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Activate your career in sport studies.

Turn your passion for sports and physical activity into a lifelong career with the sport studies major at Bethany College.

Courses highlight concepts from training techniques and skill development, to kinesiology, sports marketing, athletic administration, facilities management, and treatments for athletic injuries. An intentional team of encouraging faculty provide an engaging learning environment designed to equip you for a career in coaching, sport management, athletic training, and beyond.

At Bethany, you will have on-campus experiences in sport management and administration—as well as an off-campus internship—built into your degree program.

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Areas Of Study

  • Sport Studies (Major)
  • Concentrations in:
    Sport Management
    Pre-Sports Medicine

Why Bethany

PRACTICAL ATHLETIC TRAINING EXPERIENCE

AVERAGE CLASS SIZE

CAREERS IN SPORT STUDIES

  • Athletic Director
  • Camp Director
  • Coach
  • Community Sports Director
  • Corporate Wellness Specialist
  • Events Coordinator
  • Facilities Director
  • Health Researcher
  • Nutritionist
  • Personal Trainer
  • Player Agent
  • Professional Sports Scout
  • Recreation Center Manager
  • Referee/Umpire
  • Sports Information Director
  • Sports Marketing Specialist
  • Sports Statistician
  • Tournament Director

Alumni Outcomes

John Symanski I Physical Education, 1979

Cardiologist at Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute
Charlotte, North Carolina

"My journey has been a long, and somewhat unconventional path, but incredibly rewarding. After graduating from Bethany with a degree in Physical Education, I pursued a master’s degree in exercise physiology at UNC-Chapel Hill. I became interested in cardiology while working in a cardiac rehabilitation program and changed course pursuing medical school. I remained in Chapel Hill for the next 8 years completing medical school, internship, residency, and a chief resident year. The final four years of training involved cardiology fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. I have practiced in Charlotte, NC for the last 25 years. My wife of 42 years, Paula, has been my steady support, yet the Bethany years set the foundation."

Todd McGuinness I Physical Education, 2002

Head Men’s Basketball Coach, Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio

"Bethany College helped point me in the direction of coaching. The PE classes I took helped shape what I wanted to do as an educator and coach for my future career as PE Faculty member and Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Case Western Reserve University."

Joey Subasic I Physical Education, 2019

School Principal, Coach and Referee
Wheeling, West Virginia

"My journey has been a long, and somewhat unconventional path, but incredibly rewarding. After graduating from Bethany with a degree in Physical Education, I pursued a master’s degree in exercise physiology at UNC-Chapel Hill. I became interested in cardiology while working in a cardiac rehabilitation program and changed course pursuing medical school. I remained in Chapel Hill for the next 8 years completing medical school, internship, residency, and a chief resident year. The final four years of training involved cardiology fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. I have practiced in Charlotte, NC for the last 25 years. My wife of 42 years, Paula, has been my steady support, yet the Bethany years set the foundation."

Meet The Faculty

SPORT STUDIES COURSES

Engage in courses that combine your passion for physical activity with knowledge, theories, and skills. At Bethany, you’ll benefit from expertly crafted courses that will uniquely prepare you for your lifelong career.

Your courses may include:

 

  • PHED 175 Introduction to Teaching Physical Activities
    Examines factors essential to the systematic teaching of physical activities. Course work focuses on writing about key pedagogical issues that impact the teaching and learning environment.
  • PHED 180 Introduction to Sports Medicine
    Provides basic insight into prevention and treatment strategies of athletic injuries. Students participate in activities that include taping, wrapping, wound care, vitals, emergency care, and environmental hazard identification.
  • PHED 243 Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology
    Studies small sports groups as micro-social systems under the application of group dynamics theory. Students investigate the influence of group members’ characteristics, environmental factors, interpersonal relations, and group structural characteristics on an individual member’s adjustment and the effectiveness of the group.
  • PHED 326 Kinesiology 3 credits
    Examines anatomy and mechanics as applied in the study of the human body during physical exercise, with a special emphasis on the analysis of motion in specific sports skills and exercise patterns.
  • PHED 337 Organization and Administration of Physical Activities
    Emphasizes the underlying philosophy for the organization, structure, administrative policies and procedures, legal aspects, and facility management of physical education, intramurals, and competitive athletics programs.

INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

An internship within your future professional field will allow you to develop skills in communication, leadership, physical activity, management, and more. It also provides a great opportunity to explore the many career paths available to you as a sport studies major.

Curious what internship settings are out there for sport studies majors? Check out some examples.

  • Athletic Training Facility
  • College Athletic Department
  • Community Recreation Center
  • Dance Studio
  • Gym/Fitness Facility
  • Physical Therapy Office
  • Professional Athletic Team
  • Recreation Camp
  • Youth Sports Club

Interested in learning more about Sport Studies at Bethany?

We’d love to tell you more about it and answer any questions you may have.