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UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA REC SPORTS PROFESSIONAL

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA REC SPORTS PROFESSIONAL

Professional team websites (e.g., Kansas City Chiefs).

Professional league websites (e.g., NFL).

College athletic program websites (e.g., Florida Gators).

Organizations where UF students have completed practicums and internships.

We are available to provide you with individual guidance based on your interests, but you are responsible for securing your own practicum/internship. Please note that you cannot complete a practicum/internship for your employer unless it is outside your department with different duties than those for which you are paid. Organizations to consider include professional teams, colleges, leagues, associations, private clubs, and community athletic centers. We encourage our online students to be creative and explore practicum opportunities that may be available to them at their local sport organizations.

Our Gator Marketing, Sports Information and Compliance departments, for instance, provide practicums to on-campus students who ask for them. Many practicum-level positions are not posted publicly students find them through personal contact with or outreach to an organization.

In addition to searching job sites, we encourage students to network. Internships with sport organizations can be completed for practicum credit and some practicums offer students more responsibilities than others. “Practicum” is an academic term, so we recommend that students use the more common term “internship” when looking for these opportunities. Students in internships typically spend 20 to 40 hours per week on-site and may have management responsibilities.īeing proactive will help you find a practicum, and the benefits will be worth the effort. This prerequisite helps ensure that students have enough sport industry knowledge to successfully perform their internship duties. The Graduate Internship can be taken only after you have completed at least 18 hours of coursework in the OSM program. Students in practicums typically spend 5 to 10 hours per week on-site engaging in activities like shadowing a sport manager. The Advanced Practicum can be completed any time during the online sport management program. They both involve a student working on-site in a sport setting, but there are differences regarding prerequisites, time commitment, and level of responsibility. UF’s Online Master’s in Sport Management program offers two courses to help students gain real-world sport industry experience and credentials while earning their master’s degree ― Advanced Practicum (SPM 6948) and Graduate Internship (SPM 6947). Though these opportunities typically are unpaid or provide only a small stipend, they are a career investment that our OSM students find invaluable.ĭifferences Between the Advanced Practicum and Graduate Internship Many sport industry practicums/internships are available exclusively for students who are receiving college credit for the experience. Though it is NOT required for graduation, we strongly recommend that you take advantage of these opportunities while you are in the Online Sport Management (OSM) master’s program. Regardless of a student’s professional background, these courses offer an excellent opportunity to broaden your exposure to the sport industry and explore areas of interest. Students gain hands-on sport industry experience and earn elective credit by taking advantage of our practicum and internship courses. Gain Professional Experience While You Learn