Sport Management B.S.
College of Education & Human Development (TCED)
06UGR Col of Educ/Human Development 201 - Bachelor of Science
Program description
The sport management major prepares students to identify, define, and solve problems in the management, development, and delivery of sport in local and global contexts. Program coursework will challenge students to examine sport from a variety of perspectives including social, psychological, legal, and economic. Graduates are prepared to think innovatively about the manner by which sport impacts, and is impacted by, broader cultural, economic, technological, and societal shifts.
Graduates may find employment in sport marketing and management, parks and recreation, agency and advertising, sales and fundraising, community sport, coaching, community outreach and engagement, event and facilities management, and other sport, physical activity, or fitness-related occupations. The program also prepares students for graduate study in sport management and broader fields.
Coursework in sport management addresses topics such as legal issues and risk management, career exploration, ethics and sport, sport as a sociocultural phenomenon, corporate social responsibility in sport, organizational behavior, organizational theory, sport business, sport marketing, sport entrepreneurship, and facility and event management. A hallmark of the program is its strong connection with the Minnesota sports community. As a result, students have wide ranging opportunities to gain hands-on experience in the sport industry throughout their time in the program.
Graduates may find employment in sport marketing and management, parks and recreation, agency and advertising, sales and fundraising, community sport, coaching, community outreach and engagement, event and facilities management, and other sport, physical activity, or fitness-related occupations. The program also prepares students for graduate study in sport management and broader fields.
Coursework in sport management addresses topics such as legal issues and risk management, career exploration, ethics and sport, sport as a sociocultural phenomenon, corporate social responsibility in sport, organizational behavior, organizational theory, sport business, sport marketing, sport entrepreneurship, and facility and event management. A hallmark of the program is its strong connection with the Minnesota sports community. As a result, students have wide ranging opportunities to gain hands-on experience in the sport industry throughout their time in the program.