HL30495: Advanced issues in sport policy & development
[Page last updated: 04 August 2021]
| Academic Year: | 2021/2 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department for Health |
| Credits: | 12 [equivalent to 24 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 240 |
| Level: | Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
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| Assessment Summary: | CW 100% |
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| Requisites: | Before taking this module you are advised to take HL20134 |
| Aims: | To gain an advanced theoretical and critical understanding of the range of knowledge and skills underpinning sport policy in an international/domestic context. To acquire a critical understanding of sport/sports policy and its impact within the field of sport development work. To gain an enhanced understanding of the diverse range of roles connected to sport policy and development. |
| Learning Outcomes: | On completion of this unit students will be able to:
* Identify the systems, structures and processes of sport policy and development and locate within the wider policy eco-system. * Gain an understanding of the range of knowledge and skills underpinning development policy in an international/domestic context. * Demonstrate a critical and contextually grounded understanding of contemporary sport policy and development work/roles. * Consider and apply a range of competing theoretical perspectives to critically analyse contemporary sport policy and development programmes. |
| Skills: | The following key skills are either taught and / or facilitated (T/F) or assessed (A) in this unit:
Intellectual: * Ability to develop rigorous arguments through precise use of concepts and frameworks T/F/A. * Ability to apply theory into practice F/A. * Evaluate both research and evidence critically and assess a variety of information sources T/A Professional Practical: * Comprehensive and scholarly written communication F/A. * Effective oral communication (e.g. seminar presentations) F/A. Transferable/Key: * Ability to produce work to agreed specifications and deadlines F/A. * Ability to work effectively as part of a group or as a team F. * Manage time and prioritise workloads F. * Take responsibility for personal learning and development F. |
| Content: | * Theorising policy and development through the lens of 'sport'. * Introduction to the wider (those outside sport) contemporary issues that shape and impact the systems and practices associated with sport policy and development. * Critical reflections on knowledge for the policy and international development industry. * Challenging claims for the social role of sport in an international/domestic context. * Critical deconstruction of the roles associated with the design and implementation of policy initiatives guiding sport programmes and development work. * Sport and social inclusion/exclusion. * Inequality and sport. * An historical perspective of sport policy and development. * A critical review of policy evaluation in development work. |
| Programme availability: |
HL30495 is Optional on the following programmes:Department for Health
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