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Sport and Event Management Co-op Information for Employers

Adding Value to Your Team

Sport and Event Management combines business education with unique management practices, our strong focus on community engagement, and the vision to develop leaders for a sustainable world. The sports industry in Canada is growing, as is the need for individuals who have diverse experience and the business skills needed to make an immediate impact in this dynamic sector. This program will prepare students to excel in managing sport and events from grassroots to a global level, with direction from our academic and industry leaders.

University of Guelph Advantage

The Sport and Event Management program prepares students for careers within, through and extending beyond the sport and event industry. With this specialized degree providing students with the foundation of business, combined with a focus in sport, it allows our students to flourish in a diverse spectrum of fields. These future leaders will gain invaluable experience in the classroom and on work terms. Prior to embarking on their first work term, students develop their skills in accounting, economics, marketing and sponsorship. With a growing network of workforce contacts, students will receive excellent opportunities at industry-leading organizations.

Our co-op process responds to your needs. Employers can post, hire and interview throughout the semester and our students are available for 4 or 8 month work terms. The Experience Guelph hiring tool makes hiring Guelph co-op students easy!

Student Strengths

 Critical Thinking

Demonstrate proficiency in the ability to assimilate knowledge and understanding through analysis and the development of recommendations and solutions to sport and event management problems and business decision-making

 Leadership

Ability to integrate leadership, ethical reasoning and teamwork skills, through work experience and project management

 Application

Exhibit the capacity to conduct effective management techniques through planning, executing and evaluating sport and event related operations

Sport and Event Management Work Term Schedule

YEAR
 

FALL

 

WINTER

 

SUMMER

ONEAcademicAcademicOff
TWOAcademicAcademicWork
THREEWorkAcademicAcademic
FOURWorkWorkOff
FIVEAcademicAcademic 

Sport and Event Management Course Sequencing

Please see the current undergraduate calendar for more information.

Fall

  • Introductory Financial Accounting
  • Introductory Microeconomics
  • Introductory Marketing
  • Introduction to Business

Winter

  • Introductory Macroeconomics
  • Individuals and Groups In Organizations
  • The Business of Sport and Event Tourism
  • Business Mathematics
  • 1 Elective

Fall

  • Management Accounting
  • Introduction to Co-operative Education
  • Business Communication
  • Information Management
  • Understanding Sport Fandom
  • 1 Elective

Winter

  • Introduction to Finance
  • Statistics for Business Decisions 
  • Communication and Media Strategy in Sport and Events
  • 2 Electives

Summer

Work Term One

Fall

Work Term Two

Winter

  • Service Operations Analysis or Operations Management 
  • Sales, Sponsorship And Stakeholder Engagement In Sport
  • 3 Electives

Summer

  • Principles of Responsible Organizations
  • Business Analytics
  • Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
  • 2 Electives

Fall

Work Term Three

Winter

Work Term Four

Summer

Off

Fall

  • The Impact of Business on Sport Industry
  • Strategic Management
  • Experiential Learning And Leadership in Sport Management or Advanced Topics in Sport Management 
  • 2 Electives

Winter

  • Advanced Concepts in Sport And Event Management
  • Advanced Sport Analytics 
  • 3 Electives
Restricted Electives

Students must complete a minimum of 2 courses from:

  • Foundations of Leadership
  • Human Resources Management 
  • Event Management
  • Business and Consumer Law
  • Negotiation and Conflict Management
  • Project Management