Postgraduate Course: Social, Cultural, and Political Environments in Sport Management (EDUA11067)
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 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Education |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course offers an overview of the economic, political and social environment within which sport and recreation has developed. Focussing on the past twenty years in particular, the course examines the development of the sport and recreation business in the midst of globalisation. The course will consider such topics as social class and social mobility, consumerism, citizenship and social diversity and the place of sport and recreation in modern lifestyles. The main objective of the course is to develop a deeper knowledge and understanding of the various forces and actors that operate on sport and recreation in contemporary societies. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| 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: 2011/12 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 |
| Moray House | Lecture | lecture | 1-11 | | 14:00 - 15:50 | | | | | Moray House | Seminar | seminar | 1-11 | | | 09:00 - 10:50 | | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Wednesday, 09:00 - 10:50, Zone: Moray House. This course is delivered 0900-1100, St Leonard's Land 3.23 |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module students will be able to:
1. demonstrate an awareness of the economic, political and social forces affecting sport and recreation.
2. discuss and analyse case studies of different forms of sport and recreation
3. identify and evaluate appropriate material for researching the sport and recreation business environment
4. demonstrate awareness of current research developments in the study of the sport and recreation business environment |
Assessment Information
Each participant will produce:
1. 20 minute in-class presentation (Summative) (30%)
2. Written assignment of no more than 3,000 words (Summative) (70%) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr John Kelly
Tel:
Email: John.Kelly@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Marie Hamilton
Tel: (0131 6)51 6573
Email: marie.hamilton@ed.ac.uk |
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