Major
SPORT MANAGEMENT BACHELOR OF SCIENCE If you are looking for a strong foundation in business and sport management concepts, Maranatha’s Sport Management degree is for you. Courses include marketing, promotion, sales, societal issues in sports, ethical issues in sports, event planning and production, facility management, sports financing, and business law. This unique blend of studies is designed to cover a wide variety of full-time employment opportunities. In the United States alone, sport management is a multi-billion dollar industry that offers thousands of exciting job possibilities.
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Career Options
• Interscholastic athletic administrator • Intercollegiate athletic administrator • Professional event manager • Youth, amateur, and recreational sport administrator
• Sport promoter/marketer • City sports commission manager • Sports information director • Community relations director • Sport tourism/vacation manager • Facility manager Some careers and employment positions require graduate degrees, specialized training, or additional certificates and licenses.
alumni spotlight
SAMUEL & SARAH COURTNEY Samuel (’19) and Sarah (Wright ’20) Courtney live in Watertown, WI. Samuel graduated with a BS in Sport Management and currently works at Erin Hills Golf Course as the Assistant Golf Shop Manager. He assists in the day-today operations of the course which range from taking payments to handling accounts. He also oversees transportation services and the overnight managers. Samuel says that one of the most important skills he learned at MBU was communication. “[Mr. Steve Board] would challenge us to branch out and make connections with people even if they weren’t in our field of work. Just being able to connect and effectively communicate with a wide variety of people has helped me most in my current role.”
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