Sport Management-Diving Industry Program (BS)

If you are considering a career in the diving industry, Barry's degree in Sport Management with a concentration in Diving Industry will give you the ultimate preparation you need for a lifetime career.

We are proud to offer the only four-year degree program in this exciting and challenging field in the world!

News and Events

November 2010: SMDI Majors Solidify Career Opportunities at International Dive Show

September 2010:Ground Breaking Data Collection Taking Place at Barry University

August 2010: SMDI Majors Complete Instructor Training in Bonaire

May 2010: SMDI Majors Embark on Internships Around the World

November 2009: Sport Management-Diving Industry Majors Showcased at International Dive Industry Conference

October 2009:U.S. Iraq War Veterans as well as British Iraq War Veterans Partake in the Semi Annual Barry University/ IAHD "Try SCUBA" Event.

October 2009: SMDI Students Run Annual "Haunted Paddle" Night Halloween Kayaking Experience for Miami Community at Oleta State River State Park in Sunny Isles, Florida.

September 2009: Diving Industry Instructor Brett Scaglione Conducts Freediving Study in the Red Sea

May 2009: Sport Management - Diving Industry Majors Bring the Barry University Mission to Bonaire, Netherland Antilles

April 2009: Semi Annual Barry University/ IAHD "Try SCUBA" Event Makes Big Splash in Key Largo Florida.

December 2008: For the Second Time This Year, Barry University's SMDI Program "Buddies Up" With the International Association of Handicapped Divers to Teach Iraq War Veterans to Dive.

November, 2008: SMDI students earn "Honorable Mention" in NAUI Worldwide "Just Dive" Photo contest and win four tickets to dive facilities at Disney World Orlando.

October, 2008: SMDI Students plan "Haunted Paddle" night Halloween kayaking experience for community at Oleta State River State Park in Sunny Isles, Florida.

August, 2008: SMDI alumnus Brett Scaglione named instructor for Barry University Sport Management-Diving Faculty

May 2008: SMDI Majors, Minors help preserve Bonaire National Marine Sanctuary through recovery of portions of damaged dock and twenty tires from top photo dive site in the world

April 2008: Barry University’s SMDI Program “Buddies Up” with the International Association of Handicapped Divers to Teach Iraq War Veterans to Dive

December 2007: SMDI Majors and Minors team up with International Association of Handicapped Divers to introduce Wounded Iraq War Veterans to SCUBA Diving.

May 2007: Sharon Kegeles named official Tourism Ambassador for the island country of Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles.