UMass Boston

View of University Hall and Campus Center from the water.
Gender & Sport

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
1/26/26 - 5/13/26
MoWe 9:30a.m. – 10:45a.m.		 McCormack M01-0616 3 $2065 (guest students)
Date
1/26/26 - 5/13/26
Time
MoWe 9:30a.m. – 10:45a.m.
Location
McCormack M01-0616
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$2065 (guest students)

Description

This course explores the history and contemporary role of gender, sex, and sexism in sporting spaces. Significant sporting events along with political and sociocultural shifts in society will be examined using gender-based theoretical frameworks. Students will identify the ways in which and specific conditions when sport reinforces, resists, and/or reflects dominant gender ideologies.

Guest registration opens January 12

Return to Course List

Course Details

Session

Regular Academic Session

Class Dates

1/26/2026 - 5/13/2026

Location

McCormack M01-0616

Enrolled / Capacity

20 / 24

Status

Closed

Instructor

Shushan Dai

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.

Tuition Details