Sports Management
As a sports management student in Dominican University’s Brennan School of Business, you’ll turn your passion for sports into a rewarding, high-impact career. You’ll be prepared to meet the demands of one of the nation’s fastest-growing industries while putting yourself on a path toward your dream profession.
Prepare to go beyond the game
At Dominican, you’ll master the business side of sports while gaining the in-demand skills you need to become a leader in this dynamic, fast-paced industry. Through Dominican’s sports management major, you’ll explore core business concepts such as economics, finance, marketing and management and engage in a powerful, mission-driven curriculum. This game-changing major will also dive into the complexities within the industry, offering you unparalleled opportunities to analyze the intersection of sports and sustainability, globalization, ethics, and race and gender dynamics. And you’ll gain hands-on, real-world experience throughout your time here, ensuring that you’ll graduate with the knowledge, insight and skills you need to make your mark on the world.
Welcome to a winning team devoted to your success
In small classes, you’ll work side-by-side with an outstanding faculty that includes Fulbright scholars, successful authors and business leaders. Here, our nationally recognized professors will know more than just your name. They’ll collaborate closely with you on high-impact research projects, connect you with unexpected opportunities and work alongside you to help guide you toward your dreams. Our hallmark Executives in Residence program will introduce you to top-level executives who will mentor you one-on-one in career settings. You’ll find a dedicated team of supporters devoted to helping you achieve your biggest and brightest goals.
Jokari Mitchell
Dominican University Graduate
"Through the Brennan School of Business, I received an internship opportunity and I had no idea that it would eventually turn into a full-time opportunity. Dominican University really set me up for success."
This is not business as usual
Dominican’s sports management major will take you way beyond the classroom. Extensive practical experience is built into your curriculum, giving you unmatched career development resources that will ready you for a wide range of career possibilities in the sports industry. Our practicums and internships draw on Chicago’s incredible business resources. At Dominican, we make our connections your connections, so you can collaborate with real-world professionals while gaining crucial skills in resume writing, interviewing, networking and so much more. Through our innovative, newly designed core curriculum, you’ll practice the job you hope to have—before graduation. You’ll complete a required internship, equipping you with real-world experience. And you’ll build professional relationships and networks that will set you up with access to opportunities after graduation. To gain a global business perspective, you can choose from study abroad programs on four continents.
Amanda Urdiales
Dominican University Graduate
"I truly feel like a confident young professional ready to take on any task. I would not feel this way without the help of the many mentors I had at Dominican University’s Brennan School of Business."
In addition to accounting, Dominican offers a variety of undergraduate business majors.
Brennan School of Business Mission Statement
Guided by the university’s core values of Caritas et Veritas, the Brennan School of Business prepares a diverse student body, through experiential education, to become ethically-minded business leaders who are committed to creating an equitable and sustainable global society.