Sport Management

If you're a team player who is passionate about sports and the fan experience, a career in sport management is your front row seat to the action. As one of the top-grossing industries in the world, the sports arena offers positions in event management, sports information, coaching and more.

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

Why NWC?

At Northwestern, you'll engage athletics through a biblical lens, seeing sport as a way to glorify God and serve others. Our profs are experienced teachers, coaches and athletic administrators—and each is committed to your success in whatever area of the field you pursue.

As a sport management major, you'll pursue a specialized degree track in business, leadership, or media + marketing. While the business track focuses on operational management, the leadership track emphasizes coaching and athletic administration. With the media + marketing track, you’ll learn the behind-the-scenes work of sports promotions and visual media production. All three tracks include coursework in strategic management and ethical issues in sports.

CONTACT

Dr. Ross BoumaDepartment Chair

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100% GRAD PLACEMENT 100% of sport management grads find a job or start grad school within six months of graduation.

COACH SUCCESS NWC’s coaching endorsement meets requirements for the state of Iowa.

REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE Intern with a semi-professional sports team or shadow an athletic director.

Outcomes

A sport management degree affords a variety of career options—including event coordination, promotions, sports information and administration.

Join our standout sport management alumni in roles such as:

Assistant athletic director, South Dakota State University

Brookings, SD

Athletic facilities assistant, Lake Forest College

Morton Grove, IL

Inside sales representative, San Diego Padres

San Diego, CA

Player development professional, Medina Golf and Country Club

Medina, MN

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STUDENTS

**Noah** Noah chose Northwestern because it felt like home and gave him an opportunity to grow his relationship with Christ, earn a college degree and play college football.

ALUMNI

**Becca** Becca is committed to sharing Christ’s love with professional athletes through her role as head equipment manager.

ALUMNI

**Sutton** After starting his college and baseball pursuits elsewhere, Sutton transferred to Northwestern as a sophomore, playing three years for the Raiders. The move paid off well, both during his college years and after graduation.

ALUMNI

**Josh** Josh turned his love for sports into a career.

FACULTY

**Ross** Dr. Bouma brings to students more than two decades of teaching, coaching and administrative experience.

Experience

Department mission

Compass Center for Career & Calling

Internships

NWC Sport Management Association

Sports + fitness

Off-campus study

Northwestern's kinesiology department prepares students to follow Christ and pursue God's redeeming work in the world through vocational callings in health, fitness, exercise and sport by promoting discipline-specific knowledge, skills and perspectives within a Christ-centered and biblically based worldview.