Sports is a business. All sports and recreational organizations
require the expertise of well-educated leaders to handle a variety
of diversified responsibilities, including supervision, financial
management, public and media relations, advertising and sales
promotion, facilities planning, accounting and purchasing. The
sport management program prepares its students for successful and
challenging careers in the professional sports and recreation
industry.
In addition, due to the globalization of sports, St. John’s
University is pleased to offer an International Sport Management
study abroad program, based at the University of Leicester,
England. Spring 2000 was our inaugural semester. This unique
international study abroad program has allowed sport management
majors and minors to pursue specialized course work in England. The
aim of the International Sport Management courses is to provide
students with an understanding of the development and diffusion of
sport, by introducing them to a range of problems and issues
confronting sports managers and the kind of strategic thinking that
facilitates resolution.
Program in Sport Management
The program in sport management at St. John’s University leads to a
Bachelor of Science degree and is available on both the Queens
and Staten Island campuses in the day and evening divisions. The
courses in all these specialized subjects prepare students for
entry-level management positions in college and professional sports
or in the rapidly growing business of leisure and recreation. Sport
management also offers a certificate program which is open to
individuals who have completed a bachelor’s degree in an unrelated
area.
Career Opportunities
Sports and recreational activities constitute one of the
fastest growing industries in the world. Opportunities are
available in the management of professional, college, secondary
school and community sports, as well as for rewarding careers in
the leisure and recreation industries. The sport management degree
program provides its graduates with the specialized skills to
succeed in a wide range of career choices. For more information on
careers in Sport Management, see What Can I
Do With My Major?
Contact Information
For further information concerning St. John’s University sport
management degree programs, please contact:
Prof. Anthony Missere
Chair, Division of Hospitality,
Tourism, and Sport Management
Director, Undergraduate Sport Management Program
St. John’s University
Bent Hall, 201
8000 Utopia Parkway
Queens, NY 11439
Tel: (718) 990-7391
misserea@stjohns.edu