Golf Management, BS

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN GOLF MANAGEMENT DEGREE

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Keiser University’s Bachelor of Science 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

The following objectives are designed to meet Keiser University’s mission and its goals:

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

To receive a Bachelor of Science in Golf Management, students must earn 120.0 credit hours. Program requirements are as follows:

Traditions of Golf: History and Culture
Golf Swing Fundamentals
Short Game Fundamentals
The Mental Approach to Golf
Fundamentals of Golf Instruction
Golf Club Fitting and Repair
Rules of Golf
Tournament Management
Golf Course Design and Maintenance
Club Management
Advanced Golf Instruction
The Business of Golf

Golfer Development Programs
Principles and Science of Coaching
Golf Marketing
Venue and Event Management
HR Management for the Golf Profession
Sport Administration and the Law
Golf Facility Operations
Golf Performance Development
Advanced Rules of Golf

Students may include the elective courses listed below or other qualified upper division courses in Exercise Science, Sports Medicine, or Business. The Program Director or Academic Dean may approve other courses for substitution.
Nutrition in Health Science
Applied Kinesiology
Advanced Care/Prevention of Athletic Injury
Advertising/Promotion Management
Introduction to Management/Org Behavior
Accounting for Non-Financial Managers

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Note: All lower division major and general education courses must be successfully completed before upper division courses are undertaken.

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