Bachelor of Arts in Kinesiology (Sports Leadership and Management)
About This Program
The Bachelor of Arts in Kinesiology–Sports Leadership and Management (SLAM) program prepares individuals for sport and physical activity program leadership in both the public and private settings. The curriculum examines sport in the contexts of historical and contemporary culture. It looks at sport’s cultural relationship with education, the economy, families, the media, and politics, and considers race, class, and gender differences in the sport experience.
Competencies
- Upon graduation, students will be able to effectively communicate in verbal and written form with community stakeholders, media, athletes, and coaches.
- Upon graduation, students will be able to plan, organize, and implement sporting events including tickets, logistics, marketing, and facility management.
- Upon graduation, students will be able to lead and manage team members and make informed problem solving decisions in the sport environment.
- Upon graduation, students will be able to understand financial issues such as budgeting, cost control, and revenue generation within a sport organization.
Admissions Criteria
To ensure that all students develop a solid academic foundation, all first time, first-year freshman students (regardless of intended major) must obtain academic advising and clearance for registration from a Division of Student Success academic advisor during their first year. After the first year, students should seek advisement from the BA Kinesiology Advisor in the Department of Kinesiology. Transfer students must seek academic advising from the BA Kinesiology Advisor in the Department of Kinesiology immediately.
- All classes involving field-based experiences require students to pass a criminal background check. This is also a requirement for all certified teachers and professionals that work with school aged children in the State of Texas.
Curriculum
| Foundations | ||
| General Core Requirements | 42 | |
| Students must complete specific courses in certain core area. | ||
| For Communication select: | ||
| RHETORIC AND COMPOSITION I and RHETORIC AND COMPOSITION II | ||
| For Life and Physical Sciences select: | ||
| BIOLOGY I FOR SCIENCE MAJORS: CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | ||
| HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I | ||
| For Mathematics select: | ||
| ELEMENTARY STATISTICAL ANALYSIS | ||
| For Social & Behavioral Select one of the following: | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM | ||
| COMMUNICATIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS | ||
| For Component Area Option select: | ||
| HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II | ||
| Kinesiology Foundations | ||
| Additional hours required in core. | 3 | |
| For Cultural Diversity select one of the following: | 3 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF HUMAN LANGUAGE | ||
| GLOBAL CULTURES | ||
| CULTURE AND PERSONALITY | ||
| For Cultural Diversity select an additional course in a specific emphasis in consultation with advisor. | 3 | |
| Kinesilogy Specialization | ||
| Kinesiology Core | ||
| KINE 1100 | LAB SKILLS IN KINESIOLOGY AND EXERCISE SCIENCE | 1 |
| KINE 1300 | INTRODUCTION TO KINESIOLOGY AND EXERCISE SCIENCE | 3 |
| KINE 1315 | INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT | 3 |
| KINE 2301 | TEACHING GAMES FOR UNDERSTANDING | 3 |
| KINE 2302 | DANCE AND MOVEMENT ACTIVITIES | 3 |
| KINE 3300 | FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY | 3 |
| KINE 3401 | BIOMECHANICS OF HUMAN MOVEMENT | 4 |
| KINE 3302 | SPORT AND EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| KINE 3304 | ADAPTED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY | 3 |
| KINE 3307 | SPORT AND SOCIETY: ISSUES AND DEBATES | 3 |
| KINE 3325 | UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH METHODS | 3 |
| KINE 3415 | PHYSIOLOGY OF EXERCISE | 4 |
| Sport Leadership and Management Concentration | ||
| BLAW 3310 | LEGAL AND ETHICAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS | 3 |
| ECON 2306 | PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS | 3 |
| ECON 3306 | SPORTS ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS | 3 |
| KINE 4330 | PROGRAM DESIGN & ADMINISTRATION | 3 |
| MANA 3318 | MANAGING ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR | 3 |
| MANA 4330 | TEAM MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| SOCI 3339 | RACE, SPORT AND MEDIA | 3 |
| or MANA 4326 | DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS | |
| KINE 4339 | SPORTS LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT INTERNSHIP | 3 |
| Electives | 9 | |
Select any three courses. | ||
| Total Hours | 120 | |
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | Spring Semester | Hours |
| ENGL 1301 | 3 | ENGL 1302 | 3 |
| KINE 1300 | 3 | US History (part 2) | 3 |
| KINE 1100 | 1 | MATH 1308 | 3 |
| US History (part 1) | 3 | BIOL 1441 | 4 |
| Component Area Option | 3 | KINE 1315 | 3 |
| Creative Arts | 3 | ||
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall Semester | Hours | Spring Semester | Hours |
| BIOL 2457 | 4 | ECON 2306 | 3 |
| KINE 2301 | 3 | BIOL 2458 | 4 |
| Government/Political Science | 3 | Government/Political Science | 3 |
| KINE 2302 | 3 | KINE 3300 | 3 |
| Language, Philosophy & Culture | 3 | LING 2301, ANTH 2322, or ANTH 3311 | 3 |
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall Semester | Hours | Spring Semester | Hours |
| PSYC 1315, MANA 2302, SOCI 1311, or CRCJ 2334 | 3 | KINE 3325 | 3 |
| KINE 3415 | 4 | KINE 3302 | 3 |
| Cultural Diversity Elective | 3 | KINE 3401 | 4 |
| ECON 3306 | 3 | Open Elective | 3 |
| KINE 3304 | 3 | MANA 3318 | 3 |
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall Semester | Hours | Spring Semester | Hours |
| BLAW 3310 | 3 | 3000/4000-Level Open Elective | 3 |
| KINE 4330 | 3 | 3000/4000-Level Open Elective | 3 |
| KINE 3307 | 3 | MANA 4330 | 3 |
| SOCI 3339 or MANA 4326 | 3 | KINE 4339 | 3 |
| 12 | 12 | ||
| Total Hours: 120 | |||
Program Completion
Students must maintain an overall GPA of 2.5 and a KINE GPA of 2.5
Advising Resources
Kinesiology students are advised to meet with an advisor each semester to discuss registration and academic progress. When admitted to the program students will receive email information pertaining to their degree plan.
Location:
554 Pickard Hall
Email:
exssphadvising@uta.edu
Phone:
817-272-2776