The Bachelor of Science in Sport Management prepares students to be productive and dynamic sport professionals with knowledge, leadership, and management skills transferable to a wide variety of careers.

Program Overview

The B.S. in Sport Management is a cornerstone program at Mitchell College, preparing students with the knowledge, leadership, and management skills to be productive and dynamic sports management professionals in a wide variety of careers. Students learn to be a professional sports managers and employees with a focus on workplace readiness within their chosen career pathway.

Students have access to high-quality academic content delivered by outstanding faculty with extensive professional experience. Unique experiential learning opportunities are built into the program, including Workplace Readiness and Business Learning Labs, extensive local internship opportunities, and the option to pursue deeper, final-year Practicum Experiences working on and off campus with future employers.

What You Will Learn

• Demonstrate the knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviors required to create a pathway to a rewarding professional career in sport management
• Evaluate business situations in mature and startup organizations and apply appropriate professional methods to improve operations, solve problems and deliver results
• Describe and evaluate the prevailing environmental, social, and economic systems and emerging megatrends that affect contemporary global business operations, with an emphasis the sports industry

Specializations and Minors

• Athletic Administration and Coaching
• Entrepreneurship (Business Management)
• Project Management (Business Management)
• Digital Marketing (Business Management)

The Mitchell Difference

Earning a B.S. degree at Mitchell College requires a combination of coursework and experiential learning built around our Abilities Model. This skills-based learning approach includes the following: First-Year Experience, General Ed Courses, Integrative Career Development, Major Curriculum, Workplace Readiness Curriculum and Discipline-specific Specializations, along with space for several Open Electives. Every program at Mitchell offers unique opportunities to our broad spectrum of students for their educational, occupational and lifestyle pursuits.

• Hands-on and Field Learning as a way for students to explore, retain, and experiment within their field of study
• Wraparound Supports that offer resources and promote community-building within the learning process
• Organizations and Activities to build community with peers, learn, and have fun such as:
  • • Student Government Athletic Clubs
    • Sport and Fitness Club
    • National Society of Leadership and Success
    • Dance/Cheer Team
• Internship opportunities offering real-world experience to enhance our students’ education journey in such environments as:
  • • Mystic YMCA
    • Norwich Sea Unicorns/Dodd Stadium
    • Mitchell College Athletics
    • Waterford Recreation Department
    • U.S. Coast Guard
    • Stonington Recreation Department
    • New London Recreation Department
    • G’s Fitness and Nutrition
    • Wide World of Sports
    • Work Out World
    • Connecticut Sun
    • Waterford Speedbowl
    • Mohegan Sun
    • Power in Training Baseball and Softball Facility
    • DBI Baseball and Training
    • Many other opportunities
• Service learning that combines learning objectives with community service in ways that can benefit both student growth and the community

• Research that offers students the opportunities to delve deeper into subject areas of interest with faculty guidance

Career Pathways

The Sport Management program prepares students for a number of different career options, as well as the potential for future advanced study. Many students go on to enjoy careers in environments such as:

• Management — Small and Large Organizations
• Entrepreneurship — Start-ups and Mature Firms
• Sport Facility Management
• Sport Event Management
• Sport Information Management
• Sport Marketing — All Types of Organizations
• Athletic Administration — Schools, Universities, Municipal Recreation
• Coaching — Grassroots, High School, College
• Physical Education

Additionally, graduates have gone on to pursue advanced educational degrees or certification programs in areas such as teaching, health sciences, athletic training, exercise science, physical therapy, public health, organizational management, event management, and more. The Integrative Career Development program helps to focus students on career paths they are passionate about, leading to internships which become full-time positions for many students post-graduation.

Sample Coursework: 4-Year Overview

View the College Catalog for full descriptions of these courses.

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