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Sport and Recreation Management at University of New Brunswick at Fredericton

Interested applicants can turn their passion for sports and recreation into a fulfilling career with Canada's only MBA in Sports and Recreation Management at the University of New Brunswick.

In this program students will combine courses from the Faculty of Management’s MBA program and from the Faculty of Kinesiology, giving them a unique education that fills an important gap in the sports and recreation industry.

In year one of the program, students will develop a “business tool kit” by taking business courses in

  • Accounting
  • Business Law
  • Finance
  • Marketing
  • Management of Information Systems
  • Operations Management
  • Statistics

This tool kit builds leadership skills students can use in any industry, but in year two of the program, students will learn how to use them in the sports and recreation industry by taking kinesiology courses in

  • Foundations of Sport and Recreation
  • Trends and Issues in Sport and Recreation
  • Sport Marketing
  • Careers and People Management in Sport and Recreation
  • In their final semester, students can network with professionals and gain real-world industry experience through an internship. UNB students have interned with such organizations as
  • Atlantic Rugby Canada
  • Canadian Football League
  • Canadian Paralympic Committee
  • Canadian Sport Centre
  • City of Fredericton Sport Tourism
  • Commonwealth Games Canada
  • Grootbos Foundation, South Africa
  • Lancaster Inferno, USA
  • Orr Hockey Group
  • Ottawa Senators
  • ParticipACTION
  • Right to Play
  • Trojan One (T1) Sport Marketing

Graduates with an MBA in Sports and Recreation Management are qualified for positions in management, accounting, marketing, advertising, public relations and sales operations.

Employers looking for this unique set of skills include a variety of profit and not-for-profit organizations including sports teams, professional athletes, sports associations, sports and tourism organization, arenas, auditoriums, stadiums, colleges and universities, health clubs and sports facilities.

Some positions for which this degree will prepare students include

  • Athletics director
  • Event organizer
  • Event marketing director
  • Marketing director for sports teams
  • Parks and recreation director
  • Sports and wellness director
  • Sports marketing and research
  • Sports agent
  • Sports finance/marketing/advertising executive
  • Sports facilities manager
  • Sports fundraising manager
  • Sports fundraising director
  • Sports franchise director
Level Masters
Discipline Business & Management
Duration 24 months
Intakes Jan, Sep
Application Fees CAD 125
Tuition Fees CAD 18610
Campus Fredericton
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Admission Requirements
Language proficiency (minimum)
IELTS 7
TOEFL 94
PTE 65
Duolingo 120
Exam proficiency (minimum)
SAT Not Required / Waiver
ACT Not Required / Waiver
GRE Not Required / Waiver
GMAT Not Required / Waiver
Requirements

Minimum GPA - 73%

Rankings
QS Ranking 701-750
Times Higher Education 601-800
ARWU 901-1000
Webometrics 616
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