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Sports, Politics, & Policy

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
9/2/25 - 12/12/25
TuTh 4p.m. – 5:15p.m.		 McCormack M01-0614 3 $2065 (guest students)
Date
9/2/25 - 12/12/25
Time
TuTh 4p.m. – 5:15p.m.
Location
McCormack M01-0614
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$2065 (guest students)

Description

This course examines the intersections between sports and politics - for good and for bad - primarily in the American case. It examines how questions of identity, solidarity, difference, opportunity, power, subjugation, social justice, the law, development, violence, race, gender, sexual orientation, sexual identity, pay, and labor practices play out in American politics, public policy, and sports culture. It is a course for those who love sports but hate politics, those who love politics and hate sports, those who love sports and politics, and all derivations in between.

Guest registration opens August 18

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Course Details

Session

Regular Academic Session

Class Dates

9/2/2025 - 12/12/2025

Location

McCormack M01-0614

Enrolled / Capacity

24 / 24

Status

Closed

Instructor

Erin O'Brien

Tuition*

$2065 (guest students)

* The tuition estimate is based on minimum, single-course cost to a new student who is a Massachusetts resident and not enrolled in a multi-course program. State residency, online/in person modality, and matriculation to a degree program may affect cost.

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