305762 (v.1) Geography 225 - Geography of Sport and Recreation

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Area:	Department of Social Sciences
Contact Hours:	5.0
Credits:	25.0
Lecture:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Workshop:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Fieldwork:	1 x 2 Days Quarterly
Prerequisite(s):	1436 (v.4) Geography 111 - Natural Hazards - Geography of the Global Distribution, Causes and Impacts of Natural Hazards and Strategies Used to Minimise Risks or any previous version AND 1437 (v.4) Geography 112 - Global Change - Demography, Economic Development, Environment, Urbanisation and Social Inequality or any previous version
Training in methods of geographical study and analysis through a range of activities centred around the theme of sport and place. Topics covered include - sport and identity, the commercialisation and commodification of sport, sport and the media and planning for sports events.