Where Passion Meets Profession
Major: Sport Management
Lycoming College’s sport management program provides students with a strong interdisciplinary foundation spanning business, communication, marketing, data analytics, finance, economics, leadership, psychology, exercise science, anthropology, and sociology. The program challenges students to think critically about the business, culture, and ethics of sports, including the complex issues of gender equity, racial equity, athlete compensation, and leadership opportunities. Students who graduate with a degree in sport management are prepared to contribute to organizations across the sport industry in a variety of roles. Whether a student dreams of a career in sports marketing, front office operations, or non-profit community program management, a major in sport management can help turn that passion into a profession.
Student Opportunities
- Collaborate with faculty on original research in areas such as motivation, performance, and student well-being, and present findings at national conferences such as the National Conference for Undergraduate Research.
- Complete an internship or practicum with professional and amateur sports organizations, college athletics departments, for-profit sports businesses, and non-profit recreation-focused organizations.
- Apply classroom knowledge through service-learning courses that engage expert practitioners and connect students to real needs in the Williamsport community and beyond.
- Study abroad through partnerships with similar programs at the University of Westminster in London or Hanze University of Applied Sciences in Groningen, Netherlands, gaining a global perspective on the sports industry.
- Make a difference in the local community through applied work with sports organizations in Williamsport and the surrounding region.
Why Lycoming?
- The program's interdisciplinary design draws on faculty expertise across business, communication, psychology, exercise science, and more, giving students a well-rounded foundation that a narrowly focused program cannot offer.
- Small class sizes mean students receive individualized mentorship from faculty who are engaged scholars and practitioners in their fields.
- Lycoming's long commitment to gender and racial equity in education directly informs the curriculum, preparing students to recognize and challenge cognitive biases frequently encountered in the sports industry.
- Innovative service-learning courses bring industry experts into the classroom while sending students into the community, creating applied experiences that serve both students and local organizations.
- International study partnership programs in London and the Netherlands prepare students to compete for roles on a global stage.
- Lycoming's active athletics culture featuring 20 varsity sports and a vibrant campus recreation scene makes Williamsport an ideal living laboratory for sport management students.
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