Undergraduate Course: Sport in Social Context: Contemporary Social Issues in Sport 1B (SPRT08011)
Course Outline
| School | Moray House School of Education |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The theme of this half course is the social issues that affect contemporary sport. The course will analyse perspectives and issues in the sociological analysis of sport. These will include the ethics, values, morality and culture of sport, violence and hooliganism, racism, sexism and sectarianism. The role of sport and the influence of globalisation and the media in these areas will also be analysed. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | Not available to outside students |
| Additional Costs | None. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
| Understand the moral values associated with sport; understand the significance of social issues and the manner in which they affect sport; apply concepts raised by social scientists into an analysis of selected social issues in sport; critically reflect on their experiences as participants and spectators of sport from a range of social scientific perspectives.
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Jung-Woo Lee
Tel: (0131 6)51 4120
Email: J.W.Lee@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Sarah Fraser
Tel:
Email: s.fraser@ed.ac.uk |
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