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Sport Studies
Request InformationDEGREE
Bachelor of Arts
CAREER IDEAS
Recreation & Fitness Studies Professions, Sports Agent, Sports Event Planner, Sports Information Director, Sports Lawyer, Sports Psychologist, Sports Writer/Publicist
Sport Studies is an interdisciplinary program exposing students to a wide range of approaches to the study of physical activity and the culture of sport, including ethics, physical education, health and wellness, kinesiology, history, politics, business, law, physiology, and psychology. Graduates will have a strong understanding of the influence of sport on the mind and body as well as society at large. Additionally, experience outside of the classroom is obtained through internships in various health, sport, media, and wellness settings that are available to students while attending Manhattanville College.
Coursework is designed to establish a foundational knowledge that will prepare students to consider many of career paths after graduation.
CAREER PATHS
- Athletic Trainer
- Media
- Graduate Studies
- Health and Wellness
- Occupational Therapy
- Personal Training and Fitness
- Professional Tennis Management
- Physical Education
- Physical Therapy
- Sport & Exercise Psychology
- Sport Business and Management
ADVANCED OPTIONS
- Manhattanville College students may declare a second major or an academic minor, such as psychology, communication and media, legal studies, marketing, or biology, which can help Sport Studies graduates tailor their education toward specific career aspirations. This strategic approach will help students stand apart from other applicants during job and graduate school interviews.
- Professional Tennis Management is a concentration for majors in Sport Studies requiring specific course-work to prepare you for careers in the tennis world.
- Dual degrees in Sport Studies (BA) and Sport Business Management (MS) is also offered. Click here for more information.
- Undergraduate students can apply three science prerequisite courses that can be used to enter the MAT at Manhattanville College in Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy program upon completion of the BA.
Professor Amy Bass, from Manhattanville's Sports Studies Department, gives an overview of the department, classes, and more!
FULL-TIME FACULTY
- Amy Bass, Chair of the Division of Social Science & Communication, Professor of Sport Studies
- Arianna Martignetti, Visiting Lecturer, Sport Studies
AFFILIATED FULL-TIME FACULTY
- Lawson Bowling, Professor of History
- Rhonda Clements, Professor of Physical Education; Program Director for Graduate Program in Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy
- Craig DeAngelis, Visiting Instructor of Physical Education
- Kristie Lynch, Assistant Professor of Physical Education
- Christopher Pappas, Professor of Biology
- Anthony Santucci, Professor of Psychology
DIRECTOR OF PROFESSIONAL TENNIS MANAGEMENT
- Derek DiFazioDirector, Professional Tennis Management
PART-TIME FACULTY
- Joseph Askinasi, Kinesiology
- Andres Botero, Nutrition
- Jorge Cardenas, Capoeira
- David Cassuto, Exercise Science; Health & Wellness
- Julene Caufield, Athletic Director/Wellness
- Kevin Cullen, Athletic Training
- Laura Feinblum, Nutrition
- Louis Galgano, Esq. - Sport Law
- Tara Jarboe, Health & Wellness
- R. Scott McIver, Sport Medicine
- Daniel McCarthy, International Politics of Sport
- Robert Romano, Sport Law
- Marty Rotberg, Sport Business
- David Seigerman, Sports Journalism
- Calla Taft, Wellness
- David Turco, Coaching
- Kate Vlahakis, Coaching
Please contact any of the above faculty or the Division Chair for more information.
Division Chair: Amy Bass, Amy.Bass@mville.edu (914) 323-5127
COURSES
Sport Studies Courses Include:
- Introduction to Sport Studies
- Introduction to Personal Health and Wellness
- Introduction to Sport Business Management
- Introduction to Sport Law
- Introduction to Capoeira, Afro-Brazilian Martial Arts
- Ethics in Sport
- Sport and Social Change
- Applied Kinesiology
- Applied Exercise Physiology
- Measurement in Sport/Exercise
- Sport and the Spiritual
- Sports Nutrition
- Mind, Body, Sport
- Equal Play: Gender & Sport
- Fundamentals of Team Sports
- Introduction to Sports Medicine
- Cross Cultural Perspectives of Sport
- Theoretical Concepts of Coaching
- Independent Study
- Internship
Courses in Other Programs Include:
- Biology: Intro to Wellness, Contemporary Nutrition, Introduction to Exercise Science, Human Anatomy & Physiology
- Communication & Media: Sport Communication and Media
- English: Writing for the Media, Journalism
- History: American Sports History, Topics in the History of American Sports
- Management: Fundamentals of Management, Introduction to Marketing
- Political Science: Sports and International Politics
- Psychology: Sport Psychology, Advanced Topics in Sport Psychology, Sport Brain Injuries
Courses in Other Departments
- Orientation to Professional Tennis Management
- Beginning Teaching Techniques
- Marketing and Administration for Professional Tennis Managers
- Advanced Teaching Techniques
- Senior Evaluation
REQUIREMENTS
The Sport Studies major requires completion of eleven courses that among the following categories:
- Science Courses (2 courses)
- Statistics Courses (1 course)
- Core Content Courses (2 courses)
- Writing-Intensive Course (1 course)
- Elective Courses (5 courses)
Please see the current Course Catalog for more information