EDUC 473Diversity Leadership in Sports and Athletics
Education · 4 units · Graduate professional courses (400-499)
Coaching and transformational leadership requires examination of important topics that depend upon analysis of complex, yet essential concepts. Examination and discussion of how and why sports, diversity, and leadership must be interconnected in order to meet needs of universities, professional organizations, and most importantly student-athletes. Sports as industry and as enterprise. Covers its history, purpose, evolution, and role in higher education and wider society. Emphasis on student-athletes’ experiences and outcomes, well-being, and readiness for educational and professional opportunities in sports and beyond. Addresses growing need for greater gender, ethnic, and racial diversity in athletic leadership. While those who participate in sports, particularly those sports designated as revenue generating, represent much of gender and racial diversity in U.S., leadership of sports falls embarrassingly short. Emphasis on equity throughout.
Letter grading.
When it runs
- Fall 2025
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
Requisites
UCLA lists no requisites for this course.
Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
Nothing — this is an entry point.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
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