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University of Utah Sports Management Undergraduate Program . By Stephen Marsden. Parks Recreation & Tourism .
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University of Utah Sports Management Undergraduate Program By Stephen Marsden
Parks Recreation & Tourism Our Mission- We create, share, and apply knowledge about parks, recreation, and tourism to inspire students, inform policy, serve social needs, encourage sustainability and economic vitality, and advocate for the health of people, communities, and the environment of which we are part. http://www.health.utah.edu/prt/
Parks Recreation &Tourism University of Utah Parks Recreation and Tourism Department is home to 7 different emphasis areas. • Adventure & Outdoor • Commercial Rec • Sports MGMT • Therapeutic Rec • Hospitality MGMT • Natural Resource • Sustainable Tourism
Sports Management About Us: The Sport Management Specialization focuses on preparing students with interests in managing sport programs, activities and events for children, youth, adults and seniors. http://www.health.utah.edu/prt/Undergraduate/hosp-commer-community/sports.html
Sports Management Program Curriculum: • Socio-culture of sport • Management and leadership techniques • Budgeting and finance • Marketing • Economics • Legal aspects of sport • governance in professional &amateur sport
Sports Management Careers in Sport Management: • supervisors, managers, directors and coordinators in local public park and recreation departments • sporting event planners for everything from fun runs to the Olympics, and in professional sport organizations
Sports Management There are a variety of roles that a specialist in Sports Management may assume, including direct leadership of sport activities, supervision of seasonal sport leagues and instructional programs, marketing sport activities in a city or county park and recreation department. For further information please contact: Mary Wells, Ph.D.
References • http://www.health.utah.edu/prt/Undergraduate/hosp-commer-community/sports.html • http://www.health.utah.edu/prt/