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Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management
The Business School for Sport Business.
As one of the oldest sport management programs in the world, McCormack’s network of more than 5,000 alumni features leaders within every segment of the industry.
Degree Options in Sport Management
Degree Options in Sport Management
The McCormack Department of Sport Management is one of the few sport management programs housed within a business school. The combination of business, leadership, and sport-specific education sets our students up for long, successful careers within the diverse and growing sport industry.
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Our curriculum values theory and experiential industry experience in equal measure and our faculty are internationally recognized for their cutting-edge research and industry experience. We consider ourselves the business school for sports business.
Steve McKelvey
Department Chair and Professor
Sport Management Faculty
Sport Management Faculty
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Brett Albert
Senior Lecturer
Elizabeth B. Delia
Honors Program Director, PhD Coordinator, & Associate Professor
Janet S. Fink
Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs & Douglas & Diana Berthiaume Endowed Professor
Matthew Katz
Undergraduate Program Director & Associate Professor
Charles D.T. Macaulay
Assistant Professor
Lisa Pike Masteralexis
Senior Associate Dean & Professor
Mark McDonald
Honors Program Director & Associate Professor
Steve McKelvey
Department Chair and Professor
E. Nicole Melton
Associate Department Chair & Associate Professor
Emily Must
Director of Internships & Senior Lecturer
William Norton
Graduate Program Director, Director of McCormack Center for Sport Research and Education, & Senior Lecturer
Yiran Su
Assistant Professor
Katherine Sveinson
Assistant Professor
David Tyler
Associate Professor
Nefertiti A. Walker
Vice Chancellor for Equity and Inclusion, UMass Amherst, & Professor
McCormack Alumni Network
McCormack Alumni Network
Our unrivaled McCormack alumni network consists of 5,000+ sport industry leaders helping shape the future of the sports industry. This network provides McCormack students with unmatched access and opportunity, from guest speakers in and out of the classroom, to experiential consulting projects, a graduate mentor program, and direct connections to internships and jobs.
Sport Management News
Jack Davis: Beyond the Crossroads
Jack Davis: Beyond the Crossroads
By graduating from McCormack’s top-ranked MBA/MS dual-degree program, Jack Davis was able to open doors and switch careers.
Jack Davis: Beyond the Crossroads
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Katie Yates: Ready for the Majors
Katie Yates: Ready for the Majors
Katie Yates, MBA/MS Sport Management '22, now a Hockey Analyst with the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers, describes how her experiences at UMass - both in
Katie Yates: Ready for the Majors
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What Makes a Sports Rivalry? Isenberg Professor Featured in New Documentary Film
What Makes a Sports Rivalry? Isenberg Professor Featured in New Documentary Film
David Tyler, associate professor of sport management in the McCormack Department of Sport Management at the Isenberg School of Management, explains
What Makes a Sports Rivalry? Isenberg Professor Featured in New Documentary Film
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Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management
Room 236
Isenberg School of Management
121 Presidents Drive
Amherst, MA 01003
413.545.0441
