Careers
A degree in sport management will prepare you for a variety of careers in recreation, sport, and tourism. Graduates may take on any one of a variety of roles with government agencies, public and private recreation units, marketing firms, apparel companies, provincial and national sport organizations, sport event hosting committees, sport facilities, intercollegiate athletics, and commercial and professional sports organizations.
Internships
Western undergraduate and graduate students have undertaken internship/field experiences in a wide variety of organizations including:
- Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment Launchpad
- Thompson Recreation & Athletic Centre
- TD Stadium
- Boys and Girls Club
- City of London Community Services
- Siskinds Sport Management
- GoodLife Head Office
- SportsXpress
- Heart and Stroke Foundation
- Western Sports and Recreation Services
- Mustang Athletics
- London Sports Council
- Sport Tourism London
- Western Fair Sports Centre
- Sport Travel
- Budweiser Gardens
- Global Spectrum
- London Knights Junior A Hockey Club
- YMCA
- Honda Indy Toronto
- Race Roster
- Room Roster
- London Lightning Basketball (CBL)
- Lululemon
- Wasserman Sports Group
- Canadian Olympic Committee
- National Hockey League
- National Hockey League Coaches' Association
- Tennis Canada
- Forest City Road Races
- 2007 World Synchro Skating Championships
- 2011 World Sledge Hockey Challenge
- 2013 World Figure Skating Championships
- 2014 Memorial Cup
- Rowing Canada
- Cosmos Sport Marketing
- Special Olympics Canada
- ParaSport Ontario
- 2006 Ontario ParaSport Games
- CanFitPro
- London Nationals Hockey Club
- Hockey Night in Canada Play On!
- Ball Hockey International
- Basketball Canada
- The Abilities Centre
- pwc Epic Tour Halton
