GEPL399 Sport: Its Place in the World

Updated: 07 January 2010

Credit Points	6
Offering	Not offered in 2010
Intensive School(s)	None
Supervised Exam	There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites	any 12cp or candidature in a postgraduate award
Co-requisites	None
Restrictions	GEPL199 or GEPL299
Notes	None
Combined Units	None
Coordinator(s)	Neil Argent (nargent@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.
Materials	No text required
Disclaimer	Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.

Assessment

Title	Exam Length	Weight	No. Words
Assignment 1		60%	3000
Assessment Notes
Three 1000-word essays OR One 3000-word report

Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1 and 6

Final Examination	2 hrs	40%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-6 GA: 1 and 6

Learning Outcomes (LO)

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

understand the origins of modern sport and the way in which it is diffused around the world;
appreciate the geographical basis of sport, notably the way it is often founded on territorial allegiances;
be aware of variations in participation rates in sport between different sub-groups in Australian society;
understand the impact of sport in urban and regional development;
appreciate the importance of special events ('hallmarks' and 'spectacles') in the world of sport and their link to tourism;
understand the international nature of sport and the way in which the international sporting arena is being restructured, largely through media interests.

Graduate Attributes (GA)

	Attribute	Taught	Assessed	Practised
1	Knowledge of a Discipline Students are taught key geographical concepts and ideas in the context of the historical development of sport. These are assessed in the assignment and final exam.
6	Problem Solving Students will develop a deep understanding of the many issues currently confronting amateur and professional sport, and will be able to interpret within local and international contexts. These are assessed in the assignment and final exam.

Course and Unit Catalogue 2010