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Sports Management

Explore the business behind the game.

In North America alone, the sports industry weighs in at more then $60 billion, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers. If you love all things athletic, why not get in on the action? UMW’s interdisciplinary minor program in sports management is designed for students from all majors who want to understand management as it impacts sports. You’ll discover the challenges and opportunities of the sports industry; explore basic principles of management, marketing, law, finance, and ethics in sports; and have a ball while you’re doing it!

Areas of Study

While you complete a coordinating major – or whatever major you choose – UMW’s sports management minor will expose you to courses in sports management, sports law, and sports psychology, while also bringing you into the business world with marketing and management classes.

Career Opportunities

Those who study sports management pursue opportunities in profession, semi-pro, and college sports. They become health club managers, sportscasters, fitness instructors, sports agents, athletic directors, sports event coordinators, media relations specialists, sports information directors, YMCA youth leaders, sports marketing specialists, community center directors, and athletic contract managers.

Internships

All sports management minors must complete a sports management internship for hands-on supervised experience in the field. Manage a public facility, including UMW’s Anderson Center, Battleground Complex, and special events held by the Department of Athletics. Students will be able to apply knowledge, skills, and abilities relating to the basic principles of event booking, finance, marketing, operations, scheduling, staffing, and ticketing in sports.

Sports management is an interdisciplinary minor. Requirements for departmental honors depend on which of UMW’s major programs you choose. Check the appropriate department for details.

UMW’s minor program in sports management requires 18 credits, including Introduction to Sports Management, Principles of Marketing, Events and Facility Management, Sports Law, Sports Management Internship, and either Sport Psychology or Principles of Management.

UMW’s sports management minor is an interdisciplinary program. Depending on which major you choose, scholarships are available through the appropriate department. For information on all scholarships available at the University of Mary Washington, visit the Office of Financial Aid.

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Majors, Minors & Areas of Study

Middle Eastern Studies

Cut through the noise and discover truths.

The Arab World, Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey, and Israel, better known as the Middle East, increasingly influences life in the United States. If you’re interested in exploring this area of the world, UMW’s interdisciplinary Middle Eastern studies minor might be for you. Delve into the histories, geographies, cultures, arts, languages, and politics of this important area of the globe and gain a valuable understanding of its relationship with the Western World.

Areas of Study

In UMW’s minor program in Middle Eastern studies, managed by the Department of Geography, you’ll learn about the Arab World, Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey, and Israel through courses not only in geography but also history, foreign language, political science, and religion.

Career Opportunities

Career options open to students who minor in Middle Eastern studies and gain insight into this part of the world include translation, interpreting, journalism, non-profits and NGOs, international business, government, foreign service, social work, education, and more.

Internships

UMW’s proximity to Washington, D.C., gives students access to the greatest concentration of geography-related worksites in the United States. Over the past few years, students in the UMW Geography Department have interned with the federal government, private industry, local governments, and non-profit organizations.

Geography majors who have at least a 3.5 GPS in the major and a 3.0 overall at the beginning of the second semester of senior year are eligible for departmental honors. To earn honors, students must register for an independent study session in which to complete an approved thesis. A complete list of requirements can be found through the Department of Geography.

UMW’s minor program in Middle Eastern studies requires 21 credits, including two sequential semesters of instruction in any Middle Eastern language (or, if placed out of an approved language, six additional credits from the elective list), four non-language courses in Middle Eastern Studies, chosen at the 300 or 400 level, or Islam (from at least three different departments), and a capstone experience, including a semester-long individual study project, a study abroad program, or an internship.

The Department of Geography offers several scholarships each year. The Office of Financial Aid also keeps a complete list of all scholarships and grants available to UMW students.

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Majors, Minors & Areas of Study

Latin American Studies

Complex and colorful

Latin America, and its more than 20 nations, is one of the world’s most culturally diverse areas. UMW’s interdisciplinary Latin American studies minor explores the history, geography, politics, languages, and traditions of Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean, as well as Latinas and Latinos in the U.S. From the temple-topped ziggurats to spicy salsa music, the program fosters understanding of and engagement with a complicated group of cultures long connected to the United States through migration, trade, and more.

Areas of Study

UMW’s interdisciplinary Latin American studies minor draws from anthropology, geography, history, political science, and Spanish with the goal of providing several approaches to the study of this complex region. Course titles include Culture and Literature of the Caribbean, Latin American Politics, Amazonian Societies, and more.

Career Opportunities

Latin American studies minors often find work in government, business, and international organizations, both in the U.S. and abroad. Potential employers include research centers, human rights and environmental organizations, the Peace Corps, the United States Foreign Service, international aid programs, and the United Nations. UMW offers service learning, plus research and study-abroad opportunities designed to put you at the head of the pack.

