Undergraduate Course: The Social History of Sport in Scotland (LLLE07004)
Course Outline
| School | Centre for Open Learning |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This is a for-credit course offered by the Office of Lifelong Learning (OLL); only students registered with OLL should be enrolled.
Sport is important in the life of the Scottish nation and this course will provide an understanding of continuity and change from the 19th to the 21st century. Fair play, the competitiveness of sportspersons, and sporting events which reflect tradition nationally and locally will be among the subjects under discussion.
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| Course description |
Content of course
1. Introduction to the social history of sport in Scotland ¿ the ethics of ¿fair play¿ in amateur sport.
2. Sport as it relates to identity and ethnicity ¿ Highland Games.
3. Golf ¿ inclusive and exclusive.
4. Football ¿ faith, hope and bigotry.
5. Sportsnews ¿ reporting sport in the media.
6. Sportswomen ¿ establishing a feminine identity on the court, track and links.
7. The ethics of gambling ¿ on sportspersons and animals.
8. Curling ¿ the democratic nature of the ¿roaring¿ game.
9. Sport as a business ¿ commercialism and professionalism.
10. Sport for the future ¿ children and participation.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
¿ identify the main areas of sporting culture and account for the importance of local as well as national sporting identity;
¿ evaluate sport through the study and use of a variety of written and visual sources;
¿ analyse how developments and trends in sport reflect changes in society;
¿ demonstrate the above learning outcomes through the assessment.
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Reading List
Essential
Jarvie, G.J. & Walker, G., eds., 1994. Scottish Sport in the making of a Nation. Leicester: Leicester University Press.
Jarvie, G.J. & Burnett, J., 2000. Sport, Scotland and the Scots. East Linton: Tuckwell Press.
Recommended
Fraser, W.H., 1990. ¿Developments in Leisure¿ in People and Society in Scotland, 1830-1914. Vol. 2, pp.236-264.
Burnett, J., 1995. Sporting Scotland. Edinburgh: NMS.
Jarvie, G.J., 1999. Sport in the Making of Celtic Cultures. London: Cassels.
Web sources
www.bbc. co.uk/sport/
www.playthegame.org
www.sportscotland.org.uk/
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Special Arrangements |
This is a for-credit course offered by the Office of Lifelong Learning (OLL); only students registered with OLL should be enrolled.
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Sally Crumplin
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Course secretary | Mrs Sabine Murdoch
Tel: (0131 6)51 1855
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