Offered by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences within the Classics the Minor in Sports and Recreation Management may be completed entirely online.
The undergraduate minor in sport and recreation management requires a minimum of 15 s.h. in Department of Health and Human Physiology courses, including at least 9 s.h. in courses numbered 3000 or above. Students must maintain a grade-point average of at least 2.00 in all courses for the minor and in all UI courses for the minor. Coursework in the minor may not be taken pass/nonpass. A maximum of 3 s.h. of transfer credit may be accepted toward the minor with the approval of the sport and recreation management program director.
Students who earn a BS in sport and recreation management may not earn the minor in sport and recreation management.
Online Option
The minor in sport and recreation management may be earned through coursework that is offered online. For more information, contact the Department of Health and Human Physiology.
Requirements
The minor in sport and recreation management requires the following coursework.
Students take 15 s.h. from the following list, including at least one introductory course numbered 1000–1999 and at least 9 s.h. in coursework numbered 3000 or above.
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| Course # | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Between 3-6 s.h. from these: | ||
| SRM:1060 | Contemporary Issues in Sports | 3 |
| SRM:1085 | Introduction to Travel and Tourism | 3 |
| At least 9 s.h. from these: | ||
| SRM:3144 | Program Design for Recreational Services | 3 |
| SRM:3147 | Sport Event Management | 3 |
| SRM:3148 | Interscholastic Activities and Athletics Administration | 3 |
| SRM:3149 | Coaching Theory, Body Structure, and Human Development (this course and SRM:3155 together allow students to apply for state of Iowa coaching authorization) | 3 |
| SRM:3151 | Liability in Sport and Recreation | 3 |
| SRM:3152 | Design and Management of Sport and Recreation Facilities | 3 |
| SRM:3153 | Sport Business Practices | 3 |
| SRM:3154 | Foundations of Event Management | 3 |
| SRM:3155 | Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries for Coaches (this course and SRM:3149 together allow students to apply for state of Iowa coaching authorization) | 3 |
| SRM:3157 | Managerial Operations in Sport and Recreation | 3 |
| SRM:3158 | Sport and Recreation Promotion | 3 |
| SRM:3172 | Finance in Sport and Recreation | 3 |
| SRM:3175 | Sales in Sport | 3 |
| SRM:3178 | Communications and Public Relations in Sports | 3 |
| SRM:3700 | Ethics in Sport | 3 |
| SRM:3800 | Sport Law for Interscholastic Athletic Directors | 3 |
| May include a maximum of 3 s.h. from these: | ||
| SRM:4199 | Independent Sport and Recreation Field Experience | 1-3 |
How to Declare the Minor
Students may add a Minor to their plan of study at any time. Declaring a minor will allow you to request a degree audit for the minor requirements in MyUI. There is no penalty to remove a minor from a plan of study and one may be removed at any time.
Current BAS/BLS University of Iowa students may add the minor to their plan of study by contacting their assigned BAS/BLS advisor or students may declare minors through MyUI by selecting Student Records > Advising > Programs of Study & Advisors. After the minor has been declared, please log into MyUI to make an appointment with your advisor for the Minor in Ancient Civilization.
How to remove the minor from your program of study
Current BAS/BLS students can email their assigned academic advisor to ask to remove the minor from their plan of study. There is no penalty to remove a minor program from a plan of study and one may be removed at any time.
Who to Contact
Sports and Recreation Management
Please contact Kara Kehe, Assistant Professor of Instruction and Director of Undergraduate Studies, at kara-kehe@uiowa.edu or 319-384-4621 for more information.
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences