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The DePaul Sports Business Major prepares students for a sports business career. The focus of the Sports Business degree is to teach students how their business skills are relatable in a wide range of sports industry careers, through “real world” projects and experiences. As the sports industry continues to grow and evolve, there is an increasing need for leaders with transferable business skills in management, sales, marketing, business analytics, events, hospitality, operations, leadership, entrepreneurship, accounting, economics and community relations. The Sports Business degree prepares students for careers in all these areas. 

Program Requirements Quarter Hours
Business Core Requirements 60
Liberal Studies Requirements 72
Major Requirements 42
Open Electives 18
Total hours required 192

Learning Outcomes:

Core Outcomes

  • ​​Use analytical and reflective skills in decision making.
  • Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
  • Recognize legal and ethical issues confronting them.
  • Contribute to the performance of a group within a business setting.
  • Know the differences among global economies, institutions, business practices and cultures.
  • Acquire knowledge of the functional areas of business and the interrelationships among the functional areas within a business.​

College Core Requirements

Business Core Requirements

All undergraduate students in the Driehaus College of Business complete foundational courses in the areas of accountancy, economics, finance, management, and marketing. The core curriculum also includes courses that emphasize the increasingly quantitative and technological nature of business, the importance of the entrepreneurial mindset, and how students can use their business education to address important social challenges.

Course Requirements

For a student to complete the Bachelor of Science in Business, the following Business Core courses totaling at least 60.0 hours are required:

Course Title Quarter Hours
Business Core Courses
ACC 101INTRODUCTION TO ACCOUNTING I 14
ACC 102INTRODUCTION TO ACCOUNTING II 14
BUS 101INTRODUCTION TO DRIEHAUS: BUSINESS FUNDAMENTALS AND THE ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET4
BUS 102BUSINESS ANALYTICS4
BUS 103BUSINESS FOR SOCIAL GOOD4
ECO 105PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS4
ECO 106PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS4
FIN 310INTRODUCTION TO FINANCE4
MAT 137BUSINESS STATISTICS4
MGT 300PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT4
MGT 301PRINCIPLES OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT4
MKT 301PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING4
Business Technology 2
Select one of the following:4
BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY
INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE I
SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN
Business Communication 3
Select one of the following:4
EFFECTIVE BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION
Global Business Perspective 4
Select one of the following:4
EUROPEAN ECONOMIC HISTORY
RADICAL RESPONSES TO CAPITALISM
TOPICS IN GLOBAL ECONOMIES
UNDERSTANDING CHINA'S ECONOMY
ECONOMICS OF LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY ECONOMICS
ECONOMICS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
GLOBAL IPOs & VENTURE CAPITAL
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SEMINAR
GLOBAL HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
MARKETING ACROSS CULTURES: A CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE ON MULTICULTURAL MARKETS
MARKETING IN A GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
INTERNATIONAL MARKETING
WORK IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD
A course taken as part of a term-long study abroad program
1

Strobel students take specially designated sections of all required ACC classes, including ACC 101 and ACC 102 (excluding ACC 250, ACC 300, ACC 301).​

2

Actuarial Science and Economic Data Analytics majors must take CSC 241.

MIS majors must take MIS 360.

3

MKT majors and Sales minors must take MKT 276.

4

A course taken for Global Business Perspective that is in a student's major or minor field must be completed with a minimum grade of C- .

Business Core Timeline

  • BUS 101BUS 102 and BUS 103 are intended to be completed by students during their first year of enrollment in the college.  
  • Business core requirements may be prerequisites to other courses.
  • Planning is essential to a student’s graduation timeline.
  • Academic advisors work with students to co-create customized degree completion plans and assist with balancing course load.

Business Ethics

All undergraduate students in the Driehaus College of Business complete a course in Business Ethics. It is recommended students take MGT 248 or PHL 248 in Philosophical Inquiry or MGT 228 or REL 228 in Religious Dimensions in the Liberal Studies Program (or University Honors Program) Requirements.

Second Majors and Minors

The addition of a second major or minor may affect the Business Core classes required for a student. Meet with an academic advisor to confirm requirements.

Business Technology requirement for all business majors (except Management Information Systems majors)

  • Business Technology requirement may be replaced by CSC 243.

Math requirement for all business majors (except Actuarial Science majors)

Grade Minimums for Sports Business Major

A minimum grade of C- is required for the following: ACC 101, ACC 102, BUS 101, BUS 102, BUS 103, BUS 202, ECO 105, ECO 106, MAT 137, MGT 300, MGT 301, MKT 301, and any HSP, IB, MGT or MKT or course used for Global Business Perspective.

Liberal Studies Requirements

Honors program requirements can be found in the individual Colleges & Schools section of the University Catalog. Select the appropriate college or school, followed by Undergraduate Academics and scroll down.

