George Washington University

The concentration in sport, event, and hospitality management degree program provides students with a theoretical and practical understanding of these industries through three different tracks:

• Sport management track focuses on the management and marketing of sport events, organizations, products, and athletes, as well as in special events, conferences, meetings, expositions, festivals, and other entertainment properties including sport and event facilities.
• Event management track focuses on the marketing and management of businesses related to conventions, meetings, special events, conferences, expositions, and festivals.
• Hospitality management track focuses on the marketing, management, and financing of both hotels and those businesses related to tourism, including cities, attractions, restaurants, and airlines.

Typical entry-level positions include those in collegiate and professional sport organizations, sport marketing agencies, sport manufacturers, sport and event facilities, hotels and resorts, restaurants and food service operations, visitor and convention bureaus, theme parks and recreation centers, museums, tour operators, travel management firms, destination management companies, event producers, associations, corporate sponsors, and consulting firms.