This course is a comprehensive review of legal aspects affecting sport, recreation, and fitness Industries. The range of review includes civil procedure; contracts; employment, leases, waivers; tort liability for coaches, administrators, employees, and independent contractors; 14th Amendment, Due Process and Equal Protection; product liability; and statutory regulation including Title VII, Title IX, ADA, Anti-Trust and IRS code.

College/School: College Of Education

Department: Dept of Health & Kinesiology

Knowledge of African American and Hispanic world views, cultural values, societal and socioeconomic factors form a basis for evaluation and development of physical activity/sport programs to assist academic retention and success. A historical and sociological study of women and sports in American culture and an examination of the recent changes in women's athletics.

College/School: College Of Education

Department: Dept of Health & Kinesiology

This course provides a critical analysis of the causes and consequences of contemporary problems in urban sports. Students will utilize the case-study approach to examine the social, political and economic factors influencing the structure and experience of sport in American cities. Emphasis will be placed on formulating solutions and potentialstrategies to address identified problems.

College/School: College Of Education

Department: Dept of Health & Kinesiology

Student is placed in a full-time position in the sport industry. (Prerequisities: Students must have completed all course work, must have sucessfully passed the comprehensive examination, and must have an approved application for Practicum. Also, an acceptable site must be available.) (Prerequisite: All preceding requirements for Master of Science.)

College/School: College Of Education

Department: Dept of Health & Kinesiology

The writing of the thesis is under the supervision of a thesis advisor from the graduate faculty of the Department of Health and Kinesiology. (Prerequisite: All preceding requirements for Master of Science.)

College/School: College Of Education

Department: Dept of Health & Kinesiology

This course will provide students an examination of the principles involved in planning and managing external remote sporting events outside of Houston and Texas Southern University. It provides students with orientation, observations and field experiences in the development of external remote sporting events. Students will also partake in tours, hospitality management, and external remote sporting events related to the core product of the sporting competitions themselves. May be repeated for credit, up to 3 hours.

College/School: College Of Education

Department: Dept of Health & Kinesiology

This course will provide students an examination of the principles involved in planning and managing external remote sporting events outside of Houston and Texas Southern University. It provides students with orientation, observations and field experiences in the development of external remote sporting events. Students will also partake in tours, hospitality management, and external remote sporting events related to the core product of the sporting competitions themselves. May be repeated for credit.

College/School: College Of Education

Department: Dept of Health & Kinesiology

Description This course will explore sport within several countries and the globalization of sport. Students will meet with and learn from entrepreneurs, managers, administrators, and leaders in sport business areas of marketing, operations, management, law, and others. This course will provide application for the development of skills necessary to be an effective and efficient leader regarding communication, motivation and corporate decision making in sport.

College/School: College Of Education

Department: Dept of Health & Kinesiology

This course will explore sport within several countries and the globalization of sport. Students will meet with and learn from entrepreneurs, managers, administrators, and leaders in sport business areas of marketing, operations, management, law, and others. This course will provide application for the development of skills necessary to be an effective and efficient leader regarding communication, motivation and corporate decision making in sport.

College/School: College Of Education

Department: Dept of Health & Kinesiology