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Sport Management B.S.

Falk College’s degree in sport management is your ticket into one of the largest and most exciting industries in the world.
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Students volunteer their time, energy and expertise at the JMA Wireless Dome to gain collegiate sport and event management experience.

About this Program

  • Turn your passion for sports into a rewarding career through a combination of program-specific courses, professional electives and liberal arts requirements.
  • Learn sport business and finance and how to procure and negotiate employment and endorsement contracts for athletes and teams.
  • Learn sports organization management and how to coordinate and manage athletic teams and foundations.
  • Engage in facility management and overseeing the operations of major arenas, sporting venues and other facilities.
  • Gain experience in athletic event planning to be able to organize and promote games, tournaments, fundraisers and other events on behalf of an organization.
  • Students have the opportunity to join the Sport Analytics Living Learning Community or the Sport Management Living Learning Community.

Program Information

Degree Type

Major

Outcome

B.S.

Modality

In-person

College or School

Career Path

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David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics

Falk College academic degree programs focus on holistic health and wellbeing, human performance, and sport business enterprise. The college’s signature emphasis on experiential learning supports student success through intentional internship requirements, faculty-mentored research projects, immersion travel, and global study abroad. At every stage of their education, Falk College students engage in meaningful work to advance their disciplines and careers.
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Curriculum

Core coursework includes sport law, technology, sales, marketing, communications, data analysis, event management, research methods, professional development and finance. Sample courses include:

  • The Super Bowl: Sport, Culture and Entertainment
  • Principles of Sport Management
  • Sport Promotion and Sponsorship
  • Olympic Odyssey
  • Managing the Sports Organization
  • Technology in Sport Management
  • Sport in American Society
  • Psycho-Social Issues in Sport
  • Sport Economics
  • Los Angeles Immersion

Extracurricular Opportunities

Practical Experience

Practical Experience

Sport management students develop their skills through a number of unique programs in addition to their academic coursework.

  • Complete a full-time, 12-credit Senior Capstone away from campus during your senior year with organizations such as the U.S. Olympic Committee, ESPN, UFC, PGA Golf Tour, and NFL, NBA and MLB teams, among many others.
  • Join the SPM Club, the largest student-run organization on campus, or any of our many sport-focused student organizations.
  • Become a general manager and work with Syracuse Athletics as a member of ‘Cuse Crew.
  • Learn in-game production, including video, scoreboard and stadium display operation using industry-leading Daktronics equipment.
Study Abroad

Study Abroad

Broaden your perspective and enhance your resume with a study abroad experience during your college experience. Consistently ranked among the top 25 international education providers in the U.S., Syracuse Abroad has more than 100 programs in 60 countries.

Sport management majors most often go abroad to centers in Florence, Italy; London, England; and Madrid, Spain. World Partner programs including CEA Prague; the University of New South Wales; and the University of the West Indies are also available.

Summer programs of interest may include Australia: Sport, History, and Culture; Sociological Perspectives of Sport (Madrid); and Olympic Odyssey (London, Paris, Lausanne and Athens).

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