Program · Minor

Sport Administration

TypeMinor
DepartmentSport Studies

Focus on the administrative side of sports, from communication and management to legalities, as a Sport Administration minor.

A Playbook for Success

The Sport Administration minor provides students with the basic skills for administration of athletics, recreation and sport. In addition to obtaining theoretical knowledge in the classroom, students have the opportunity to apply their knowledge in a practical experience of organizing and managing a sport event with such organizations as the Carolina Panthers or the New York Mets. Courses also focus on the proper and ethical administration of sport programs.

Sports Administration students are not required to major in Sport Studies, making it an excellent minor for Business, Economics or Accounting majors who want to apply their skills to a sport-related profession.

Guilford’s Sport Administration minors are prepared to pursue careers with minor-league and professional sport franchises, as well as with community-level recreation departments and organizations like the YMCA.

Internship Ideas

Big East Conference; DC United; Greensboro Grasshoppers; International Management Group; New York Giants; New York Mets; Philadelphia Phillies; Women’s Sports Foundation; Atlantic Coast Conference; Carolina Panthers

Alumni Careers and Graduate Schools

Director of Game and Player Operations, MLS
; Director of Marketing, FIFA Women’s World Cup
; Sports Information, Associate Sports Information directors, Duke
; Communications Manager, Women’s Tennis Association

College Catalog

For more information about courses within the Sport Administration Minor, visit the Minors page in the College Catalog. In addition to the Undergraduate Catalog, information includes academic department and major information as well as academic regulations and resources; admission standards and requirements; and tuition, fees and financial aid information.

Hands-on Learning

Sport Studies majors have made professional contacts during sought-after internships with the following:

  • Big East Conference
  • DC United
  • Greensboro Grasshoppers
  • International Management Group
  • New York Giants
  • New York Mets
  • Philadelphia Phillies
  • Women’s Sports Foundation
  • Atlantic Coast Conference
  • Carolina Panthers
  • High Point University Department of Athletics
  • North Carolina Marathon
  • Proehlific Park Recreation Center
  • Wake Forest University Department of Athletics
  • Winston-Salem Dash
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