Minor in Sport and American Culture (CHSS)

Catalog Year: 2023-2024

Banner Code: E1-MINOR-RHT-SAMC

This interdisciplinary minor is offered jointly by the School of Sport, Recreation, and Tourism Management and the Department of History and Art History. This minor is for students who want to immerse themselves in the study of sport, sociology, and history. Students must take two required and four elective courses (two from Sport Management and two from History).

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Minor Requirements

Total credits: 18

Coursework

HIST 341 History of Sport in the United States 3
SPMT 304 Sport, Culture, and Society 3
Total Credits 6

Electives (Sport Management)

Select two courses from the following: 6
Sport Diplomacy
Diversity and Inclusion Issues in Sport
America Through Baseball 1
Football and American Culture
America and the Modern Olympics 2
Governance and Policy in Sport Organizations
Total Credits 6

Electives (History)

Select two courses from the following: 6
History of Baseball 1
Basketball and the American Experience
History of the Olympics and the United States 2
Topics in U.S. History
Total Credits 6
1

Students cannot count both SPMT 321 and HIST 339 toward the minor.

2

Students cannot count both SPMT 323 and HIST 342 toward the minor.