Sport Management
If you are interested in supervising the ticket office of a professional sports team, directing employees at a sports arena, coordinating athletic compliance for an intercollegiate athletic program, or managing the marketing efforts of an international motor sports event SRU has a nationally accredited program that is just right for you.
The curriculum, prepares students for careers in sport event management, intercollegiate athletic departments, minor league sport, sport marketing, sport facility management and other areas of the expanding sport business and sport entertainment industries. The innovative curriculum involves a myriad of practical experiences and stresses experiential learning, critical thinking and application of knowledge. The program has been in existence since 1977 and enjoys a nationwide reputation as one of the best undergraduate programs in the nation.
We were accorded the honor of being the first program in the nation to be accredited by the Commission on Sport Management Accreditation (COSMA). We feel that this is a testament to the quality of education that we provide at the Rock. Please review our program and contact us if you have any questions.
The Sport Management program offers an exciting opportunity for students to gain practical experience in Sports Entertainment while completing the COSMA-accredited Bachelor of Science, Sport Management degree.
The sport management degree program at Slippery Rock University has received specialized accreditation through the Commission on Sport Management Accreditation (COSMA) located in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA. The sport management program in the following degrees are accredited by COSMA:
- Bachelor of Science in Sport Management.
Slippery Rock University's undergraduate Sport Management Program began in 1977. During an average academic year the program assists 180 majors and helps place interns in a variety of locations nationally and internationally. Sport is a global industry and offers numerous career opportunities for sport management graduates.
Sport management is estimated to be a $415 billion dollar industry, more than twice the size of the auto industry, making it one of the top ten largest industries in the United States. A wide variety of opportunity exists in many areas, including management, marketing, accounting, finance, economics, communications and community relations. Sport-related knowledge can bring a unique aspect to not only the sports industry but to businesses as well.
The Slippery Rock Sport Management Program places interns in hundreds of locations nationally and internationally. The internship is a 12 credit/480 hour experience for undergraduate students. This activity and has been proven to be mutually beneficial to the students, as well as the host organizations. In many cases, this learning endeavor provides students with the opportunity to be retained by the host organization on a permanent basis. SRU students have extended the institution's network across the United States and beyond.
SRU alumni have worked at the following sites:
- Atlanta Hawks
- Atlanta Soccer Institute
- Buffalo Bills
- Cleveland Browns
- Cleveland Cavaliers
- Phoenix Suns
- Pittsburgh Penguins
- Pittsburgh Pirates
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- PPG Paints Arena
- Savannah Bananas
- Seattle Seahawks
- The Charlotte Hornets
- United States Olympic Committee
As SRU graduates spread across the sport workplace, the career and internship possibilities expand for future SRU students.