Sports Administration

Get on the highlight reel with opportunities from industry and organizations exclusive to Laurentian students.

Learn from a program designed by Canadian sport leaders and Laurentian professors, with over 40 years of alumni and industry contacts. Combine training in business with a foundation in sport theory and practical experience in sport management.

Approach sport management from many angles, such as finance, statistics, management science, economics, accounting, human resources, sport marketing, operations management, sport law, sport media, championship selling, communication, and analytics.

Gain real-world experience during a four- to eight-month internship with businesses such as Toronto Maple Leafs, Hockey Canada, Toronto FC, International and Canadian Olympic Committees, Ottawa Senators, adidas, Kansas City Chiefs, Under Armour, Toronto Blue Jays, Toronto Raptors, Edmonton Oilers, and many more.

• Four-year program leads to an Honours Bachelor of Commerce in Sports Administration (H.B.Comm. SPAD).

• First-year introduces Sports Administration, financial information and business statistics, and an understanding of management science and economics.

• The second year focuses on delving further into management principles with courses in accounting, finance, human resources, sports marketing and operations management.

• In the third year of the program, course content and student experience focus on applying business principles to the sport industry with courses in sport finance, sport law, sport media and communication, together with elective courses from human kinetics and other disciplines.

• After the third year, students embark on a 4 to 8 month internship with a sport organization or business, designed to provide them with in-depth industry experience before graduation. students have interned for Toronto Maple Leafs, Hockey Canada, Toronto FC, Vancouver 2010, London 2012, Scottish Aquatics, Ottawa Senators, San Diego Chargers, Georgia State Games, IMG, Trojanone, Under Armour, Toronto Blue Jays, Toronto Raptors, Red Bull, Edmonton Oilers.

• When students return to campus for the final fourth year term, the curriculum focuses on final preparation for graduation and industry employment through special sport management courses as well as a major sport consulting trip where students present solutions to real problems faced by sport organizations. On past trips, students have consulted on projects for the Pitsburgh Penguins, NY Mets, NJ Nets, NY Knicks, Los Angeles Kings, Dallas Mavericks, Dallas Stars, Belfast Giants, Stanford Athletics, Miami Heat, San Diego Chargers, Oakland Athletics, Sport Canada, International Olympic Committee and many others.

• This program is only for the type of student who has an enquiring mind, likes to work with others, is driven to succeed, and will take advantage of the unique and incredible opportunities presented to them. SPAD is looking for hard working, positive-minded, people looking for career success and happiness. Business is what we do and sport is our passion.

Graduates can rest assured knowing there is a multitude of career options they can explore post-graduation. Some career options include, but are not limited to:

• Professional sport organizations and leagues
• International, national and provincial sport organizations
• Sport sponsorship agencies
• Athlete representation agencies
• Business corporations
• Non-profit organizations
• Athletic apparel companies

Careers with multiple professional sports teams from all major leagues, provincial, national, and international sport federations, all of the major banks in Canada, sports  apparel companies, marketing firms, professional sport league head offices, large multinational corporations, athlete representation firms.