MKTG 4870 - Sports Marketing

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Business Majors: Sophomore GPA Requirement and MKTG 3100; Non-business Majors: MKTG 3100 and permission of the Coles College of Business.
Sport event marketing is one of the fastest growing career fields in America. The term, “sports marketing” includes the administration, coordination, and evaluation of any type of event related to sport. Examples are from local school and community sport events, not-for-profit and corporate events, intercollegiate sport programs, and amateur and professional league activities such as the Olympic Games and the Super Bowl. The Sports Marketing class is designed to provide the student an opportunity to experience an actual sports event project. The project will be selected by the class, after which a strategic plan will be developed and carried out. This class will be interactive and require the student’s complete participation to be successful.