UMass Boston's Sport Leadership and Administration Program is designed to equip students with the skills and knowledge necessary to be effective, transformative, and equity-minded leaders of social change through sport. Students engage in study of the phenomenon of sport from a variety of theoretical lenses based in the liberal arts (historical, anthropological, sociological, psychological/developmental, and economic). This program is designed to provide students with coursework in leadership and management. Students in the Sport Leadership and Administration Program participate in experiential learning opportunities that help them both apply what they have learned through classwork and actualize their leadership potential. Through our multi-pronged approach, we send students out into a variety of sport industry jobs and career paths fully prepared to succeed as leaders.
Why Apply to UMass Boston's Sport Leadership and Administration Program?
We make a versatile set of programmatic options tailored to different student cadres, depending on their individual interests and potential career paths, as well as their qualifications upon admission to the university and/or to the major. Students interested in this program could pursue three options:
Option 1: The recently-approved BA in sport leadership, built from:
- A core of sport leadership major courses;
- Optional completion of the College of Management's 21-credit minor in management (open to students who meet the minor's minimum entrance requirements).
- This option may be especially appealing to students interested in pursuing a rich variety of careers in the sport industry.
Option 2: The recently-approved BA in sport leadership, built from:
- A core of sport leadership major courses;
- Two required entry-level management courses given by the College of Management (drawn from a list of 4-5 options).
- This option may be especially appealing to students interested in pursuing careers in youth development, community relations, or sport-related philanthropy.