Associate in Science - Sports Management Studies

Majoring in Sport Management gives students the opportunity to apply business principles to the sport industry. This program offers foundations of accounting, marketing, and management principles with a focus on sports information, sports facility management, and sport organization.

At GCC, students will be given the opportunity to complete their final internship at a business location of their choice. Past interns have worked for:

• Miami Marlins Minor League Affiliation
• Batavia Muckdogs
• Rochester Knighthawks
• Genesee County YMCA

Upon successful completion of the A.S. Liberal Arts and Science: Sport Management Studies Program the graduate will be able to:

• Identify strategies for effective personal professional development.
• Apply a variety of management skills (decision-making, change management, conflict management, etc.) to various situations in sport management.
• Follow prescribed legal guidelines of the profession.
• Apply ethical standards of the profession.
• Communicate effectively in a professional environment.
• Explain the uniqueness/special nature of sport management.
• Analyze the elements of the marketing mix in sport management.
• Interpret consumer behavior data in sport management