Sport Management
SPMA 101 Internship
(3 credits) PS (0,0,0,0,17)
This four-month, full-time course gives students an opportunity to apply and extend academic knowledge while in a sport-related management setting. This internship provides students with work experience which is facilitated and monitored by the College.
Prerequisite(s): COOP WEP; and successful completion of Academic Terms 1 and 2.
Open to SPMA students who have met the Co-operative Education participation requirements only.
SPMA 101P Parallel Internship
(3 credits) PS (0,0,0,0,8.5)
This eight-month, part-time work experience course gives students an opportunity to participate in co-operative educational experiences that are extended over two academic terms. Depending on program requirements and availability, students may also take several academic courses at the same time. Learning outcomes are tied to academic and career development, and student learning is monitored and evaluated by the College. Successful completion counts toward an Internship designation.
Prerequisite(s): COOP WEP; and successful completion of Academic Terms 1 and 2.
Open to SPMA students who have met the Co-operative Education participation requirements only.
SPMA 120 Kinesiology
(3 credits) F (2,2,0,0)
Students will learn about the basic anatomical, physiological, and biomechanical aspects of sport performance. Students will have a balanced introduction to the principles, concepts and relationships of the major biophysical subdisciplines of kinesiology for movement and sport: anatomy, physiology, and biomechanics, through classroom, laboratory and field based experiences.
Prerequisite(s): "C+" in English 12, or EFP 12, or TPC 12; or "C" in ENGL 092 and 094; or ENGL 092 and 096; or ENGL 140; or ELD 092 and 094; or ELD 097; or assessment; and "C+" in Principles of Math 11, or Pre-calculus 11, or Foundations of Math 11, or MATH 073; or assessment.
Open to SPMA students only.
SPMA 135 Sports Level 1
(3 credits) W (1,0,0,3)
Students will learn and practice the rules, and the skills and abilities involved in playing a variety of individual sports. Students will also learn about the equipment, the required facilities, safety procedures, group management, and the special requirements related to managing individual sport.
Prerequisite(s): "B" in PE 11/CR 12, or assessment by Chair.
Open to SPMA students only.
SPMA 140 Organization of Sport in Canada
(3 credits) F (3,1,0,0)
Students will learn about the formal and the informal organization of sport in Canada including local, regional, provincial, national and international sport bodies and how sport in general is governed in Canada. Students will also learn about international sport organizations in terms of how they compare to the Canadian system.
Prerequisite(s): "C+" in English 12 or English 12 First Peoples; or "C" in ENGL 092 and ENGL 094, or ENGL 092 and ENGL 096, or ENGL 140, or ELD 092 and ELD 094, or ELD 097; or assessment.
Open to SPMA students only.
SPMA 200 Behaviour in Sport Organizations
(3 credits) F (2,1,1,0)
Building on the foundational knowledge from the introduction to sport management and sport marketing courses, students will learn about behaviour in sport organizations. With an emphasis on non-profit sport organizations, students will learn about a variety of topics including: change management, leadership, conflict, motivation, staffing (particularly related to volunteers), decision making and team building, organizational dynamics, politics and power issues specific to sport organizations.
Prerequisite(s): SPEX 140, SPEX 150, SPMA 100.
Open to SPMA students only.
SPMA 220 Sport Technology
(3 credits) W (2,0,2,0,0)
Students will learn about leading edge technologies as these relate to sport. Using case studies, field trips, lab time and seminars, students will learn about the web, lab, and field-based sport technologies that support both the practice of sport and the enhancement of sport performance.
To find out where this course transfers, check the BC Transfer Guide at http://bctransferguide.ca
Prerequisite(s): SPMA 120.
Open to SPMA and SPP students only.
SPMA 225 Computer Applications in Sport
(3 credits) (3,0,0,0)
This course is designed for students to develop competencies in the areas of computer and data technology and information management in sport. The course provides education in the practice and theory of computers and computer data systems and software related to practical application in the sport industry.
Prerequisite(s): "C+" in English 12, or EFP 12, or TPC 12; or "C" in or ENGL 092 and ENGL 094; or ENGL 092 and ENGL 096; or ENGL 140; or ELD 092 and ELD 094; or ELD 097; or assessment; and "C+" in Principles of Math 11, or Pre-calculus 11, or Foundations of Math 11, or MATH 073; or assessment.
SPMA 230 Sport Program Design
(3 credits) F (3,0,0,0)
Students will develop a sport program, with emphasis on evaluating existing sport programs locally, provincially, nationally and internationally with specific attention to target populations and appropriateness of program design. Students will focus on program objective, target audience, marketing, and resource management in relation to the integrated communication approach.
Prerequisite(s): SPMA 135.
Corequisite(s): SPMA 235.
SPMA 235 Sports Level 2
(3 credits) F (1,0,0,3)
Students will learn and practice the rules, skills, and the abilities involved in playing a variety of team sports. Students will also learn about the equipment, the required facilities, safety procedures, group management and the special requirements related to managing team sports.
Prerequisite(s): SPEX 130.
SPMA 250 Partnership/Stakeholder Mgmt
(3 credits) W (3,0,2,0)
Students will learn about perspectives in sport-related partnerships and stakeholder management. Students will examine the partnerships and stakeholder management in terms of event and association sponsorship, community involvement, grant and proposal preparation and sport advocacy.
Prerequisite(s): SPEX 140, SPEX 150, SPEX 160.
Open to SPMA students only.
SPMA 255 Resource Management in Sport
(3 credits) W (3,0,0,0)
This course examines the human and financial resources of sport organizations. Topics include human resource planning, recruitment, selection and training, and an introduction to economic theory in relation to sports organizations and resource management. Students will also study current issues in human and financial resource management, including volunteer management and strategic planning.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 110, BUS 130, and SPMA 200.
SPMA 260 Sport Event Management
(3 credits) W (2,1,2,0)
This course includes an examination of contemporary planning models and practices for major sport events, including provincial, national and international events, tournaments and championships. The content areas include: feasibility studies, bidding, operational planning, implementation, monitoring, management, branding and promotion, evaluation and renewal of sport events.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 110, SPEX 140, SPEX 150, SPEX 160, SPEX 270, SPMA 100; or permission of the Chair of Sport Management.
Co-requisite(s): SPMA 220, SPMA 250; or permission of the Chair of Sport Management.
Open to SPMA students only.
SPMA 270 Sociocultural Aspects of Sport
(3 credits) F (3,0,1,0)
Students will learn about the relationship between society and sport. Topics will include sociological theories of sport, social history of sport, sport and socialization, sport and social stratification, gender and sport, violence in sport, and sport and nationalism.
Open to SPMA students only.
