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Sport and Recreation Management in a Global Context 4A (ED1004)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : EDU-4-SRMGC

This course will analyse comparative accounts of sport in a global context. Students will be introduced to comparative accounts of sports development and the implications for management of sport in globalised, post-modern, cultures. The course will evaluate relevant theoretical approaches (flexible accumulation, disorganised capitalism, post-Fordism and post-modernism) in relation to examples from sport and recreation.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Successful completion of Third Year studies, with an average of 50% minimum.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Sport, (The Moray House School of Education, Schedule C)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
24/09/2007	14:00	:	Room 3.24, St Leonards Land	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	14:00	17:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of this optional half course students will be able to:
- Use the conceptual language of sociologists to examine sport in global and comparative context
- Appreciate the theoretical and methodological issues raised by sociological research
- Apply these concepts to the analysis of sport in global context
- Critically assess the various sociological perspectives on sport in global context

Assessment Information

100% coursework.
One written essay assignment (3,000 words)
For example : Examine any two contrasting perspectives on globalisation and postmodern culture. According to them, what is the social significance of sport in late modern society?