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Course Descriptions/Sport Management 565625. Student Teaching in Special Education. (0-12). Credit 3. Observation and participation in settingsinvolving students with disabilities; supervised student teaching in accredited school or supervised fieldwork in settings approved by program. Must be taken satisfactory/unsatisfactory. Prerequisites: Graduateclassification and approval of department head.683. Field Practicum for Transition Specialist. (0-3). Credit 1. Faculty supervised experience in professionalemployment settings special education. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Approval ofinstructor and department head.684. Internship in Special Education. Credit 1 to 4. University-directed experience in a professionalemployment setting; full-time teaching and responsibility in a classroom with students with disabilities.May be taken 4 times. Prerequisites: Graduate classification and approval of department head.Sport Managementhlknweb.tamu.edu(SPMT)601. Research Methods for Sport Organizations. (3-0). Credit 3. Methodology and application of socialscience research in sport organizations; including the research process, research designs, sampling procedures,measurement, survey research, hypothesis testing, application and interpretation of appropriatestatistics, and the research presentation.610. Administration of Sport Organizations. (3-0). Credit 3. Issues related to the administration of sportand fitness organizations; includes interschool athletics and corporate organizations.611. Revenue Generation in Sport. (3-0). Credit 3. Examine the basic financial, accounting, and revenuegeneration principles central to the management of sport organizations. Prerequisites: Graduate classification.612. Personnel Management in Sport. (3-0). Credit 3. Examine the service orientation of sport organizations,individual differences in employees and clients, personnel management practices, and expectedoutcomes of effective personnel management. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.613. Diversity in Sport Organizations. (3-0). Credit 3. Examines an encompassing perspective of diversitywithin North American and international sport organizations; analysis and understanding ofthe various ways that people within sport organizations can differ; treats issues of the non-dominant,historically under-represented elements of U.S. society with an emphasis placed on racial and genderissues. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.615. Sport Marketing. (3-0). Credit 3. Explores and examines the elements of planning, organizing andprompting sporting events. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.623. Athletics Administration. (3-0). Credit 3. Principles and processes of managing intercollegiate athleticorganizations and properties. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.655. Sport Law. (3-0). Credit 3. Legal principles affecting sponsors and users of sports programs; liabilityconcepts in tort, contract, civil rights and property law in program planning, development, marketingand management. Prerequisite: Graduate classification or approval of instructor.681. Seminar. (1-0). Credit 1. Reports and discussions of research and the research process in sport management.May be taken 4 times for credit. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.682. Seminar in... (1-0). Credit 1. Discussions of current topics and issues impacting sport managementand administration. May be taken 8 times for credit. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.683. Practicum in Sport Management. (3-0). Credit 3. Participation and study in sport management andadministration; acquisition and practice of professional and/or clinical skills in sport management.Prerequisites: Graduate classification and approval of instructor.684. Internship in Sport Management. Credit 1 to 6. Supervised internship with sport managementorganization; application of formal training to performing professional functions consistent with careergoals. Prerequisites: Graduate classification; approval of instructor.685. Directed Studies. Credit 1 to 12. Directed study of special problems in sport management not relatedto thesis. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: Graduate classification; approval of instructor; approvalof department head.