Program Overview
Our Sport Management major incorporates courses in facility and event management, economics, marketing, accounting, finance, leadership, and technology to provide a cutting-edge foundation full of competencies that future employers will demand. The revised core also allows plenty of elective space for students to pursue a minor related to their personal interests and career goals. Our graduates are working across the country and overseas in the areas of sports facility management, sports retailing, sports information, sports marketing, sales, and more.
Why Sports Management at Judson?
Student Life Involvement
We focus on experiential learning opportunities within the classroom. Students work on and market on-campus athletic events like our annual “Pack the Place” women’s volleyball game and Homecoming Week.
Professional Development
All Sport Management students participate in our ESS Colloquium course as upperclassmen. Alongside peers, students engage in professional development opportunities to prepare them for life after graduation while enhancing synergy within our department.
Students will also take a 6-12 credit internship during their senior year. This allows students to seek an internship that fits their schedule experience different careers within the Sports Management field.
Exercise Sports Science Department
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Combine the love of Sport and Success
Looking for a career that incorporates your love of the game and sets you up for success?
Here at Judson University, our Department of Exercise Sport Science will prepare you for a variety of careers in Sport Management and Health & Wellness. The warm-up starts now!
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Get Real-World Experience
The Sport Management program requires an internship during your senior year. Judson students have completed Internship experiences with a number of community organizations, most notably:
- Windy City Bulls, NBA G League Basketball
- Schaumburg Boomers Minor League Baseball Sport
- Joliet Slammers Minor League Baseball
- Dick’s Sporting Goods
- Athletes HQ
- Sports Faith
- Johansen Baseball
What Can You Do with a Sports Management Degree?
Judson graduates from the Sports Management program have gone on to work as:
- Event Programmers
- Sport Operators
- Facility Managers
- Game-day Operators
- Sports Marketers
- Web Designers