SPM 290 Sport Governance
This course focuses on governance structures in sport (e.g., professional, collegiate, youth, and Olympic) and policy issues (e.g., hiring policies, eligibility issues, rules compliance), as well as critically analyzing the role of intercollegiate athletics in higher education. Particular focus and discussion centers on the prevailing contemporary issues in intercollegiate athletics including financial trends, legislation, conference alignment, reform, gender equity, graduation rates, gambling, harassment, and diversity issues in coaching and management hiring.