305762 (v.1) Geography 225 - Geography of Sport and Recreation
| Area: | Department of Social Sciences |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 4.25 |
| Workshop: | 1 x 3 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
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1437 (v.4) Geography 112 - Global Change - Demography, Economic Development, Environment, Urbanisation and Social Inequality or any previous version
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| Syllabus: | 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. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | Develop an appreciation of the geographical impacts of sport and recreation. Conduct supervised fieldwork in a sports-related planning topic. Apply a range of research methodologies to the geography of sport. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | Bale, J (1993), Sport, Space and the City, Routledge, London. Giulianotte, R and Williams, J (eds) (1994), Game without Frontiers, Ashgate, Aldeshot. Kell, P (2000), Good Sports: Australian Sport and the Myths of the Fair Go, Pluto Press, Annandale. McCLancy, J (ed) (1996), Sport, Identity and Ethnicity, Berg, Oxford. Wenner, L (ed) (1998), Media Sport, Routledge, London. |
| Unit Texts: | Bale, J (1994) Landscapes of Modern Sport, Leicester University Press. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Essay 25%. Tests (2) 50%. Worshop 25%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Current as of: February 2, 2004
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