Fitness Management Minor
Run the business side of a fitness facility. Shawnee State's Fitness Management Minor — 20 credit hours combining management, marketing, and exercise science — gives you the practical business skills to manage a gym, run a wellness program, or operate your own fitness practice.
Program Overview
Do you love fitness and imagine a career helping others stay healthy and active? The SSU Sport Management program offers an exciting Fitness Management minor in the C.H. Lute School of Business that can help you turn that passion into a profession. This minor is specifically designed to equip you with the fundamental business skills needed to manage a health or fitness facility. It requires seven courses, totaling 20 credit hours, and draws from the expertise of the Sport Management and Business programs. You'll learn the "behind-the-scenes" work that keeps fitness centers running smoothly, from handling finances to marketing services and ensuring everything is compliant.
The Fitness Management minor provides practical business knowledge that can be applied to a wide range of careers, especially if you're interested in health and wellness. For example, if you're studying exercise science, nutrition, or even physical therapy, this minor gives you the skills to manage your own practice, run a gym, or oversee a corporate wellness program. You'll gain a comprehensive understanding of critical business skills like financial management and marketing strategies tailored for the health and fitness industry, making you a well-rounded professional ready for leadership roles.
Combine your love for fitness with essential business skills and consider signing up for the Fitness Management minor at SSU. This is your chance to gain valuable, real-world skills that are highly sought after in the growing health and fitness industry.
At A Glance
Fitness Management Minor
Degree
Minor
Format
On-campus
Length
Typically completed alongside a bachelor's degree
Credits
20
Class Size
12:1
Location
Advanced Technology Center, Main Campus
Why Study Fitness Management Minor at Shawnee University
It's targeted at a real industry need. Health and fitness facilities run on finance, HR, marketing, and legal compliance — and most exercise science programs don't cover that.
Seven courses combine the business and the fitness-specific knowledge you'll actually use in a facility role.
It pairs cleanly with majors in exercise science, nutrition, or physical therapy if you might run your own practice someday.
You'll cover legal and ethical aspects of sport — the questions managers face but professionals on the floor don't always see.
The minor is 20 credit hours combining business and fitness-specific courses:
- BUAC 2010 – Intro Financial Accounting Principles
- BUMG 2100 or 3100 – Management Concepts/Principles
- BUMG 2350 or 3350 – Personnel/Human Resource Management
- BUMK 2100 or 3100 – Marketing Concepts/Principles
- EXSC 2100 – Introduction to Exercise Science
- EXSC 2400 – Legal and Ethical Aspects of Sport
- EXSC 4200 – Management of Fitness Facilities
Fitness Management Minor Frequently Asked Questions
20 credit hours across seven courses, combining business fundamentals with fitness-specific work.
It's a strong start. The minor covers the financial, marketing, and legal skills you'd need to manage a gym, studio, or wellness program.
Not strictly, but the minor is most useful for students already in or interested in health, exercise science, or sport-adjacent fields.
