Wilkes-Barre, Pa., January 18, 2023—King’s College has launched a new concentration, sports management, as part of the Bachelor of Science Business Administration (B.S.B.A.) Management program within the William G. McGowan School of Business beginning for the Fall 2023 semester.
The new sports management concentration allows graduates to apply business skills to the sports and recreation industry and navigate various areas like sports marketing and media; labor and sports law; budgets and complex financial issues; team, event, and project management; and technology.
As the global sports industry rapidly grows, graduates can leverage this unique concentration across different workplace settings like amateur and professional team organizations, marketing and communications companies, or facilities management.
“The growth of sports as a business creates opportunities for King’s students to develop the skills and expertise needed to enter this exciting career as well as develop the business acumen for broader career growth in the future,” said Barry Williams, JD, MT, CPA, Dean of the William G. McGowan School of Business. “At King’s, we are positioned as a leader in business education as shown by our AACSB International accredited business programs of which this concentration will join.”
Interested students can enroll in the management major to earn a B.S.B.A. degree, which provides foundation in the fields of accounting, economics, computer systems, finance, law, and quantitative business aspects. Students will select the sports management concentration comprised of six courses to focus their study. Through the program, students will also have practicum and internship opportunities at high-profile organizations like the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton RailRiders.
The William G. McGowan School of Business holds prestigious accreditation through AACSB-International, representing the benchmark of quality for business education worldwide. Interested students can learn more about the sports management concentration at kings.edu/sportsmanagement or by emailing barrywilliams@kings.edu.