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On completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Demonstrate knowledge and critical understanding of sport in the modern world
2. Be able to analyse the forces that have shaped the creation of modern sport
3. Assess the historiography of sport
4. Present aspects of the historical debate on sport and modern society orally and engage in discussion
5. Write scholarly essays and produce other work appropriate for a Level Two student of History
6. Interrogate the place of sport in a local, national and international context
1. The Modern Sporting World: An introduction
2. The Bullfight: Tradition and Modernity
3. Empires of Sport
4. Native Games: Identity and Sport
5. Moneyball: Sport and Commerce
6. Putin: Sport, War and the Power of the State
7. Television and the Transformation of Sport
8. Gender and Sport
9. Taking a Knee: Racism and Sport
10. The Future of Sport
11. The Ubiquity of Sport: Themes and Ideas
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 11 |
Seminar (or Webinar) | 10 |
Specified Learning Activities | 45 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 45 |
Total | 111 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Essay: The completed paper of 2,500 words will be submitted at the end of the semester and must draw on at least six weeks of the readings of the module. | Week 12 | n/a | Graded | No | 50 |
Continuous Assessment: This will include contribution to class discussion, clear evidence of having properly researched the set material before each seminar, and performance in in-class exercises. | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 20 |
Assignment: The completed document analysis comprising a 1,500 words essay will be submitted in Week Eight | Week 8 | n/a | Graded | No | 30 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
Feedback on the mid-term Essay Assignment is given in writing on Brightspace. Feedback on the end-of-semester Essay Assignment will be given by appointment in one-to-one meetings.
Name | Role |
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Julien Clenet | Tutor |
Dr Irial Glynn | Tutor |
Ms Hayley Kilgallon | Tutor |
Professor Paul Rouse | Tutor |
Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - Autumn: All Weeks | Mon 11:00 - 11:50 |
Seminar | Offering 1 | Week(s) - Autumn: All Weeks | Mon 12:00 - 12:50 |
Seminar | Offering 2 | Week(s) - Autumn: All Weeks | Mon 12:00 - 12:50 |
Seminar | Offering 3 | Week(s) - Autumn: All Weeks | Mon 13:00 - 13:50 |
Seminar | Offering 4 | Week(s) - Autumn: All Weeks | Mon 13:00 - 13:50 |
Seminar | Offering 5 | Week(s) - Autumn: All Weeks | Mon 14:00 - 14:50 |
Seminar | Offering 6 | Week(s) - Autumn: All Weeks | Mon 14:00 - 14:50 |
Seminar | Offering 7 | Week(s) - Autumn: All Weeks | Mon 15:00 - 15:50 |
Seminar | Offering 8 | Week(s) - Autumn: All Weeks | Mon 15:00 - 15:50 |