Sport and Recreation Management Lincoln University Canterbury

Overview

Sport and recreation are vital parts of sustaining our wellbeing. The sector is expanding fast and there is high demand for quality graduates. Sport and Recreation Management’s specialised Sport and Recreation Management program from Lincoln University Canterbury will grow your knowledge and expertise, and expand your abilities across strategic management, marketing, event planning and a range of different recreation approaches and disciplines.

How you’ll grow

• From the widest range of sport and recreation courses offered by any New Zealand university.
• By gaining practical management techniques and instruction, growing both critical thinking abilities and academic knowledge.
• Developing your experience and character, nurtured by both theoretical learning and application in the field.
• Meeting industry experts, seeing first-hand how the industry is expanding and changing.
• Including an 120-hour internship co-ordinated to match your own interests along with employers’ needs, helping you get a foot in the door.
• Lincoln is the only university in New Zealand offering a major in Parks and Outdoor Recreation.
• Plus there are Department of Conservation (DOC) scholarships available for those taking the major.

Career opportunities

Our graduates are in-demand across the sport and recreation industry. You’ll prepare yourself for a career as a Sports Development Officer, Marketing and Communications Officer, Community Sports or Engagement Advisor, Sports Facility Manager or Consultants, Secondary School Head of Sport, Parks and Recreation Planner, Park Ranger, Outdoor Recreation Leader, Event Manager, Sport Club Manager or Gym Manager.