Sports Management & Leadership (SML)

SML 521 - Theory of Coaching Basketball

Credits: 2

Individual team offense and defense, rules of the game. Problems in team handling and conditioning.

Prerequisite(s): (SPST 565 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of D- or SML 565 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of D-).

Equivalent(s): KIN 521, SPST 521

Grade Mode: Letter Grading

SML 522 - Theory of Coaching Football

Credits: 2

Systems of play, team and individual offensive and defensive fundamentals, theory and strategy of team play, coaching methods, physical conditioning, rules.

Prerequisite(s): (SPST 565 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of D- or SML 565 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of D-).

Equivalent(s): KIN 522, SPST 522

Grade Mode: Letter Grading

SML 523 - Theory of Coaching Ice Hockey

Credits: 2

Basic hockey skills. Fundamentals of individual and team offense and defense; coaching methods; rules. Student must have basic skating skills prior to taking course.

Prerequisite(s): (SPST 565 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of D- or SML 565 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of D-).

Equivalent(s): KIN 523, SPST 523

Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Special Fee: Yes

SML 525 - Theory of Coaching Soccer

Credits: 2

Fundamental and advanced skills and techniques; offensive and defensive principles of team play; tactical formations and strategy; methods of training and practicing; rules.

Equivalent(s): KIN 525, SPST 525

Grade Mode: Letter Grading

SML 528 - Theory of Coaching Track and Field

Credits: 2

Starting, sprinting, middle-distance and distance running, relay, hurdling, high and broad jumping, pole vault, shot putting, discus, hammer, and javelin. Methods of training and practicing.

Equivalent(s): KIN 528, SPST 528

Grade Mode: Letter Grading

SML 560 - Sport Psychology

Credits: 4

Introduction to the discipline of sport psychology. Explores behavioral, cognitive, and social psychology in relation to elite, collegiate and high school athletes, as well as recreational sport participants.

Equivalent(s): KIN 560, SPST 560

Grade Mode: Letter Grading

SML 561 - History of American Sport and Physical Culture

Credits: 4

Major individuals, organizations, and trends that influenced the development of an American industry in sports, active recreation, and physical fitness. Readings, discussions, and research projects provide experience in the craft and utility of history.

Attributes: Historical Perspectives(Disc)

Equivalent(s): KIN 561, KIN 561W, SPST 561, SPST 561W

Grade Mode: Letter Grading

SML 561W - History of American Sport and Physical Culture

Credits: 4

Major individuals, organization and trends that influenced the development of an American industry in sports, active recreation, and physical fitness. Reading, discussions and research projects provide experience in the craft and utility of history.

Attributes: Historical Perspectives(Disc); Writing Intensive Course

Equivalent(s): KIN 561W, SPST 561W

Grade Mode: Letter Grading

SML 562 - Sport Media Relations

Credits: 4

A survey of basic concepts of sports media relations for students considering careers in school or college sports coaching or administration, media or related fields. The focus is on developing necessary skills, techniques and recommended media relations practices as well as social implications of the media in sports public relations including print, radio, television, the World Wide Web and social media.

Equivalent(s): KIN 562, SPST 562

Grade Mode: Letter Grading

SML 564 - Introduction to Sport Marketing

Credits: 4

An introductory study of sport marketing, which includes the basic principles, key scholars, relevant scholarship, and necessary experiential elements to aid students in understanding the discipline's applied and academic aspects. This course will introduce traditional marketing concepts as well as focus on the marketing of sport and through sport.

Equivalent(s): KIN 564, SPST 564

Grade Mode: Letter Grading

SML 565 - Principles of Coaching

Credits: 4

Overviews current theory and practice in coaching education, including sport pedagogy, physiology, psychology, administration and risk management. Issues of performance and competition specific to child, youth and collegiate coaching are addressed.

Equivalent(s): KIN 565, SPST 565

Grade Mode: Letter Grading

SML 565A - Clinical Practice in Coaching

Credits: 2

Students will learn and utilize best practices in the field to create safe, positive and effective coaching environments while teaching technical and tactical sport skills. Group management, motivation skill progression, evaluation and feedback will be explored. An emphasis will be placed on writing and implementing practice objectives, as well as effective practice design and execution. This course will include weekly practical coaching sessions.

Prerequisite(s): SML 565 with a minimum grade of D- or SPST 565 with a minimum grade of D-.

Equivalent(s): SPST 565A

Grade Mode: Letter Grading

SML 568 - Global Perspectives in Sport

Credits: 4

Global Perspectives in Sport explores the intersections of management and the cross cultural context of sport in examining issues and challenges in sport around the globe. This course will prepare students to think critically about the organization, governance, business activities, and cross-cultural context of modern sport on an international level.