Plan of Study Grid
First Year ProgramHours
Chicago Quarter
LSP 110
DISCOVER CHICAGO
or EXPLORE CHICAGO
4
Focal Point
LSP 112 FOCAL POINT SEMINAR 4
Writing
WRD 103 COMPOSITION AND RHETORIC I 1 4
WRD 104 COMPOSITION AND RHETORIC II 1 4
Quantitative Reasoning
Not Required
Sophomore Year
Race, Power, and Resistance
LSP 200 SEMINAR ON RACE, POWER, AND RESISTANCE 4
Junior Year
Experiential Learning
Required 4
Senior Year
Capstone
BUS 392 SENIOR SEMINAR 1 4
1

Students must earn C- or better in this course.

Learning Domains

Arts and Literature (AL)

  • 3 AL Courses Required

Historical Inquiry (HI)

  • 2 HI Courses Required 

Math and Computing (MC)

  • Not Required

Philosophical Inquiry (PI)

  • 2 PI Courses Required1

Religious Dimensions (RD)

  • 2 RD Courses Required1

Scientific Inquiry (SI)

  • 1 Lab Course Required

Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Inquiry (SCBI)

  • 1 SCBI Course Required
1

PHL 248 / MGT 248 is required in PI or REL 228 / MGT 228 is required in RD.

Notes

Specified required courses within Liberal Studies may have grade minimums (e.g. C- or better). Please consult your advisor or your college and major requirements.​

Courses offered in the student's primary major cannot be taken to fulfill LSP Domain requirements. If students double major, LSP Domain courses may double count for both LSP credit and the second major. Students who choose to take an experiential learning course offered by the major may count it either as a general elective or the Experiential Learning requirement.

In meeting learning domain requirements, no more than one course that is outside the student’s major and is cross-listed with a course within the student’s major, can be applied to count for LSP domain credit. This policy does not apply to those who are pursuing a double major or earning BFA or BM degrees.

Major Requirements

Course Requirements

A student majoring in Sports Business is required to complete the following courses totaling at least 42.0 hours:

Course Title Quarter Hours
Required courses for major:
ECO 336EXPLORING ECONOMICS & STATISTICS THROUGH SPORTS4
HSB 200HOSPITALITY & SPORTS BUSINESS SERVICES AND EXPERIENCE MANAGEMENT4
HSB 250MANAGING YOUR HOSPITALITY & SPORTS BUSINESS CAREER2
HSB 342SPORTS SPONSORSHIP MARKETING4
HSB 356SPORTS MANAGEMENT4
HSB 396HOSPITALITY & SPORTS BUSINESS STRATEGY4
MGT 340LEADERSHIP IN SPORTS: LESSONS FOR COACHING IN THE WORKPLACE4
MKT 385SPORTS SALES4
SPRTCMN 310SPORTS, MEDIA, AND SOCIETY4
Select two elective courses from the following:8
INTRO TO HOSPITALITY, TOURISM & SPORTS BUSINESS
INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL TOURISM
HOSPITALITY & SPORTS BUSINESS CRISIS MANAGEMENT
STRATEGIC TALENT MANAGEMENT
HOSPITALITY & SPORTS BUSINESS INTERNSHIP I
ADVANCED HOSPITALITY & SPORTS BUSINESS METRICS AND ANALYTICS
LODGING PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
BEHIND THE SCENES WITH CHICAGO SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS
THE BUSINESS OF ESPORTS
EVENT PLANNING
EVENT TOURISM
EVENT PRODUCTION
EVENT SALES, SERVICE & PROMOTION
SPECIAL TOPICS
INDEPENDENT STUDY
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SEMINAR
NEGOTIATIONS
ENTREPRENEURSHIP STRATEGY
MANAGEMENT STRATEGY
SPECIAL TOPICS (when related to Sport Business)
INDEPENDENT STUDY (with approval)
CONSUMER BEHAVIOR
DIGITAL MARKETING ANALYTICS AND PLANNING
SPECIAL TOPICS (when related to Sport Business)
INDEPENDENT STUDY (with approval)
SPORTS PHOTOJOURNALISM
LIVE SPORTS EVENT PRODUCTION
SPORTS PODCASTING
SPORTS MEDIA PERSONAL BRANDING
SPORTS OPINION WRITING
SPORTS MEDIA LAW
SPORTS STATS AND ANALYTICS
SPORTS SOCIAL MEDIA
SPORTS AUDIO PRODUCTION
SPORTS MEDIA ENTREPRENEURS
SPORTS CONTENT CREATION
SPORTS CRISIS CMN MANAGEMENT
FOX SPORTS UNIVERSITY

Open Electives

Open elective credit (18.0 hours) is needed to meet the minimum graduation requirement of 192 hours.

Global Business Perspective

If an HSB or IB course is shared between Global Business Perspective and the Sport Business major, additional hours of Open Elective credit are required. Any HSB or IB course used toward Global Business Perspective must be passed with C- or higher.

Career Management Course

Students are required to complete the Career Course (250) associated with the major. Students who double major may choose the Career Course (250) associated with either major provided that hours for graduation are satisfied. Students should take the Career Course as soon as possible.

Experiential Learning

If IB 350 is completed in the Sports Business major consult with academic advisor regarding options for Experiential Learning.

Graduation Requirements

All Hospitality & Sports Business (HSB) courses, and any other courses used toward the Sports Business major must be completed with a minimum grade of C- and with a combined GPA of 2.000 or higher.