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 |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| 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 (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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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 |
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| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | 09:00 - 13:00 | | | |
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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) |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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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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