GEPL399 Sport: Its Place in the World
Updated: 03 November 2006| Credit Points | 6 | |||||||||
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| Online level | Level B - Internet access required | |||||||||
| Intensive School(s) | None | |||||||||
| Supervised Exam | June | |||||||||
| Pre-requisites | 12 cp at 100 level | |||||||||
| Co-requisites | None | |||||||||
| Restrictions | GEPL 199/299 | |||||||||
| Notes | None | |||||||||
| Combined Units | None | |||||||||
| Coordinator(s) | Jim Walmsley (dwalmsle@une.edu.au) | |||||||||
| Unit Description |
The unit looks at the origins of modern sport in Australia and at the territorial basis of much sporting activity. Participation rates in and attendance at different sports are studied. Particular attention is paid to the impact of both professional and amateur sport in urban and regional development and to the role of special events and their links to tourism. The unit concludes with a look at Australia's place in the international sporting arena and at how this arena is being restructured. |
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| Prescribed Material Mandatory |
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards. | |||||||||
| Recommended Material Optional |
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards. | |||||||||
| Disclaimer | Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester. |