Academic Catalog
Introduction
Manhattanville College’s Sport Studies program will help you enhance your career opportunities in the fields of pro, amateur, and youth sports, and also education. The wide range of coursework will expose you to the history, sociology, physiology, and psychology of sport, giving you plenty of different post-graduation paths to choose from.
Those paths include careers and graduate school interests in sports business and management, physical education, sport psychology, coaching, sport communication/journalism, and many more.
Degree
Bachelor of Arts
Manhattanville College offers both a minor and a major in Sport Studies.
Optional Minors
Students can minor in Sport Studies
Career Ideas
Recreation & Fitness Studies Professions, Sports Psychologist, Sports Agent, Sports Events Planner, Sports Writer/Publicist
Program Administrator
Lawson Bowling, Program Director, 914-323-5316, Lawson.Bowling@mville.edu
Faculty and Staff
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Lawson Bowling - United States 20th-century, sports history, Italy, economic history
FACULTY
Jessyca Arthur-Cameselle - eating disorders in athletes, coping with anxiety, and burnout from sport
Rhonda Clements - Best Teaching Practices, Instructional Strategies, and International Sports
Overview
As both the major and minor in Sport Studies are interdisciplinary, the coursework will expose you to many different approaches to the study of sport, designed to establish a knowledge foundation that will prepare you to consider plenty of options after graduation.
Internships in sport settings will be available to you while attending Manhattanville and you can use the real-world experience to earn academic credit in earning your degree.
Manhattanville’s program also allows you to take three science prerequisite courses that can be used towards your MAT in Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy at the College after earning your bachelor’s degree, and with approval, while still an undergraduate you can also take graduate courses in the College’s Master’s in Sport Business Management program that will not count toward both degrees.
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.
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.
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
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
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 (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)
PSY 3325: Advanced Topics in Sport Psychology (Pre-reqs: PSY.2055 and either PSY.2012, ECO.2060 or BIO.3012)
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)
CAM 3090: Sport Communications (Pre-req: CAM 1001)
Note: MSBM courses may only be used for undergraduate credit to fulfill requirements in the Sport Studies Program.
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 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)
CAM 3090: Sport Communications (Pre-req: CAM 1001)
BIO 4495: Independent Study (by faculty approval only)
BIO 4497: Internship (by faculty approval only)
Note: MSBM courses may only be used for undergraduate credit to fulfill requirements in the Sport Studies Program.
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. MSBM may only be used for undergraduate credit.
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.
MSBM may only be used for undergraduate credit.
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