If your passion is sport, recreation and active living, our top ranked sport management program is for you! There are many hands-on learning opportunities in the form of co-op, internships, simulations, research, and community outreach. We prepare you to deliver sports programs, execute events, operate facilities, market sport to participant and spectator audiences, and more.
Our faculty will provide the networking opportunities to help you become a leader in the sport industry. Our graduates are leaders who are in demand – 98% are employed in the first six months after graduation. Our grads have gone on to attain exciting careers throughout the sport industry, including marketing, sales and sponsorship, digital media and public relations, governance and policy, the administration and management of community, provincial, and national sport, and in education, teaching and research.
Make an impact in the industry with a degree in Sport Management and Leadership!
DEGREE COMPLETIONS:
Course Requirements: One of Advanced Functions/MHF4U, Calculus & Vectors/MCV4U, or Math of Data Management/MDM4U. English/ENG4U.
Minimum Average: 70% (70% in Grade 12 U English/ENG4U)
Note: Co-op available; apply during Year 1
*Note:Two of the first seven electives that students take in the first and second year can also be from the Sport Management & Leadership program.
*Note:Two of the first seven electives that students take in the first and second year can also be from the Sport Management & Leadership program.
This introductory course examines health and wellness from both a local and global perspective. An emphasis is placed on physical activity, nutrition, psychosocial wellness and stress, and disease prevention behaviours.
An introduction to sport management as a profession and academic discipline. Special emphasis will be given to the principles associated with the management of various types of sport organizations, along with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully navigate employment in the sport industry.
This introductory course presents an overview of the significance of physical activity and sport in Western Civilization from ancient Greece to the present by specific reference to selected topics in different eras through which the particular society may be examined. Within this framework, the relationship of physical activity and sport to such factors as economics, politics, and religion will be emphasized, as will its contribution to the culture.
This course introduces students to macro aspects of the sport industry, including the key decision-making bodies, governance structures, funding pathways, and legal considerations in the public, non-profit, and commercial sectors of sport and recreation. This course provides an overview of current industry trends and issues, while exposing students to the wide variety of career opportunities that exist in sport and recreation. Students will gain a foundational understanding of the various sport systems that work to organize and administer sport and recreation at the community, national, and international levels.
The sport industry requires that people communicate effectively, persuasively, and ethically in written, verbal, and interpersonal communications. This course introduces students to academic writing, critical reasoning, and professional discourse across a variety of sport environments. Students will learn and gain confidence in their ability to communicate by practicing and receiving feedback on a number of communication skills relevant to the sport industry, while also having opportunities to improve academic and workplace language proficiency. (3 lecture hours/week.)
This course introduces students to leadership in the context of sport organizations. Specifically, it provides an introduction to leadership theories, the implications of leadership style on individual, group, and organizational factors, and the role that a leader can play in defining organizational culture, values, and volunteer and/or staff engagement. This course will discuss various sociological issues that often dictate who and why certain individuals occupy leadership positions over others. Students will have an opportunity to engage in professional development by developing a personal leadership philosophy that reflects their individual values and leadership goals. Overall, this course provides students with a foundation to discuss the many factors that frame the ever-present debate of whether leaders are born or made. (3 lecture hours/week.)
A philosophical analysis of sport and physical activity with emphasis on ethical aspects. Ethical theories will be studied as a basis for assessing and understanding decisions and actions of coaches, athletes, officials, and executive members. Case studies covering problem areas will be utilized to enable the student to analyze these decisions and actions.
The University of Windsor sits on the traditional territory of the Three Fires Confederacy of First Nations, which includes the Ojibwa, the Odawa, and the Potawatomi. We respect the longstanding relationships with First Nations people in this place in the 100-mile Windsor-Essex peninsula and the straits – les détroits – of Detroit.
Thursday, December 5th, 2024