Equivalent(s): KIN 568, SPST 568

Grade Mode: Letter Grading

SML 580 - Sport Industry

Credits: 4

Overviews the various segments that make up the sport industry, including governing bodies, the mass media, sporting goods firms, players' and coaches' associations, public regulatory agencies, and secondary and higher education. Readings and discussions consider the development and structure of each segment. interaction between segments, legal issues, and policy implications. While the course will focus on the United States, there is some comparison to other countries.

Equivalent(s): KIN 580, SPST 580

Grade Mode: Letter Grading

SML 630 - Sport Facility and Event Management

Credits: 4

Students learn the principles and processes involved in effective sport facility and event management. In terms of facilities, students explore the concepts of facility design, planning, systems, risk management, marketing, and ownership. In terms of events, students explore the concepts of creation, impact(s) on host communities, marketing/sponsorship, and the potential positive and negative outcomes of sport events.

Equivalent(s): KIN 630, SPST 630

Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Special Fee: Yes

SML 631 - Sport Media Production

Credits: 4

Sport media professionals are expected to write their own scripts, produce their own content, and distribute that content on multiple digital platforms. Sport Media Production is designed to combine media management with production work in digital media, video, podcasting and website design. This course examines many of the current distribution platforms (Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, blogs, mobile applications) and the tools to create media for these outlets. In this course, students will create media using Adobe Creative Cloud and current video-editing systems.

Prerequisite(s): (SML 562 with a minimum grade of D- or SPST 562 with a minimum grade of D-).

Equivalent(s): KIN 631, SPST 631

Grade Mode: Letter Grading

SML 634 - Sport Sponsorship and Sales

Credits: 4

The goal of this course is for students to develop an understanding of all aspects of sport sales and sponsorship. This course will explain the intricacies of both sport sales and sport sponsorship as well as demonstrate the ways they overlap and differ. Specifically, this course will cover concepts such as aftermarketing, up-selling, benefit selling, and sponsorship proposals.

Equivalent(s): KIN 634, SPST 634

Grade Mode: Letter Grading

SML 643 - Social Media Marketing in Sport

Credits: 4

Students examine the use of social media as a tool in the marketing of sport and sport-related products. They are expected to effectively analyze and prescribe different ways in which social media can enhance the marketing profile of such products upon course completion. Student work should facilitate a deep understanding of social media in its constituent forms as they apply to sport and students should be able to examine such use critically.

Equivalent(s): KIN 643, SPST 643

Grade Mode: Letter Grading

SML 645 - Leadership in Sport

Credits: 4

This course examines leadership theories and behavior as it relates to the sport industry. Students will study leadership behavior as it relates to coaching, administering athletic departments or programs, and directing sport-related businesses. Additionally, this course will explore the ethical issues dilemmas, and ethical decision-making process sport managers face in professional, collegiate and interscholastic sport.

Equivalent(s): SPST 645

Grade Mode: Letter Grading

SML 650C - Internship in Sport Management and Leadership

Credits: 1-8

Experiential learning in a setting appropriate to the major option and to student's objectives. An 8 credit internship requires a minimum of 600 hours experience; fewer credits will require proportionally fewer hours. May be on- or off-campus with an approved organization. Student must participate in securing the internship. A journal, bi-weekly reports and a final paper required. May be repeated, with no more than 8 credits taken in any given semester.

Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits.

Equivalent(s): KIN 650C, SPST 650C

Grade Mode: Letter Grading

SML 650D - Internship in Coaching

Credits: 2-4

Experiential learning in a setting appropriate to student's learning objectives in coaching. May be on- or off-campus with an approved organization. Student must participate in securing the assistantship. A journal, bi-weekly reports, and final report required.

Prerequisite(s): (SPST 565 with a minimum grade of D- or SML 565 with a minimum grade of D-).

Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits.

Equivalent(s): KIN 650D, SPST 650D

Grade Mode: Letter Grading

SML 693 - Teaching Assistantship

Credits: 2

A) Physical Education Pedagogy; B) Exercise Leader; C) Outdoor Education; D) Science Labs; E) Cardiac Rehabilitation; F) Coaching. Students serve as teaching teaching assistants in assigned class activities. Assignments to be made by the class instructor may include teaching assistants' and administrative duties. May be repeated barring duplication of subject.

Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 4 credits.

Equivalent(s): KIN 693, SPST 693

Grade Mode: Credit/Fail Grading

SML 696 - Independent Study

Credits: 2-4

An advanced, individual scholarly project under the direct supervision of a faculty member.

