Why Study Sport Management?

Sport Management is an undergraduate major in the Department of Kinesiology at Rice University and is much like a business administration degree. After covering the basic business concepts, we relate those concepts and explain their relevancy in the sport industry. These topics include finance, marketing, leadership, management, ethics, and media relations. How large is the sport industry in the United States? Experts conservatively estimate the sport industry at $250 billion a year making it one of the top 10 industries in the nation.

The internship is a critical part of learning experience for sport management majors. Rice has a partnership with the Houston Astros, Texans, and Rockets which allows for unprecedented access to internships with these organizations. A minimum of six credit hours of internship (300 working hours) are required for graduation.

Many Rice Sport Management majors also complete a minor in Business.