Financial Accounting
- Fundamentals of Risk Management
- Human Resources Management
- Internship in Management
- Managerial Accounting
- Principles of Marketing
- Study of Leadership
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