Undergraduate Course: Sport Industry in a Global Context (SPRT10056)
Course Outline
| School | Moray House School of Education and Sport |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | 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 and networked cultures. The course will evaluate relevant theoretical approaches (Neo-Liberalism, Post-Colonialism, Cultural Imperialism, Post-Fordism and Post-modernism) in relation to examples from global sport industry. |
| Course description |
- Sport and Globalisation
- Global Sport Industry
- Global Sport Governing Bodies
- Global Sports Mega Events
- Sport and Migration
- Sport and International Development
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Students not on the BSc Sport and Recreation Management programme who are interested in taking this course should contact the course organiser before enrolling. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Students not on the BSc Sport and Recreation Management programme who are interested in taking this course should contact the course organiser before enrolling. |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2022/23, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 24 |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 22,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 11,
Online Activities 3,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
159 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Presentation: Mini Research project (30%)«br /»
(Learning outcome 1,2, 3, and 5) «br /»
Essay (70%)«br /»
(Learning outcome 2, 3, 4, and 5)«br /»
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| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Critically understand international and cross-cultural perspectives on globalised sport industry
- Critically review major driving forces that influence the development and transformation of sport industry
- Comprehensively interpret theoretical and ideological concepts related to global politics, culture, and economy and how these ideas can be applied to sport industry today
- Critically demonstrate political economy and international relations within global sport governance
- Critically evaluate international inequality and developmental gaps in sport industry
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Reading List
Cohen, P. & Kennedy, R. (2012). Global Sociology (3rd). Basingstoke: Palgrave.
Horne, J. (2006). Sport in Consumer Culture. Basingstoke: Palgrave.
Giulianotti, R. & Robertson, R. (2009). Globalization and Football. London: Sage.
Palmer, C. (2012). Global Sport Policy. London: Sage.
Sage, G. (2016). Globalizing Sport: How Organizations, Corporations, Media, and Politics are Changing Sport. Abingdon: Routledge.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
1. Ability to engage in theoretical discussion on the nature of the global sport industry today
2. Capacity to interpret developmental gaps in sport industry from different perspectives critically.
3. Ability to undertake a small research project on global sport independently
4. Critical thinking of and global sensitivity to the contemporary sport management
5. Professional and cross-cultural communication skills |
| Keywords | sport,management,globalisation,Transnational Corporations,Global Sport Governing Bodies |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Jung-Woo Lee
Tel: (0131 6)51 4120
Email: |
Course secretary | Miss Rosie Roberts
Tel: (0131 6)516 210
Email: |
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