Both individuals work in either Traditional Athletics or Sport Business.

It allows you to work in the world of sports as a coach, athletic director or sports business professional.

Sports Management and Adminstration Professionals can be hired in the public schools, colleges/universities or professionals sport organizations (ex. OKC Thunder or OKC Baseball Club.)

The Bureau of Labor Statistics, Forbes & Indeed provided the following information:

Job & Salary:

• Teacher/Coach- $48,500
• Athletic Director- $67,300
• Facility Manager- $99,500
• Sport Agent- $93,400
• Director of Marketing- $140,731
• Brand Management- $40,690
• Event Coordinator- $47,242
• Ticket Sales- $29,984

Our program meets on Wednesday nights for our face to face cohorts or it can be completed 100% online. The time commitment is about 15 hours per week.

The tuition cost is $525.00 per credit hour for a 36 hour program.

We have a great professional and supportive faculty and great connections with sports professionals on the local level and across the country.

Our program offers quality faculty with years of experience in Athletic Administration and Sport Management professions. We have built-in experiences to help students connect with professionals in the field. We offer this program in a distinctly Christian environment.

We have wonderful connections in the community with College and High School Athletic directors for internships. Our students have the opportunity to meet with Athletic Directors from across the state at Athletic Director's conference. We have Sport Business speakers in our classrooms from the OKC Baseball Club and the Chicago White Sox. We take a Professional Connections trip every other year to two Major League cities to visit with the sport executives in those cities.

Earning a degree while working full time or raising a family has never been more possible. Here’s why adult students are thriving and reaching their goals at SNU:

• Classes take place one night a week or entirely online.
• Students focus on one class at a time to ensure true mastery and prevent overwhelm.
• Students study alongside other adults in similar stages of life.
• Instructors with vast amounts of industry experience guide students through courses.
• Textbooks are delivered directly to your door at the beginning of each class.
• A dedicated student success advisor guides students through the duration of your studies.

Credit hours: 3
This survey course examines social issues in sport known to various social groups and countries. Study is given to the cultural and historical issues as they impact international sporting events. Particular areas of interest are youth sport programs, violence, racism, religion and gender issues. This course will examine current events and trends related to the future of sport in North America.

Credit hours: 3
This course examines organizational communication theory and process. Special emphasis is given to common and special problems associated with interpersonal and intergroup communication affecting decision making and operations.

Credit hours: 3
This course is designed to explore an individual moral compass. Various ethical decision-making models will be examined. Analysis of ethical issues in contemporary sports will help develop decision-making abilities of Sport Managers.

Credit hours: 3
This course is designed to help students develop professional connections with a wide variety of sport organizations.  The student will choose between a travel option to meet with officials from professional, community and collegiate organizations or participate in an Internship/Mentorship relationship to explore and develop skills in revenue generation.  This course provides a "hands on" experience in sport analytics. The student will see the economic impact of sport.

Credit hours: 3
This course prepares students in all aspects of producing sports-related media in video and print formats and disseminating the productions through broadcast and online channels. Students will develop a concept and see it through to production followed by post-production activities including non-linear video editing, desktop publishing and web authoring via a content management system (CMS). Students will also practice skills related to writing and broadcasting sports information.

Credit hours: 3
This course is designed to advance the sport management student’s knowledge in marketing of sport and exercise. Emphasis is placed on marketing theories and principles. Additionally, focus will be placed on practices for developing, implementing, and managing marketing strategies for exercise and sport programs.

Credit hours: 3
This course is designed to provide the sport manager the skills necessary to fundraise, manage and develop a budget as well as use key financial concepts to obtain the data to ensure business success.

Credit hours: 3
This course introduces students to designing and construction of a comprehensive sport facility. Emphasis will be placed on managing a multi-dimensional sport facility that includes: physical education, athletics, recreation, health/fitness, and aquatics.

Credit hours: 3
This course examines various organizational structures and leadership styles. The student will also review leadership roles, management techniques and practices in the operations of sport organizations including sport business and traditional athletic settings.

Credit hours: 3
The focus of this course is to examine the functional areas of human resource management including acquisition and placement, job analysis and design, training and development, performance management, and rewarding of human resources. Extensive reading, writing, group discussions, and case studies are utilized.

Credit hours: 3
This course presents the basics of the legal system, its terminology, and principles as applied to professional, amateur and recreational sports. Emphasis is placed on identifying and analyzing legal issues, the ramifications of those issues, risk management and limiting the liability of sport organizations. The concepts of tort law, constitutional, and statutory law are discussed.

Credit hours: 3
This course is an overview of the organizations that govern sport. Organizations to be included in the discussion are High School athletic associations, NCAA, and the USOC. The course will emphasize organizational and policy development as well as ethical decision making.