GEPL399 Sport: Its Place in the World
Updated: 24 December 2008| Credit Points | 6 |
| Offering | Not offered in 2009 |
| Online level | Level C - Internet access required |
| Intensive School(s) | None |
| Supervised Exam | June |
| Pre-requisites | any 12 cp or candidature in a postgraduate award |
| Co-requisites | None |
| Restrictions | GEPL199 or GEPL299 |
| Notes | None |
| Combined Units | None |
| Coordinator(s) | To be advised |
| 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 | Text information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period. |
| Disclaimer | Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester. |