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Career Opportunities

Career Opportunities

A Diploma in Sport Science will qualify you for a variety of careers in sports, recreation and wellness. If you use the Diploma to transfer into a related university degree program, many more career opportunities will become available to you.

Depending on which path you choose, career opportunities can include:

  • teaching at either the elementary or secondary level
  • teaching overseas with international agencies such as CUSO and WUSC
  • recreation leader and/or administrator
  • fitness instructor and/or director in the community or industry
  • physical therapist
  • athletic trainer
  • athletic coach within community club or school setting
  • aquatic director
  • physical education instructor in the armed forces and police
  • recreation facilities management
  • recreation director at holiday resorts and private clubs
  • therapeutic recreation and adapted physical education
  • sports official
  • sports camp instructor and director

Want to find out more about where your Sport Science Diploma can take you?

See an Academic Advisor

Contact the Sport Science Department

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