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Sport Studies Major Requirements

Sport Studies Minor Requirements

Courses that meet requirements of the Major and Minor

Students in the Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Sport Studies study the broad and varied aspects of the world of sport to prepare for careers in sport-related fields. The major and minor are both Liberal Arts and interdisciplinary. The coursework exposes students to a wide range of approaches to the study of sport, including the history, sociology, physiology, and psychology of sport. Thus, graduates will have an understanding of the influence of sport on the mind and body of the individual as well as the relationship between sport and society at large. In addition, students will have the opportunity to gain experience with sport management and physical education topics. Internships in sport settings are available to students, which can be used for academic credit toward the degree and provide real-world experience in the field of sport.

The B.A. in Sport Studies is appropriate for students with a variety of career and graduate school interests including, but not limited to, Sport Business and Management, Physical Education, Sport Psychology, Nutrition Science, Physical Therapy, and Coaching. Students have the opportunity to take graduate courses in Manhattanville College’s Master’s in Sport Business Management program and are permitted to apply up to three of these courses toward a Master’s degree at Manhattanville College, should they successfully apply to the program (see requirements for application). Undergraduate students can also take three science prerequisite courses that can be used to enter the MAT at Manhattanville College in Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy program upon completion of the B.A (see requirements for application).

All Manhattanville College students are required to declare an academic minor, which can help Sport Studies graduates tailor their education to their specific career aspirations. Minors of particular interest to our students may be Economics, Finance & Management; Communications; Psychology; and Biology.

Faculty and Professional Interests

Lawson Bowling (Director)– United States 20th-century, sports history, Italy, economic history

Jessyca Arthur-Cameselle – eating disorders in athletes, coping with anxiety, and burnout from sport

Rhonda Clements – Best Teaching Practices, Instructional Strategies, and International Sports

Robert Schmidlein – Physical education curriculum, Multicultural education, Fitness Education

Sport Studies Major Requirements

The Sport Studies major requires completion of, with a grade of C- or better, eleven courses as outlined in the following requirements;

Two Science Courses

One Statistics Course

Two Core Sport Content Courses

One Writing-Intensive Course

Five Elective Courses

Sport Studies Minor Requirements

Students who wish to minor in Sport Studies are required to take a total of five courses. Courses must be competed with a grade of C- or better. Requirements for the minor are as follows:

• One Science course

• Two Core Sport Content courses

• Two Elective courses

Courses that meet requirements of the Major and Minor

I. Science Courses (2 courses required for the major, 1 course required for the minor)

MPE 1001: Intro to Personal Health and Wellness or BIO 1003: Intro to Wellness

MPE 3546: Sports Nutrition or BIO 2008: Nutrition

MPE 3542: Applied Kinesiology for PE and Sport Performance

MPE 3545: Applied Exercise Physiology for PE and Sport Performance

BIO 1012: Human Biology

BIO 1015: Introduction to Human Disease

BIO 3007: Human Anatomy and Physiology I (Pre-reqs: BIO 1001 and BIO 1002; CHM 1001 and CHM 1002)

BIO 3017: Human Anatomy and Physiology II (Pre-req: BIO 3007)

BIO 3054: Osteology: Form, Function and Development of Bones (Pre-req: BIO 3007)

Notes: Students cannot receive Sport Studies credit for both: MPE 1001: Introduction to Personal Health and Wellness and BIO.1003: Introduction to Wellness.
Students cannot receive Sport Studies credit for both: MPE 3546: Sports Nutrition and BIO 2008: Nutrition.

II. Statistics Courses (1 course required for the major; not required for the minor)

PSY 2012: Statistics for Social Science (Pre-req: PSY 1004)

ECO 2060: Economic & Business Statistics (Pre-req: ECO 1011 or ECO 1012)

BIO 3012: Biostatistics Prerequisites (Pre-reqs: BIO 1001 and BIO 1002)

Note: Students cannot receive Sport Studies credit for more than one statistics course.

III. Core Sport Content Courses (2 courses required for both the major and the minor)

MPE 3608: Cross-Cultural Perspectives of Sport

MPE 3610: Theoretical Concepts of Coaching

PSY 2055: Sport Psychology (Pre-req: PSY 1004)

HIS 2012: American Sports History

HIS 3067: Topics in the History of American Sports

SOC 2017: Sports and Society

MSBM 5001: Dynamics of Sport Business (Pre-req: MGT 1001)

MSBM 5004: Sport Marketing (Pre-req: MGT 1003)

MSBM 5005: Legal and Ethical Considerations in Sports (Seniors only)

MSBM 5029: International Sports Management (Pre-req: MGT 1001)

MSBM 5017: Sport Communications (Pre-req: COM 1001)

IV. Writing-Intensive Courses (1 course required for the major; not required for the minor)

MPE 3608: Cross-Cultural Perspectives of Sport

PSY 3069: Sport Brain Injuries (Pre-reqs: PSY 1004 and 1 statistics course)

PSY 3325: Advanced Topics in Sport Psychology (Pre-req: PSY 2055 and 1 statistics course)

PSY 4020: Writing Review Articles in Psychology (Pre-reqs: PSY 1004; PSY 2012; PSY 3001)

PSY 4025: Research and Writing (Pre-reqs: PSY 1004; PSY 2012; PSY 3001)

PSY 4030: Fieldwork in Psychology (Pre-reqs: PSY 1004 and 4 other PSY courses)

HIS 3067: Topics in the History of American Sports

HIS 4495: Independent Study (by faculty approval only)

MSBM 5017: Sport Communications (Pre-req: COM 1001)

BIO 4495: Independent Study (by faculty approval only)

BIO 4497: Internship (by faculty approval only)

Note: Students cannot count a course that was already used to satisfy criteria III above.

V. Elective Courses (5 courses required for the major; 2 courses required for the minor)
Any course in the list of Sport Studies courses in the college catalog may count as an elective, as long as it has not been used to fulfill any of requirements I – IV noted above.

NOTE: Only a total of up to three (3) MSBM courses can be used for the Sport Studies major with only one (1) MSBM course used to fulfill Category III: CORE SPORT CONTENT COURSES

NOTE: The ability to register for a MSBM course is limited to only Juniors or Seniors who have a 3.30 or better overall GPA. Students must obtain at least a grade of "B" in order to be permitted to register for another MSBM course in the future.

NOTE: Students who minor in Sport Studies are permitted to count only two (2) MSBM courses toward their five (5) total courses only one (1) of which can be used to fulfill Category III: CORE SPORT CONTENT COURSES