Undergraduate Course: Sport and Recreation Management in a Global Context 4A (SPRT10007)
Course Outline
School |
Moray House School of Education |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
Home subject area |
Sport |
Other subject area |
None |
Course website |
None |
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Course description |
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 |
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Co-requisites |
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Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | 14:00 - 17:00 | | | | |
First Class |
First class information not currently available |
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
1. 15 minute in-class presentation (Formative) (30%)
2. One written essay assignment (3,000 words) (70%)
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? (Summative) |
Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser |
Dr John Kelly
Tel:
Email: John.Kelly@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Sarah Fraser
Tel:
Email: s.fraser@ed.ac.uk |
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