Internships

Internships are available in the Fredericksburg area at such organizations as Rappahannock Area Regional Adult Education, Bragg Hill Family Life Center, LUCHA Ministries, and Students Helping Honduras. Entities offering internships in the Washington, D.C., area include the Smithsonian and the Library of Congress Hispanic Division. A complete list of internships available through the University of Mary Washington can be found through the Office of Academic and Career Services.

UMW’s Latin American studies minor requires 18 credits, including an upper-level history course in either Colonial Latin America or Modern Latin America, plus an upper-level Spanish course, and 12 elective credits in at least two disciplines, including anthropology, geography, and political science.

The Office of Financial Aid the the University of Mary Washington coordinates more than 300 different scholarship and grant programs that include general scholarships and scholarships for specific majors.

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Majors, Minors & Areas of Study

Linguistics

Language is complex and endlessly fascinating.

If you agree, UMW’s minor program in linguistics might be for you. At a crossroads of the humanities, social sciences, and physical sciences, linguistics complements any major that deals with language, literature, cognition, sociology, or education. Get to the heart of the structure, use, and psychology of language. Study language acquisition. Learn how to describe the sounds languages use. Discover the similarities and differences among the world’s various tongues.

Areas of Study

Courses offered in UMW’s minor program in linguistics include Introduction to Linguistics, Writing Systems of the World, Issues in Linguistics, Introduction to Sociolinguistics and Anthropological Linguistics, Language and Gender, Language and Race, Introduction to Phonology, History of the English Language, Introduction to Morphology, and seminars on different topics.

Career Opportunities

Those who have studied linguistics at UMW have gone on to graduate programs in such fields as English as a second language, speech/language pathology, audiology, and computer science at prestigious schools including Brown University, the University of Virginia, and Georgetown University. Career options include teaching English in another country, serving as a translator, and working in journalism, library science, and editing.

Internships

Students in UMW’s Department of English and Linguistics (ELC) have interned with newspapers, radio and television stations, public relations departments of businesses and institutions, membership departments, law firms, technical writing businesses, libraries, and schools. A list of guidelines for completing a for-credit ELC internship is provided by the department, and a complete list of available internships can be found through the Office of Academic and Career Services.

Students with at least a 3.7 GPA in the major may qualify for Honors in the Department of English and Linguistics. The Honors distinction requires an “A” paper or project from an ELC seminar or individual study, with approval of the faculty member who supervised the paper or project. Specific guidelines and deadlines can be found through the ELC Department.

UMW’s linguistics minor program requires 18 credits, including Introduction to Linguistics, a 400-level seminar in linguistics, and four courses from any linguistics offerings in the Department of English and Linguistics. Electives may include an internship or an individual study.

A complete list of available scholarships can be found at UMW’s Office of Financial Aid.

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Majors, Minors & Areas of Study

Urban Studies

Explore the dynamics of city living.

UMW’s urban studies minor puts you in touch with the hustle and bustle, and focuses on the historical, social, cultural, economic, and political issues that cities face. Explore urban life, planning, policymaking, and issues such as housing, education, environmental risks, urban social movements, and crime and policing. This multidisciplinary minor includes classes in areas as disparate as Classics and Geography, Historic Preservation and Sociology. Students can study abroad, count internships towards the minor, and build with LEGOs!

Areas of Study

The urban studies minor requires six classes, which include extensive selections from the historic preservation, anthropology, geography, sociology, classics, history, and art history departments.

Career Opportunities

UMW’s minor in urban studies provides a thorough understanding of urban communities, along with a background in sociology, economics, historic preservation, and more. Our minor in urban studies will help prepare you to make a difference in the world around you in such fields as planning, community organization, housing, and economic development. A minor in urban studies is also good preparation for graduate work in planning, education, law, business, policy and more.

Internships

Working closely with faculty in the Geography, Historic Preservation, and Sociology departments, urban studies minors can find internships in Fredericksburg and the surrounding counties, in Washington, D.C., and in Richmond, with local and regional planning departments, non-profits and federal agencies such as the National Park Service and the Department of the Interior.

Learn about earning academic honors for your major.

UMW’s urban studies minor requires 18 credits: one introductory class, four electives (special topics courses, independent studies, and internships in relevant topics may be substituted), and an urban studies capstone course. Elective courses span the disciplines of anthropology, art history, classics, economics, geography, historic preservation, history, political science, and sociology.

The Department of Historic Preservation, which administers the urban studies minor, offers several scholarships.