Undergraduate Course: Sport in Social Context: Historical and Organisational Development of Sport 1A (SPRT08010)
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 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Sport |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
This half course will involve study of the historical development of sport, the codification of sport, the development of national, European and world sports organisations and specific sports developments in parts of Britain and Europe. The role of government, local government, voluntary and private agencies in policy making, facilitation and delivery of sport today in Britain will be examined. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
Not available to outside students
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| Additional Costs |
None. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
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: 0 |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | 14:00 - 15:50 | | | | | | Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | 14:00 - 15:50 | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| Demonstrate a knowledge of the origins of modern sport; understand the development and codification of modern sport; understand the development of sporting bodies at national and world level; understand the specific developments of sport within Scotland, Britain and Europe; identify the policymakers, facilitators and deliverers of sport and their respective functions in Britain today. |
Assessment Information
100% coursework.
20% seminar tasks.
80% essay (2000 words). |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords |
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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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