Blend Your Passion for Athletics and Business
Get ready for an exciting career in sports management.
With this bachelor’s program, you prepare for management and leadership positions with professional sports teams, intercollegiate and intramural athletics, and recreation programs at colleges, universities and amateur athletic organizations.
The sports industry is always changing and needs highly trained professionals to meet the ever-changing economic and lifestyle growth patterns in tomorrow’s marketplace. With more and more people getting into both playing and watching sports, the Sport Management discipline is growing increasingly complex. As a result, successful organizations in the sports industry are constantly searching for leaders with specialized training.
SPM Program Goals
- Teach aspiring sports executives the skills that professional teams and clubs, collegiate properties and other sports businesses seek
- Apply business management concepts to the major issues currently facing sport managers
- Prepare students to develop, manage, and lead initiatives and to develop and set policies in athletic administration, sport promotion and marketing, arena and stadium management and service management
- Help students to apply their knowledge during internships, industry-related site visits and student-run events
- Provide faculty who are top scholars in the field to teach core classes in administration, marketing, legal issues, research and finance
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Did you know?
The B.S./M.S. Sport Management combination degree program allows qualified students to complete both degrees in 5 years, instead of the usual 6 years.
Institute for Coaching Excellence
The Institute for Coaching Excellence is committed to the education and development of athlete facing professionals who are responsible for training elite athletes and teams. We believe that educating coaches is a critical component of promoting athlete development and the sustainability of the coaching profession.
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The I-Rise initiative increases the impact of sport event research for mega and small-scale sport events through dissemination and strategic alliances in the State of Florida, the USA and globally.
More About I-RiseLooking for an online option?
Bachelor’s degrees in sport management are also available online.
Costs and Financial Aid
A variety of types of assistance are available including federal loans, work-study positions, scholarships, full-time and temporary employment and private sources. The Office for Student Financial Affairs at the University of Florida provides information about how to apply for financial aid at UF, deadlines and financial aid programs.
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Get more information about financial aid from the Office for Student Financial Affairs.
Curriculum and Advising
To earn a Bachelor of Science in Sport Management, you must successfully complete 120 hours of prescribed coursework. Professional core courses, related option courses and specialization electives are taken during your last two years of work.
For information about the required coursework please schedule an appointment with one of our Academic Advisors:
- Paul Higgerson (UF Online/PaCE)
- Laine Hatcher (Residential)
Contact SPM
University of Florida Department of Sport Management
Phone: (352) 392–4042 | Fax: (352) 392–7588
Email:
Undergraduate Inquiries: SPMundergrad@hhp.ufl.edu | Graduate Inquiries: SPMgrad@hhp.ufl.edu
Mailing Address: PO Box 118208, Gainesville, FL, 32611