MSP 7504 Sport Law, Governance and Compliance

This course concentrates on the areas of sport law, sport governance and sport compliance issues required of sport administrators. The legal aspects covered in the course include tort law, anti-trust legislation, Title IX and disability laws, and risk management and the impact on sports. Governance and compliance deals with the administrative function necessary to assist in sport management and includes: constitutional items, incorporation, roles of the various staff and committee positions in addition to developing policies.