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Sport Management Major & Minor
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Are you looking to enter the world of sport management? Goshen College offers a comprehensive program that will provide you with the skills and knowledge you need to succeed in this exciting field.
Prepare for a Career in Athletics with our Degree in Sport Management
You will learn about communication, ethics, finance, management, sport marketing, and event planning through our major and minor in sport management. You will also develop strong leadership skills essential to running a successful sports organization.
Whether interested in becoming an athletic director, sports facilities manager, or event coordinator, our program will give you the tools you need to achieve your goals. For students who are passionate about the professional sports industry and want to lead, discover all our sport management program has to offer!
Pursue Your Passion for Athletics at Goshen College
If you love the logistics, methodologies, and competition of sports, then you’ll excel in the sport management program at Goshen College. With a dedicated, enthusiastic faculty team and solid multidisciplinary foundation, the sport management program can help you realize your dream of becoming a coach, sports complex director, or event manager.
A Career in the Sports Industry Starts Here
Sport management majors and minors follow an academic curriculum that blends kinesiology (the study of human movement), business, and communication. At GC, courses and study topics will include:
- Communication
- Ethics
- Finance
- Business administration
- Management
- Marketing principles
- Leadership strategies
Sport management students will learn to be effective team leaders, influential sports management professionals, and responsible sports managers.
Sport management graduates work in a wide variety of settings, including:
- High schools
- Colleges and universities
- Professional sports teams
- Professional sports organizations
- Recreational facilities
- Sports marketing
- Sports analytics
Get Started on a Career You’ll Love
If you’re ready to take your passion for sports to the next level, learn more about our sport management program! Financial aid options are available. Fill out the form below to get started.
News & Events
Jeremy Pope ’11 now mentors basketball players in Nashville
Jeremy Pope '11, a men's basketball honorable-mention all-conference pick while playing at Goshen College, now mentors players in Nashville.at Valor Collegiate Academy, a top 5 academic charter school in the state.
GC GOATs: Cassie Greives ’11 went from reluctant to play to Maple Leaf WBB great
Cassie Greives '11 currently ranks first in program history in rebounds (1,016) and field goals made (622), second in points (1,614) and third in blocks (77) and free throws made (370).
Stats
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Number of intramural sports at Goshen College
100%
of physical education seniors reported they felt prepared for employment & graduate school
100%
of sport management seniors complete an internship in a practical setting in the community
90%
of physical education graduates in the last 3 years who have sought teaching positions are now employed as teachers
100%
of physical education teacher licensure graduates have passed the national licensure test since 2006
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Number of intramural sports at Goshen College
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Students & Alumni
Physical Education
Krysten Parson '02
Krysten Parson '02 carries on GC values, seeking to bring them to others.
Business major, sport management minor
Matias Martins da Fonseca ’22
Matias Martins de Fonseca '22, a business major with a sport management minor from Torres Vedras, Portugal, has a passion for sports and hopes to learn more about the intersection of sports and business.
Matias' story
Physical Education Major, Business Minor
Jeremy Pope '11
Jeremy Pope graduated from Goshen College in 2011 with degree in business and sports management. He came to GC to play basketball, but he stayed for the community.
Jeremy's story
Exercise Science Major, Health Minor
Trevor Emery '16
Trevor Emery, a 2016 exercise science graduate with a health minor from South Bend, Indiana, appreciated the homey atmosphere and enthusiasm for academics at Goshen College. He was active in Black Student Union and baseball.
Trevor's story
Physical Education, Spanish
Todd Woodworth ’78
Todd Woodworth ’78 takes ‘Culture for Service’ beyond the soccer field
Associate Professor of Kinesiology
Val Hershberger
Val Hershberger loves traveling, badminton, golf and learning about other cultures. From time to time, her classroom is "a mini Study-Service Term experience right here on campus."
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