Sport Management
The sports industry encompasses recreational sports, club sports, athletic clubs, university athletics, and professional sports. The field includes team management and operations, sport event planning, and in-club sport associations. Sport management covers responsibilities for planning, directing, and coordinating all aspects of the organization, including policy formulation, daily operations, and the use of materials and human resources.
At JFK University, the MA in Sport Psychology program through the Graduate School of Professional Psychology (GSPP) offers a certificate in Sport Management for sport professionals or sport psychologists interested in moving into the field. Coursework encompasses introductory sport psychology and sport management, as well as sport and society, the economics of sport, event management and sport management strategies, sport marketing and law, and a fieldwork practicum.
To learn more, contact the Graduate School of Professional Psychology.