SMGT3861
SMGT 3861 - Sport Law (3 Cr.) Online may be available
Kinesiology, School of (11222)
TCED - College of Education and Human Development
SMGT 3861 - Sport Law (3 Cr.) Online may be available
Course description
This course is designed to acquaint students to the US legal system, structure, processes, and terminology as they relate to legal issues in sport and physical activity settings. This knowledge will serve as the basis for developing managerial and programming strategies to recognize, analyze, and treat legal risks and provide a safe and productive work environment, therefore providing a competitive advantage to the organizations involved. The course provides sport practitioners an introduction to the legal aspects of contract law, tort law, statutory law, negligence, and constitutional law. A variety of instructional strategies will be utilized including legal case study analyses to understand legal implications in a sport and physical activity setting.
prereq: SMGT major or SMGT minor or instructor consent
prereq: SMGT major or SMGT minor or instructor consent
Minimum credits
3
Maximum credits
3
Is this course repeatable?
No
Grading basis
A-F - A-F Grade Basis
Lecture
Requirements
009879
Typically offered term(s)
Every Fall & Spring