HM2061 - Advanced Studies in Sport and Society

Credit points:	03
Year:	2010
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	School of Education

This subject is designed to stimulate interest in the disciplines of sport sociology and sport history. It will enhance the professional and personal development of the students by increasing their perception and appreciation of the nature and role of sport in modern Australian society. Central to this subject is the notion that sport is a social agent, influenced and modified by social forces. A special emphasis will be placed on developing an understanding of the Olympic Movement its history and impact on modern society.

Learning Outcomes

• explore and develop social theory as applied to sport sociology;
• recognise and assess the impact of the Olympic Movement, both ancient and modern, on modern society;
• understand and describe the influence on socio-cultural forces on sporting and leisure activities in Australia;
• understand and investigate current sociological issues that pervade the world of sport and leisure in Australia;
• explore and develop an sociological understanding of the role of sport in modern society.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
• The ability to find and access information using appropriate media and technologies;
• The ability to evaluate that information;
• An understanding of the economic, legal, ethical, social and cultural issues involved in the use of information;
• The ability to select and organise information and to communicate it accurately, cogently, coherently, creatively and ethically;
• The acquisition of coherent and disciplined sets of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics from at least one discipline area;
• The ability to read complex and demanding texts accurately, critically and insightfully;
• The ability to speak and write clearly, coherently and creatively;
• The ability to work individually and independently;
• The ability to select and use appropriate tools and technologies;
• The ability to use online technologies effectively and ethically.

Prerequisites:

HM1061

Availabilities
Townsville, Block, Study Period 7
Census Date 08-Jul-2010
Face to face teaching 28-Jun-2010 to 03-Jul-2010 (Block attendance includes lectures, discussion, independent study and formal exam conducted on Saturday morning)
Coord/Lect:	Dr Peter Horton.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 13 hours tutorials 13 hours practicals
Assessment:	presentations (20%); research project (30%); school-administered final exam (50%).

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