Sport Management

Learn the many facets of the sports, recreation and leisure business including sports marketing, coaching, and more. 

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Program Highlights

The worldwide increase in recreational sports and fitness participation, coupled with society’s growing concern over healthy lifestyles, has created a need for additional trained management professionals possessing a wide variety of skills. 

The Sport Management minor provides exposure to the many facets of the sports, recreation and leisure business including sports marketing, coaching theory and practice, facility and operational management, legal liability and risk management, sports psychology, and sports news media and public relations. All undergraduate students are welcomed in the Sports Management program minor. 

Career Paths

The Sport Management minor prepares students for entry-level management careers in the sports industry through exposure to sports marketing; coaching theory and practice; facility management; legal liability and risk management; sports psychology; and sports media and public relations.

Degrees Offered

Minor

School/Department

Barowsky School of Business

Course Catalog

Office Hours

Mon.–Fri., 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

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Barowsky School of Business

The Business School's stand-alone minors allow you to combine a solid business education with another discipline, providing the theoretical knowledge and practical skills you need to earn your undergraduate degree.

The Barowsky School of Business

Faculty and Staff

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Apollo Demirel, PhD

Assistant Professor of Marketing
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Courtney Budesa

Director of Internships and Professional Development Integrative Coach
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