Sport, Media and Society (ED1019)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : EDU-4-SpMedSoc

This Honours level optional course provides an analysis of the mass media as institutions in industrial and industrialising societies, and considers the position of sport in the print, broadcast and electronic media from sociological, comparative and historical perspectives. Different approaches to the study of the mass media in society and the process by which media messages are produced, distributed and interpreted are critically assessed.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Successful completion of Third Year studies for Honours entry.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Sport, (The Moray House School of Education, Schedule C)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
26/09/2006	14:00	17:00	Room 3.24, St Leonards Land	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	14:00	17:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of this module students will be able to:
-Understand the relationship between the mass media and modern sport.
-Appreciate the theoretical and methodological issues raised by sociological research into the mass media
-Apply these concepts to the analysis of sport in the mass media
-Critically assess the presentation of sport in the mass media

Assessment Information

100% coursework.
One written essay assignment (3000 words).
For example:
To what extent does the media coverage of sport help to construct the "imagined community" of the nation?