Associate of Arts in Sport Management

Sports are truly a part of humanity's existence, and proofs of this are sports leagues with multitude numbers of sports franchises. As sporting events are more and more treated as if they were businesses, a new specialization must cater to the demands set by modern day "sport consumers". The Associate of Arts in Sport Management degree program, offered by the prestigious University of Phoenix Axia College, provides students with the basics in dealing with sports franchises, in terms of providing the athletes the best equipment for their further development. This course also answers the different issues such as marketing and promotion, arena/stadium maintenance, and public relations. Courses include management and leadership, ethics, budgeting and finance, communications marketing, and social-cultural factors - all within a sport-related adaptation. Students are also given the chance to liaise with top sports professionals, using the means of online interactivity to its maximum. Graduates are sure to be competent in the sports-related field they choose.