LEGL 334 - Legal Aspects of Sport Management

3 Credits
Students examine the laws that apply to sport management issues. Topics include contract law, agency law, tort law, constitutional issues, risk management, and alternative dispute resolution.

Prerequisite(s): MGMT 211
Course Learning Outcomes:
1. Identify factual scenarios that will likely give rise to Sport Management legal liability.
2. Identify potential legal issues–particularly in the areas of Tort Law, Contracts Law, Regulatory Law, and Constitutional Law.
3. Identify the monetary damages and other types of legal liability that can result from Sport Management legal issues.
4. Employ methods of minimizing potential liability i.e. Risk Management in each substantive area of law covered in this course.