Sport Management
Download Sport Management Brochure Successful completion of the Sport Management major helps prepare students for careers in the following settings:
Potential Career Opportunities
• Athletic Administration
• Director of Campus Recreation
• Sports Information Director
• Health/Fitness Centers
• Resort/Country Clubs
• Facilities Management
• Sports Events Organization
• Professional Sports
Program Goals
The courses offered in the Sport Management Program are designed to foster in the student:
• An awareness of and appreciation for the sport management field including history, philosophy, ethics and career paths or opportunities.
• An understanding of common business practices including marketing, communicating, budgeting, accounting, evaluating and managing.
• An understanding of sport management business through practical applications and experiential learning.
Sport Management is one of the fastest growing majors on campus. Since its inception on our campus in 1997, we have had numerous students employed in a variety of different areas including professional sports, YMCAs, fitness clubs, sports retail and other related fields. The program has a business/ sport emphasis and includes a 12 hour internship through which the student obtains valuable hands-on experience.Conceptual Framework
A sport management major at Gardner-Webb University will receive instruction in sport management principles, business principles and sport principles in a combined program of study shared between the Physical Education, Wellness and Sport Studies Department and the Broyhill School of Business. The student will benefit from an emphasis placed on practical application. This will be accomplished through projects
focused on experiential learning and through a 12 hour internship. The 12 hour internship allows students an opportunity to work full-time in a sport management area of their choice. This provides opportunities for learning not available in the classroom alone.