Minor in Sport and American Culture (CHSS)

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Catalog Year: 2025-2026

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).

The University Catalog is the authoritative source for information on program requirements and courses. The Schedule of Classes is the authoritative source for information on classes scheduled for this semester. See the Schedule for the most up-to-date information and see Patriot web to register for classes. Requirements may be different for earlier catalog years. See the University Catalog archives.

Admissions

This minor is available to all Mason undergraduate students.

Policies

Eight credits of coursework must be unique to the minor and students must complete all coursework with a minimum GPA of 2.00. For policies governing all minors, see AP.5.3.4 Minors.

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
SPMT 307
 Sport Diplomacy  
SPMT 318
 Diversity and Inclusion Issues in Sport  
SPMT 321
 America Through Baseball 1  
SPMT 322
 Football and American Culture  
SPMT 323
 America and the Modern Olympics 2  
SPMT 455
 Governance and Policy in Sport Organizations  
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.

Electives (History)

Select two courses from the following: 6
HIST 339
 History of Baseball 1  
HIST 340
 Basketball and the American Experience  
HIST 342
 History of the Olympics and the United States 2  
HIST 389
 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.