The Pennsylvania Board of Governors recently approved the Bachelor Science in sport management degree which gives Clarion University a program that has been steadily gaining momentum.
Several students have already signed up for the new program but many more are expected to sign up at the start of the school year.
"The departmental faculty have spent the past year working on the degree proposal," said Colleen McAleer, Ph.D., former interim executive dean of Clarion's Venango College, of the sport management degree.
"The university currently has a degree in liberal studies with a concentration in sport management. That program has grown steadily in enrollment, and existing students were surveyed and indicated that they wanted the degree in sport management to be offered on the Clarion campus."
McAleer said the new degree will qualify graduates to pursue careers as sports coach, sports scout, sports agent, athletic director, sports marketing manager, sports promoter and sports facility manager.
The program will focus on skills related to the business and legal aspects of athletics, including management, marketing, athletic administration, athletic directing, sports marketing and promotion and directing a sports facility. Existing, qualified faculty will teach the coursework, although McAleer expects additional faculty to be added later.
For information about the sport management degree, contact Doug Knepp, Ph.D.