Learning outcome

After successfully completing the course, the candidate will have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence.

Knowledge

The candidate:

• Has knowledge of basic concepts: sport, modern sport, identity, volunteerism, patriotism, doping, multicultural community, globalization, sports politics, media sport and gendered practices
• Can analyse sports in a social context beyond their own experience

Skills

The candidate:

• Can reflect upon their own opinions and discuss actively with others

General competence

The candidate can:

• Express ideas about sport clearly, and demonstrate through their presentations and discussions that they have professional knowledge about sports sociology

Course Description

Central themes within the field of sport sociology will be approached in the light of sociological concepts and perspectives. The following themes will be discussed, among others: sport and the media, the development of modern sports, education and sport, sport and nationalism, sport and health, sport and the body, politics and sport, and gender and sport.

• Introduction: an orientation on how and why sport as a social phenomenon may be described and explained through the use of various social-science concepts, perspectives and theories
• The distinctive nature of sport: a discussion of how the characteristics of various sports are expressed through activities, organisational forms and sports facilities
• Sport and other institutions: an analysis of the relationship of sport to education, politics and market forces, both nationally and internationally.

Teaching and Learning Methods

The course comprises 60 hours teaching. The subject material will primarily be presented in the form of lectures. Students are encouraged to participate and discuss the subject material, which will be made tangible through associations drawn from the students’ own experiences. Course subject material will be made readily available, so that the students will be able to prepare for lectures, participate in discussions, ask questions and make comments on the subject material.

Assessment Methods

Student mid-term group project with presentation (pass/fail). Compulsory attendance during all presentations.

Individual written examination, 6 hours. Graded marks. Both parts must receive passing marks in order to be awarded a final course grade.

Minor adjustments may occur during the academic year, subject to the decision of the Dean