Equivalent(s): KIN 696, SPST 696

Grade Mode: Letter Grading

SML 696W - Independent Study

Credits: 2-4

An advanced writing-intensive, individual scholarly project under the direct supervision of a faculty member. Student and Faculty advisor will prepare a written proposal that outlines: questions to be pursued, methods of investigation, students qualifications to conduct the research, nature of finished written product (e.g. case study, position paper, extended lab report). Proposal must be approved by major faculty and dept. chair prior to students registration for SML 696W. All SML 696W projects must include Some forms of informal, ungraded writing such as a journal, reading summaries, draft chapters, or invention activities. Regular writing interaction between student and faculty adviser (i.e. at least weekly or biweekly), to include written feedback from the adviser. A finished product that is polished via revision. Faculty sponsors and students should consult the resources and guidelines of the UNH Writing Program.

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course

Equivalent(s): KIN 696W, SPST 696W

Grade Mode: Letter Grading

SML 699H - Honors Project

Credits: 4

Project first involves tutorial sessions to introduce the student to the experimental design, after which a research question is developed. After an appropriate literature review, the student collects and analyzes data, forms conclusions, and prepares a written report on the findings.

Attributes: Honors course

Equivalent(s): KIN 699H, SPST 699H

Grade Mode: Letter Grading

SML 738 - Sport Finance

Credits: 4

This course examines the financial tools that sport managers use to run their sport businesses. Therefore it explores traditional and innovative methods of revenue acquisition and financial management in sports organizations, the financial business structure of sports organizations, and the financial planning and forecasting processes that make organizations effective. Various other aspects of finance are discussed as they relate to sport organizations, including the tie value of money, capital structuring, stocks, inventory management, and taxation.

Equivalent(s): SPST 738

Grade Mode: Letter Grading

SML 740 - Athletic Administration

Credits: 4

Introduces basic management components and processes used in the successful administration of school and college athletic programs. Topics include planning, organizing, and managing sports programs, personnel, and policies; game scheduling; finances and facilities; equipment and event management; student support services; and key legal issues.

Equivalent(s): KIN 740, SPST 740

Grade Mode: Letter Grading

SML 741W - Social Issues in Contemporary Sports

Credits: 4

Investigation of interrelationships among sport, culture, and society in an attempt to understand the role and function of sport in contemporary society. Overview of selected socio-cultural factors that influence and result from participation in sports.

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course

Equivalent(s): KIN 741, SML 741, SPST 741

Grade Mode: Letter Grading

SML 761 - Career Development in Sport Management and Leadership

Credits: 4

Career Development in Sport Management & Leadership is the capstone course for majors in Sport Management & Leadership. A Capstone, by definition, is "a stone that forms the top of a wall or building … a final touch, a crowning achievement, a culmination." The capstone experience is designed to bring reflection and focus to the student's experiences at UNH. This course builds upon and extends the knowledge developed in prior required and elective courses, while tying in previous and current readings and discussions into the student's future in the sport industry. In addition, all students will develop several skills in the areas of professional writing, public presentation, and action-based research. Throughout the course, students will work individually and in groups. Prior to taking this course 150 Hours of documented sport related experience is required.

Equivalent(s): KIN 761, SPST 761

Grade Mode: Letter Grading

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SML 764 - Advanced Sport Marketing

Credits: 4

An advanced course covering sport marketing, which includes a review of key sport marketing terms/concepts, in-depth experience writing s a sport marketer, and practical experience acting as a sport marketer. This course will instruct students n how to complete all aspects of an in-depth marketing plan. This is an undergraduate/graduate dual student course.

Prerequisite(s): (SPST 564 with a minimum grade of D- or SML 564 with a minimum grade of D- or ADMN 585 with a minimum grade of D-).

Equivalent(s): KIN 764, SPST 764

Grade Mode: Letter Grading

SML 765 - Advanced Topics in Coaching

Credits: 4

This course goes beyond the basic principles of coaching and addresses advanced topics in coaching (talent identification, talent development) from both the science and the art of coaching technique and strategies. This course is structured as an upper division course in Sport Studies. Content includes topics related to the development of the field of coaching. The class makes extensive use of case studies and analysis of practical coaching situations for the betterment of coach development. This course combines lecture, small group discussion and practical application of material.

Prerequisite(s): (SML 565 with a minimum grade of D- or SPST 565 with a minimum grade of D- or KIN 565 with a minimum grade of D-).

Equivalent(s): KIN 765, SPST 765

Grade Mode: Letter Grading

SML 780 - Psychological Factors in Sport

Credits: 4

Factors of outstanding athletic achievement; psychological variables in competition; the actions and interactions of sport, spectator, and athlete. Special attention directed to strategies for coaches, teachers, and athletic trainers to utilize sport psychology in their professional practice.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 401 with a minimum grade of D-.

Equivalent(s): KIN 780, SPST 780

Grade Mode: Letter Grading

SML 798 - Special Topics

Credits: 1-4

New or specialized courses not normally covered in regular course offerings. Special fee on some sections.

Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits.

Equivalent(s): KIN 798, SPST 798

Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Special Fee: Yes