Sport Leadership and Administration BA
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.
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Sport Leadership and Administration Program Advisory Board
- Alan Girelli, UMass Boston
- Alfreda J. Harris, Boston School Committee
- Allyce Najimy, Foundation To Be Named Later
- Amy Latimer, Boston Bruins/TD Garden
- Andre Tippett, New England Patriots
- Andrew Zimbalist, Smith College
- Bekah Salwasser, Boston Red Sox Foundation
- Bob Ryan, ESPN
- Dr. Charles Steinberg, Worcester Woo Sox/Boston Red Sox
- Charlie Jacobs, Boston Bruins
- Charlie Rose, City Year
- Charlie Titus, UMass Boston
- Chris Collins, NECN
- Chris Sinclair, Anthem Entertainment
- Cindy Brennan, Rubin Rudman
- Darlene Gordon, UMass Boston Athletics
- Denise Kaigler, MDK Brand Management, LLC
- Denise Wolffs, Citizens Financial Group, Inc.
- Dick Flavin, Boston Red Sox
- Donna Eden Cohen, Donna Cohen Strategies
- Edwin Moses, Laureus World Sports Academy & Laureus Sport of Good Foundation
- Jeremy Jacobs, Boston Bruins
- Joe Preston, New Balance
- Joseph VanBuskirk, New Balance
- Keith Carroll, Mintz Levin Sports Practice
- Keith Gainsboro, Elevate Communications
- Keith Harrison, Devos School - UCF
- Keith McDermott, Green Castle
- Keith Motley, UMass Boston
- Kelly Kaufman, Fenway Sports Group
- Kelly Sutton, Entercom/WEEI
- Kevin McCluskey, UMass Boston
- Kim Zayotti, Blue Sky Sports & Entertainment, LLC
- Larry Moulter, UMass Boston
- Lisa Borges, Anchor Foundation Consulting, LLC
- Marcita Thompson, Boston Red Sox
- Mark Duggan, Duggan Consulting
- Mark Lev, Fenway Sports Group
- Marybeth McMahon, Special Olympics
- Mori Taheripour, University of Pennsylvania - Wharton School
- Neil Jacobs, WilmerHale
- Pacey C. Foster, PhD, UMass Boston
- Rhema Fuller, University of Memphis - Kemmons Wilson School of Hospitality & Resort Management
- Dr. Richard Lapchick, DeVos Sport Business Management Program Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport The Institute for Sport and Social Justice
- Rob Friedman, John Hancock
- Rusty Sullivan, The Sports Museum
- Sam Kennedy, Boston Red Sox
- Saskia Epstein, PNC Bank
- Stacey Vollman-Warwick, Intersport
- Steve Ackerman, UMass Boston
- Tom "Satch" Sanders, Boston Celtics Legend
- Tom Carleo, New Balance
- Tom Caron, NESN (New England Sports Network)
- Tom Grilk, Boston Athletic Association
- Tyler Tumminia Cherrington, WNHL Commissioner
- William N. Gaine, Jr., MIAA and MSSAA
- Willie Maye, Boston Celtics
- Jackie MacMullen, ESPN
- Justin Prettyman, San Francisco 49ers Foundation
- Bill Overton, NFL Player Alumni
The Sport Leadership and Administration program is supported by a generous gift from New Balance.
