Master of Science in Sport Leadership and Coaching

WE’VE PUT

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FACULTY

MS IN SPORT LEADERSHIP AND COACHING

DREAM TEAM

Program Highlights • A 30-credit program focused on expanding your leadership capabilities offers two cohort tracks— Athletic Administration and Athletic Coaching.

• A unique online model includes optional in class sessions and two required one-week residencies.

Master of Science in Sport Leadership and Coaching

• The program includes expert faculty with extensive sport and leadership expertise from our AACSB International accredited College of Business and nationally renowned Klein Group Instrument leadership creators.

• Quality you can afford—At $824 per credit* you can earn your master’s degree for $24,720.

wne.edu/mssport

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For questions contact Program Codirector Dr. Sharianne Walker at swalker@wne.edu or 413-782-1389. To speak with a graduate admissions representative, call 413-782-1517 or email study@wne.edu.

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GRADUATE ADMISSIONS 1215 Wilbraham Road Springfield, MA 01119-2684

*Based on 2017/2018 rates. Does not include costs associated with residencies.

WE’VE PUT

TOGETHER A

FACULTY

MS IN SPORT LEADERSHIP AND COACHING

DREAM TEAM

Program Highlights • A 30-credit program focused on expanding your leadership capabilities offers two cohort tracks— Athletic Administration and Athletic Coaching.

• A unique online model includes optional in class sessions and two required one-week residencies.

Master of Science in Sport Leadership and Coaching

• The program includes expert faculty with extensive sport and leadership expertise from our AACSB International accredited College of Business and nationally renowned Klein Group Instrument leadership creators.

• Quality you can afford—At $824 per credit* you can earn your master’s degree for $24,720.

wne.edu/mssport

7.17/200

For questions contact Program Codirector Dr. Sharianne Walker at swalker@wne.edu or 413-782-1389. To speak with a graduate admissions representative, call 413-782-1517 or email study@wne.edu.

wne.edu/mssport

READY TO SIGN ON?

GRADUATE ADMISSIONS 1215 Wilbraham Road Springfield, MA 01119-2684

*Based on 2017/2018 rates. Does not include costs associated with residencies.

“

What is the most critical ingredient for

creating high performance in sport organizations and teams on the field? Skillful leadership.

Without it, it’s very hard to win. The Klein Group Instrument® for Effective Leadership and Participation in Teams (KGI ) is a cutting-edge ®

tool that addresses this issue. It enables you to acquire a battery of skills that promote team synergy, producing the highest level of performance. In the Sport Leadership and Coaching program, you will learn how to use this tool for maximum benefit.

”

Dr. Robert R. Klein, Codirector

A Business Degree That Plays to Your Strengths

Meet Our Sport Management Faculty

The Master of Science in Sport Leadership and Coaching is a gamechanging program with an innovative cross-disciplinary curriculum spanning sport management and leadership. It is the ideal advanced degree for students seeking to enter athletic administration (educationally-based sport organizations), athletic coaching, or managerial positions within any sport organization. Best of all, our program has been specifically designed to accommodate working professionals, including those with coaching schedules.

The Sport Management faculty offers a diversity of expertise and experiences in the sport industry. All of the faculty are engaged in research and are published. Their insights and extensive connections make them an invaluable part of our highly distinctive program. Program Codirector Dr. Sharianne Walker brings years of experience in resource development, executive leadership, and strategic planning for both for-profit and non-profit sport organizations. Three faculty members hold law degrees and have worked in business, as a sports agent, and for the U.S. Olympic Committee. Another is an expert in collegiate sports. Our highly personalized approach will set the stage for you to work closely with our team of full-time faculty. The following is a list of professors you will work with.

Our Faculty is in a League of Its Own As experts in team building, we’ve assembled a faculty dream team composed of leadership and sport management experts. You could even say program Codirector Dr. Robert Klein wrote the book on it— Leadership Transformation: The Klein Group Instrument, his latest book based on the research of the Klein Group Instrument. Such leadership expertise is complemented by the diverse expertise and industry connections of the faculty of the Department of Sport Management.

With a focus on the business of sport, these professors bring insight and expertise in sport law, facilities management, international sports, intercollegiate sports, and sport agency to the groundbreaking Master of Science in Sport Leadership program.

Learn from the Professor Who Wrote the New Leadership Playbook

Dr. Sharianne Walker

Program Codirector Chair and Professor of Sport Management College of Business Ph.D., M.S., University of Massachusetts, Amherst B.A. Smith College

Dr. Daniel Covell

Professor of Sport Management Ph.D., M.S., University of Massachusetts B.A., Bowdoin College

Robert R. Klein

Program Codirector Ed.D., M.Ed., Harvard University M.A., Yale University B.A., Colgate University Dr. Klein completed his doctoral work at Harvard University, where he studied human development, psychology, and the teaching and learning process related to the instruction of group skills. In collaboration with the Center for Applications of Psychological Type, he developed the Klein Group Instrument® for Effective Leadership and Participation in Teams (KGI®), published in 2007. He is a certified Myers-Briggs Type Indicator™ (MBTI™) Master Practitioner. In addition to teaching for over two decades at Western New England University, he has taught leadership and group skills at Harvard, Wheaton College, and Springfield College. He has been a faculty member at the C.G. Jung Institute in Zurich, Switzerland. His new book, Leadership Transformation: The Klein Group Instrument, will be a centerpiece of the curriculum in the Sport Leadership and Coaching program.

Curt Hamakawa

Associate Professor of Sport Management Director of Center for International Sport Business Business Study Abroad Director Business Honors Program Director J.D., Western New England College M.Ed., Springfield College B.A., University of Hawaii

James Masteralexis

Associate Professor of Business Law J.D., Suffolk University School of Law B.A., University of New Hampshire

Harvey Shrage

Professor of Business Law J.D., Northeastern University B.S., Cornell University