What does the Sport and Recreation Management (SRM) Program Offer?

Prepare for an exciting career in Sport and Recreation Management! UMC offers an outstanding coordinated Bachelor of Science degree program. The academic experience grows out of one of the world's most outstanding institutional systems of higher learning: The University of Minnesota!

Sport and Recreation Management:

• Serves a variety of students needs and interest

• Is flexible

• Coordinates with other UMC courses and degrees

• Opens doors for you with varied learning experiences

• Expands your opportunities for employment
  

Customize the Sport and Recreation Management Program

Students majoring in SRM may choose from different paths within the program, according to their individual needs, experiences, and future career goals.

• A Manager or Athletic Director may take electives from management and communication program;

• A Sports Information Director may take electives from the communication program;

• A Nutritionist may take electives from the nutrition program and other requirement;

• An Events Manager may take electives from the marketing and promotions areas;

• An Activities Programmer may take electives from the HPER area; and there are other combinations.

Or, students may see themselves on a path leading to graduates school. For example, the Exercise Physiologist needs to have undergraduate courses in biology and the sciences. Or, the Sports Agent or Lawyer needs to have a strong academic background in communication.

The SRM program core provides you with a great foundation, and you are free to customize your academic program according to your academic program according to your individual needs and experiences.
This is a unique program because of the emphasis upon management, economics, promotions, and marketing: all within the contexts of sport and recreation.

Job Opportunities
One of the most common questions asked by students is what type of jobs are available with sport administration degrees. In general, the sport and recreation industry is divided into commonly recognized segments, including--but not limited to:

• Professional sports

• Intercollegiate athletics

• Voluntary athletic associations (such as the NCAA and high school athletic associations)

• Recreational sports

• Facility management

• Event management

• Promotions & marketing

• Health & fitness

• Sporting goods retail operations

Within each of these segments, job opportunities exist ranging from sales, marketing, box office management, ticketing, player development, golf course management, accounting and finance, facility operations, coaching, athletic training, operation of intramural sports, restaurant management, pool management, academic services for athletics, fitness club operations, outdoor recreation programs, compliance in college athletics, internet web design, sponsor development, special event coordinators, sports reporters, sports editors, sports information directors, sport talk show hosts, and many, many more diverse and unique opportunities.

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