Sports, Society, and Technology Program

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The Sports, Society, and Technology (SST) Program and Research Collective seek to create interest and increased visibility for the interdisciplinary study of sports at Georgia Tech.

This interdisciplinary program is housed in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts and is administrated through the School of History and Sociology. We offer a 15-hour undergraduate SST minor with high-quality courses and support and promote Georgia Tech faculty research related to sports. 

SST Courses

Our courses bring together sports studies, science and technology, and urban studies, incorporating faculty from across campus in areas ranging from public policy, international affairs, and applied physiology to economics, materials science, history, and sociology.

Summer 2024 SST Courses

  • HTS 2015: History of Sports in America, Professor Johnny Smith
  • HTS 3089: Science, Technology & Sport, Professor Declan Abernethy

Fall 2024 SST Courses

  • HTS 2015: History of Sports in America, Professor Johnny Smith
  • HTS 3073: Sociology of Sports, Professor Mary McDonald
  • HTS 3075: Foundations of Sports Studies, Professor Kamal Budak
  • BIOS 2500: Introduction to Sport Science, Professor Mindy Millard-Stafford
  • ECON 4520: Sports Economics, Professor Thomas Woodbury

Previous Courses

  • MSE 3300: Materials Science and Engineering of Sports, Professor Jud Ready
  • HTS 3022: Gender and Sport, Professor Mary McDonald
  • INTA 3242: Soccer & Global Politics, Professor Kirk Bowman
  • HTS/PUBP 4813: Sports Law and Public Policy, Professor Bruce Siegal

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