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United States Sports University Textbook Lists: Doctoral Summer 2025

This guide provides list of textbooks and their associated courses.

Summer 2025 Doctoral Textbook List

All students, regardless of program, are expected to refer to a personal copy of  APA (2019). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th Ed. United States: American Psychological Association.

Course Title

OER or Student Self-Purchase

Current Textbook

SAB 634 - Ethics in Sports

Self-purchase

Champion, W.T., Karcher, R. T., & Ruddell, L.S. (2020). Sports ethics for sports management professionals (2nd edition). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.

SAB 635 - Corruption in Sports

Self-purchase

Kihl, L. A. (Ed.). (2018). Corruption in sport: Causes, consequences, and reform. New York: Routledge.

SAB 636 Effective Governance in sports

Self-purchase

Hums, M. A., & MacLean, J. C. (2013). Governance and policy in sport organizations, (3rd Ed.). Holcomb Hathaway Publishers. Scottsdale, AZ.

SAB 657 - Psychology of Elite Performance

Self-purchase

Williams, J.M., & Krane, V. (2015). Applied sport psychology: Personal growth to peak performance (7th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.

SAB 659 - Group Dynamics in Sport and Exercise

Self-purchase

Carron, A.V., & Eys, M.A. (2012). Group dynamics in sport (4th ed.). Morgantown, WV: Fitness Information Technology.

SAB 660 - Sports in America: Sport & Public Policy

Self-purchase

Santo, C.A. & Mildner, G.C.S. (2010). Sport and public policy: Social, political, and economic perspectives. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics

SAB 661 - Contemporary Issues in Sports

Self-purchase

APA (2019). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th Ed. United States: American Psychological Association.

SAB 670 - Selected Readings in Sports Coaching

OER

none

SAB 671 - Advanced Coaching Theories

OER

none

SAB 768 - Psychology of Human Behavior

Self-purchase

Gill, D., & Williams, L. (2017). Psychological dynamics of sport and exercise (4th ed.). Champaign, IL Human Kinetics

SAB 791 - Selected Readings in Sports Theory

Self-purchase

APA (2019). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th Ed. United States: American Psychological Association.

SAM 622 - Structure and Function of Professional & Amateur Sports Organizations

Self-purchase

 Slack, T. (2021). Understanding sport organizations: The application of organization theory (3rd ed.). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.

SAM 640 - Labor Relations in Sports

Self-purchase

Carrel, M.R., & Heavrin, C. (2013). Labor relations and Collective bargaining: Private and public sectors  (10th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Staudohar, P.D. (2000). Diamond mines: Baseball and Labor  (1st ed.). New York, NY: Syracuse University Press

SAM 644 - Sports Marketing Research

Self-purchase

 Babin, B., & Zikmund, W. (2016). Exploring Marketing Research (11th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.

SAM 660 - Financial Aspects of Sports

Self-purchase

Fried, G., DeSchriver, T., & Mondello, M. (2020). Sport finance (4h edition). Champaign, IL. Human Kinetics.

SAM 662 - Sports Entrepreneurship

Self-purchase

Hisrich, R.D., Peters, M.P., & Shepherd, D.A. (2020). Entrepreneurship (11th ed.). Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill

SAM 672 - Personnel Training and Development (Employee Training and Development)

Self-purchase

Noe, R.A. (2017). Employee training and development (7th ed.). New York, NY: Irwin McGraw-Hill.

SAM 682 - Facilities Planning in Sports

Self-purchase

Sawyer, T.H. (Ed.). (2013). Facility planning and design for health, physical activity, recreation, and sport (13th ed.). Urbana, IL: Sagamore Publishing.

SAM 730 - Sports Leadership Principles

Self-purchase

Hughes, R.L., Ginnett, R.C., & Curphy, G.J. Leadership Enhancing the lessons of experience (10th ed.). Boston, MA McGraw-Hill Education

SAM 735 - Strategic Planning of Sports Organizations

OER

Hrebiniak, L. G. (2013). Making strategy work: Leading effective execution and change. (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: FT Press.

SAM 736 - Communication for Leadership

Self-purchase

Barrett, D.J. (2014). Leadership Communication (4th ed.). Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill.

SAM 737 - Leadership: Theory and Practice

Self-purchase

Northouse, P.G. (2016). Leadership: Theory and practice (7th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Beach, L.R. (2006). Leadership and the art of change: A practical guide to organizational transformation. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

SAM 738 - Strategic Management for Sports Organizations

Self-purchase

David, F. R., David, F. R., & David, M. E. (2020). Strategic management: Concepts and cases, a competitive advantage approach. Pearson.

SAM 743 - Advanced Studies in Sport Management

Self-purchase

Horrow, Rick. (2020). The sport business handbook. Champaign, IL. Human Kinetics.

SAM 744 - Advanced Sports Marketing

Self-purchase

Aaker, D. A., Moorman, C. (2014). Strategic Market Management. United States: Wiley.

SAM 786 - Legal Aspects of Sports

Self-purchase

Cozzillio, M.J., Levinstein, M.S., Dimino, Sr., M.R., & Feldman, G. (2007). Sports law, cases and materials (2nd ed.). Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press.

SAM 787 - Sports Related Concussions

OER

Institute of Medicine and National Research Council of the National Academies. (2014). Sports-related concussions in youth Improving the science, changing the culture. Washington, DC The National Academies Press

SAM 788 - Principles of Management in Sports Medicine

Self-purchase

Rankin, J.M., & Ingersoll, C.D. (2006). Athletic training management: Concepts and applications (3rd ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.

SAM 789  Seminar in Sports Medicine Management

OER

none

SAR 672 - Computer Analysis in Sports

Self-purchase

PASW statistics 18 guide to data analysis. 

SAR 674 - Research Statistics in Sports

Self-purchase

Bluman, A.G. (2018). Elementary statistics: A step by step approach (10th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.

SAR 710 - Advanced Exercise Physiology & Scientific Principles in Fitness & Health

Self-purchase

Suggested: Katch, V. L. (2009). Exercise physiology (7th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

SAR 715 - Contemporary Issues in Health & Fitness

OER

none

SAR 720 - Advanced Strength & Conditioning

Self-purchase

Fleck, S.J., & Kraemer, W.J. (2014). Designing resistance training programs (4th ed.). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics

SAR 776 - Research Methodologies

Self-purchase

Andrew, DP, Pedersen PM, McEvoy, CD 2020 Research methods and design in sports management

SAR 790 - Selected Readings in Sports

electronic

 

SPT791 - Dissertation I

 

 

SPT 792 - Dissertation II

 

 

SPT 799 - Dissertation Final

 

 

SPT 301 - USSU Doctoral Orientation

   

DIS-PROJ Doctoral Hours Project Course

   

SPT 797 Applied Topics in Sports

   

SPT 798 Internship