Sports Management BS
Sports are your passion. Make them your career.
![Jenna Cosgrove, basketball coach on court with whistle in her mouth](/sites/default/files/styles/editor_small/public/2024-01/596x700px-jenna-cosgrove-basketball-coach-with-whistle-in-mouth.jpg?itok=HduNBDAN)
Build your career in sports management at RIC!
You don’t need to throw a touchdown pass, hit a home run or sink the game-winning shot to make sports your career.
In-Demand Careers
- School Athletic Director
- Gameday/Event Manager
- Business Manager
- Sports Marketing
- Venue Management
- Public Relations
Why Sports Management? | Why Our Program?
- This fast-growing area of study is a ticket to a career in the $80+ billion sports industry.
- Our Bachelor of Science in sports management curriculum prepares students for careers in interscholastic, intercollegiate and professional sports.
- Topics covered include: management, marketing, law, facility management, human resources and finance.
- Learn from faculty who have coached at the NCAA Div. I level.
Our BS in sports management is the first program of its kind in Rhode Island that is exclusively focused on the business of athletics.
Our Management and Marketing Faculty
![David Blanchette](/sites/default/files/styles/width_260/public/2025-01/dave-blanchette-360x460.jpg?itok=evauAyh6)
Dr. David M. Blanchette
- Associate Professor
![Michael Casey](/sites/default/files/styles/width_260/public/2023-11/michael-casey-360x460.jpg?itok=7-FUFR_W)
Dr. Michael S. Casey
- Associate Professor
![Christine Connolly](/sites/default/files/styles/width_260/public/2022-11/221012_christine_connolly_004.jpg?itok=Bt_lzbPN)
Dr. Christine Connolly
- Associate Professor
![photo of Stephen Ramocki](/sites/default/files/styles/width_260/public/2021-04/210223_stephan_ramocki_006.jpg?itok=h5cjVxSX)
Dr. Stephen P. Ramocki
- Professor
![Sankeerth Rampa headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/width_260/public/2023-10/sankeerth-rampa-360x460.jpg?itok=97mAyye4)
Dr. Sankeerth Rampa
- Associate Professor
![David Roach](/sites/default/files/styles/width_260/public/2024-01/david_roach_360x460.jpg?itok=iHKd_ZEk)
David Roach
- Interim Director
- Sports Management Program
![Julie Urda, Management and Marketing](/sites/default/files/styles/width_260/public/2024-12/julie-urda-360x460.jpg?itok=lnsTZlLg)
Dr. Julie Urda
- Associate Professor
![Jiyun Wu](/sites/default/files/styles/width_260/public/2024-01/230927_sob_headshots_jiyun_wu_2_360x460.jpg?itok=WEnL55E6)
Dr. Jiyun Wu
- Associate Professor
Hear From a Student
![Anessa Garnetto](/sites/default/files/styles/width_360/public/2024-12/188x250px-anessa-garnetto.jpg?itok=N0lHGpxc)
Anessa Garnetto
“If I got hired by the Patriots today, I would 100 percent take the job...but I need the education and experience I’m having now to be in a position to contribute.”
– Double Major in Sports Management and Marketing
Meeting a High Demand
![Coach talks to team](/sites/default/files/styles/width_740/public/2023-05/sports-management-major_1900x924.jpg?itok=2odt1Xcn)
Let the games begin: Earn a degree in the sports business beginning fall 2023.
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Take the Next Step!
School of Business
We prepare students to lead boldly in business and industry.
- phone401-456-8009
- placeAlger Hall
![David Roach](/sites/default/files/styles/width_120/public/2024-01/david_roach_360x460.jpg?itok=iCyk8XfM)
David Roach
Interim Director
Sports Management Program
- emaildroach@parkviewhousebb.com
- phone401-456-6334