Undergraduate Course: Physical Culture and the Sociology of the Body 4 (SPRT10017)
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 Honours level optional course seeks to enable students to understand the relative influence of social, cultural and biological factors impinging on the human experience of being and having a physical body. In particular, the recent emergence of sociological interest in the body is utilised to critically explore physical culture and theories of the body in contemporary society. | 
 
 
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
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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
| Not being delivered |   
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes 
By the end of this module students will be able to: 
 
-Understand different theoretical approaches to the significance of the body in society. 
 
-Analyse significant social, cultural and political aspects of the body. 
 
-Critically assess comparative studies of the encultured body. 
 
-Assess the use of the body as a medium of personal expression and social action within contemporary and historical accounts. | 
 
 
Assessment Information 
| 100% course work. |  
 
Special Arrangements 
| None |   
 
Additional Information 
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Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr John Horne 
Tel: (0131 6)51 6642 
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Course secretary | Miss Sarah Fraser 
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