Undergraduate Opportunities

The Center for Leadership in Athletics resides in the UW’s College of Education. In addition to our graduate program in athletic leadership, we provide a diverse selection of athletic and educational options at the undergraduate level, encompassing majors and minors, internships, research endeavors, and global learning experiences.

Current Undergraduate Opportunities Include:

Majors and Minors

We teach various courses at the undergraduate level intended to give UW students a deeper look into the intersection of athletics and education. Check out the full list of our current course offerings.

Each of these courses counts as an elective towards the College of Education’s B.A. in Education with an Option in Sports and Education degree OR the College of Education’s ECO major.

Community-Engaged Learning

The University of Washington Community Engagement & Leadership Education Center hosts programs centered around the areas of community-engaged learning, democratic engagement, leadership education, preK-12 student success and place-based initiatives.

Education, Communities and Organizations (ECO) Internships

Both the Center for Leadership in Athletics and our partner, the King County Play Equity Coalition, have hosted undergraduate students for their capstone internship as part of the College of Education’s Education, Communities and Organizations (ECO) program. Learn more about the ECO program and previous capstone projects.

Global Sports Lab

In anticipation of the 2026 Men’s FIFA World Cup, The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, Center for Leadership in Athletics and others have created the Global Sport Lab. The Lab provides students and the public opportunities to learn about global sport and connections through the expertise of faculty, staff, guest speakers and community engagements.

Research Symposium

Each year, nearly 1,000 students from all three UW campuses and other local institutions present research from a wide range of research focuses spanning over 100 disciplines If you are an undergraduate student pursuing research that involves sport and education, faculty members at the Center for Leadership can serve mentors for your research.

If you have an idea for an independent study that doesn’t fall within the parameters of the research symposium, feel free to email us at uwcla@uw.edu for support with your research.

EA College Football 25 Research Study

College football can engage campuses, students and fans in college life, often contributing to — or detracting from — a certain sense of belonging for various members of the community. This study takes a closer look at Electronic Arts’ recently re-released video game, EA Sports College Football 25, exploring its impact on students’ relationships with college football and sense of belonging or community. Learn more!