ADSA 7502 Sports Marketing and Communication

This course is developed to provide an understanding of marketing and communication concepts that apply to sports and sporting events. The core concepts include vision, goals, and objectives of sports marketing management, communications, branding, product management, sales, sponsorship, promotion, and research associated with the sports industry.

Course overview

Department
Advancing Studies
School
ADV
Credits
3
Level
Graduate
Offered
Every Fall

Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating
4.49 / 5 · Very Good
210 responses
Instructor rating
4.61 / 5 · Excellent
210 responses
Terms evaluated
14
Most recent: Spring 2026

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
TermInstructorCourse overallInstructor overallWell organizedClear learning objectivesIntellectually challengingHelpful assignmentsApplicable beyond courseAttendance necessaryWeekly effortResponses
Spring 2026James Di Loreto4.44.54.44.64.54.74.84.44–6 hrs/week14 of 24
Fall 2025James Di Loreto4.64.84.84.84.84.84.74.11–3 hrs/week29 of 50
Summer 2025James Di Loreto4.84.84.94.94.84.74.84.04–6 hrs/week10 of 21
Spring 2025James Di Loreto4.54.64.74.84.54.64.54.41–3 hrs/week29 of 40
Fall 2024James Di Loreto4.74.44.94.94.94.94.94.84–6 hrs/week14 of 26
Summer 2024James Di Loreto4.44.44.74.54.24.34.43.84–6 hrs/week13 of 22
Spring 2024James Di Loreto4.54.74.74.84.54.54.64.6—15 of 24
Fall 2023James Di Loreto—————————17 of 24
Summer 2023James Di Loreto—————————6 of 14
Spring 2023James Di Loreto4.34.54.34.54.34.34.35.04–6 hrs/week4 of 10
Fall 2022James Di Loreto4.34.54.54.64.54.64.64.44–6 hrs/week34 of 43
Summer 2022James Di Loreto5.04.04.04.04.04.04.0—4–6 hrs/week1 of 14
Spring 2022James Di Loreto4.84.85.05.04.35.05.04.37–9 hrs/week6 of 11
Fall 2021James Di Loreto4.24.64.34.74.34.64.44.14–6 hrs/week18 of 37

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

  • James Di Loreto
    Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Summer 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.61/5