About Our Program
<p>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.</p>
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What Is Sport Management?
<p>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.</p>
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Career Opportunities
<p>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.</p>
<p>SRU alumni have worked at the following sites:</p>
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<li>Atlanta Hawks</li>
<li>Atlanta Soccer Institute</li>
<li>Buffalo Bills</li>
<li>Cleveland Browns</li>
<li>Cleveland Cavaliers</li>
<li>Phoenix Suns</li>
<li>Pittsburgh Penguins</li>
<li>Pittsburgh Pirates</li>
<li>Pittsburgh Steelers</li>
<li>PPG Paints Arena</li>
<li>Savannah Bananas</li>
<li>Seattle Seahawks</li>
<li>The Charlotte Hornets</li>
<li>United States Olympic Committee</li>
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<p>As SRU graduates spread across the sport workplace, the career and internship possibilities expand for future SRU students.<br /><br /></p>
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