Golf Education Degree Program

The golf education you need for the career you want.

 

Keiser University’s Associate of Science degree in Golf Management prepares students for a variety of positions in the golf industry. In this program, students are prepared to provide golf instruction, manage golf course operations, ensure appropriate maintenance of golf facilities and equipment, as well as integrate the play of golf into the broader hospitality and recreation domain. Through a competency-based education format and state-of-the practice golf training equipment, students are given opportunities for success in their academic, professional, and personal lives.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:

  • Present students with a comprehensive background in the history, rules and traditions of golf.
  • Expose students to the proper physical and mental competencies required of golf professionals.
  • Develop students’ abilities in analyzing, making decisions regarding, and managing golf facilities and equipment, course operations, as well as staff.
  • Provide students the opportunity to demonstrate effective teaching techniques in playing golf.
  • Examine and synthesize golf management in relation to the hospitality industry.

CURRICULUM:

Program Outline

To receive an Associate of Science degree in Golf Management, students must earn 69.0 credit hours. Program requirements are as follows:


Golf Management Major Courses (45.0 Credit Hours):

GM 101 Traditions of Golf: History and Culture (3.0 credit hours)
GM 102 Golf Swing Fundamentals (3.0 credit hours)
GM 103 Short Game Fundamentals (3.0 credit hours)
GM 104 The Mental Approach to Golf (3.0 credit hours)
GM 105 Fundamentals of Golf Instruction (3.0 credit hours)
GM 106 Golf Club Fitting and Repair (3.0 credit hours)
GM 107 Rules of Golf (3.0 credit hours)
GM 201 Retail Management in Golf Operations (3.0 credit hours)
GM 202 Tournament Operations (3.0 credit hours)
GM 203 Golf Course Design (3.0 credit hours)
GM 204 Golf Course Maintenance & Turf Management (3.0 credit hours)
GM 205 Advanced Golf Instruction (3.0 credit hours)
GM206 Strategic Management in Golf Operations (3.0 credit hours)
GM 207 Food and Beverage Services (3.0 Credit Hours)
GM 208 The Business of Golf (Capstone) ( 3.0 credit hours)

 

General Education Courses(24.0 Credit Hours):

Credit Hours in parentheses indicate the required number of credit hours in each discipline.

Behavioral/ Social Science (3.0 credit hours)
SYG 1000 Sociology - 3.0 credit hours

Communications (3.0 credit hours)
SPC 1010 Speech - 3.0 credit hours

Computers (3.0 credit hours)
CGS 1000C Intro to Computers - 3.0 credit hours

English (3.0 credit hours)
ENC 1101 English Composition I - 3.0 credit hours

Humanities/Fine Arts (3.0 credit hours)
AML 1000 American Literature - 3.0 credit hours

Mathematics (3.0 credit hours)
MAT 1033 Intermediate Algebra - 3.0 credit hours

Natural Science (6.0 credit hours)
BSC 1010 General Biology - 3.0 credit hours
BSC 1030 Environmental Science - 3.0 credit hours

As part of our Golf in College program, students will play and practice while preparing for a golf career.