History of Sports & Entertainment

This course is designed to cover the history and development of sports and the entertainment industry as it has developed in the United States. This class reviews from early sporting games by Native American groups to the current trends in amateur and professional athletics. It is also designed to reflect on television, movies and music industries and look at the enormous influence they have on American culture.

The full syllabus for this class may be accessed by using the following link:

• History Sports/Entertainment Syllabus

Class Topics: (not limited to)

• Sports/games in Early America
• Rise of the National Game: Baseball
• Rise of Professional Sports: Football, Basketball
• Intercollegiate Sports
• Equality in Sports
• Sports and the Age of Television
• Outdoor Sporting
• The rise of ESPN
• History of music/entertainment in American culture