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Inactive: Sport Studies (SPST) Courses
Academic Unit: Kinesiology/Leisure Stds, Sch
- SPST 1701 - Introduction to Sport Studies
- (2 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring)
- Equivalent courses: was SMGT 1701 until 02-SEP-08
- Scope/motive of the study of sport from a sociological, psychological, historical, economic, and scientific perspective. Issues in sport.
- SPST 3111 - Sports Facilities
- (2 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring)
- Equivalent courses: was SMGT 3111 until 05-SEP-23
- A general identification of sports facilities including the special features that make them unique. Emphasis on understanding the role and purpose of planning for such facilities.
- SPST 3112 - Applied Sport Science
- (2 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Fall & Spring)
- Equivalent courses: was SMGT 3112 until 27-MAY-08
- Introduction to historical discovery, transitional development, and current application of scientific principles/technology to improvement of sport performance.
- SPST 3143 - Organization and Management of Sport
- (3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring)
- Equivalent courses: was SMGT 3143 until 05-SEP-23, SMGT 3143 (ending 04-SEP-07, was SPST 3143 until 22-JAN-08), KIN 3143 (inactive, ending 02-SEP-03, starting 07-SEP-99, was SPST 3143 until 07-SEP-99)
- Principles, policies, and procedures involved in the administration and management of sports programs at the interscholastic and intercollegiate levels.
- SPST 3301 - Gender and Diversity in Sport [WI]
- (2 cr; A-F or Audit)
- Equivalent courses: was SMGT 3301 until 27-MAY-08
- Development of women and girls in sport; minority involvement and influence in sport and legal mandates; sexuality issues; feminism and political issues in sport.
- SPST 3421 - Business of Sport
- (2 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring)
- Equivalent courses: was SMGT 3421 until 05-SEP-23
- Economic/business aspects of professional, collegiate, school-based and amateur sport. Financing issues/methods. Economic impact of sport on communities, regions, and states. Sport/leisure market.
- SPST 3501 - Sport in a Diverse Society
- (3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring)
- Equivalent courses: was SMGT 3501 until 07-SEP-10
- Relationship between sport and contemporary social institutions (politics, religion, economics, education, mass media). Emphasizes groups/individuals who have historically been marginalized or excluded from sport participation. Variables such as race, sex, social class, sexual orientation, physical (dis)abilities also emphasized.
- SPST 3601 - Ethics and Values in Sport
- (2 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring)
- Equivalent courses: was SMGT 3601 until 17-JAN-23
- The study of violence, demonstrative behavior, sportsmanship, and other ethical issues involved in the playing of sport, and in the management and governance of the sport industry.
- SPST 3611 - Sport Psychology
- (2 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Fall & Spring)
- Equivalent courses: was SMGT 3611 until 27-MAY-08
- Introduction to sport psychology. Examines people and their behavior in sport contexts.
- SPST 3621 - Applied Sport Psychology
- (2 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Fall & Spring)
- Equivalent courses: was KIN 3136 until 06-SEP-22, was SMGT 3621 until 19-JAN-10
- Psychological theories/techniques as they apply to sport performance and personal growth of sport participants.
- SPST 3631 - Sport Promotion and Programming
- (3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring)
- Equivalent courses: was SMGT 3631 until 05-SEP-23
- Fundamental theories/issues in sport marketing, grounded within traditional marketing principles. Emphasizes unique application to sport business industry.
- SPST 3861 - Legal Aspects of Sport
- (2 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring)
- Equivalent courses: was SMGT 3861 until 16-JAN-24
- Survey of legal issues in sport, including governance, contracts, civil rights, civil liberties, torts, due process, and employment and work-related legalities.
- SPST 3881W - Senior Seminar in Sport Studies [WI]
- (3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring)
- Equivalent courses: was SMGT 3881W until 05-SEP-23, was SPST 3881 until 05-SEP-00
- Presentations and discussions on sport-related topics of interest.
- SPST 3996 - Practicum: The Sport Experience
- (1 cr [max 10]; S-N or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 10 credits; may be repeated 10 times)
- Equivalent courses: was SMGT 3996 until 20-JAN-15
- Practical experience in one or more sport settings.
- SPST 4641 - Training and Conditioning for Sport
- (3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring)
- Equivalent courses: was KIN 4641 until 16-MAY-22, was SMGT 4641 until 27-MAY-08
- Physiology/methodology of training/conditioning athletes. Students construct training/conditioning programs for athletes. Different components that enhance training adaptation.
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