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HL30471: Sports policy 1: philosophy and practice

[Page last updated: 23 October 2023]

Academic Year: 2023/24
Owning Department/School: Department for Health
Credits: 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 120
Level: Honours (FHEQ level 6)
Period:
Semester 1
Assessment Summary: CW 100%
Assessment Detail:
  • Assignment (CW 100%)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Learning Outcomes: At the completion of this unit students should:
* have gained an understanding of the range of knowledge bases underpinning sports policy.
* be able to demonstrate an understanding of UK sports policy and implications for the practice of sports development.
* be able to discuss the role of sport in achieving wider social policy outcomes.


Aims:
* To understand the key sports policies that frame sport in the UK
* To have critically engaged with the main principles of Sports Policy development.

Skills: Intellectual:
* Develop and apply the skills needed for academic study and inquiry T/A
* Evaluate both research and evidence critically and assess a variety of information sources T/A
* Synthesise information from a number of sources in order to gain a coherent understand of theory and practice T/A Professional/Practical:
* Recognise and understand competent and effective management of sport and physical activity F
Transferable/Key:
* Utilise problem solving skills in a variety of theoretical situations F
* Take responsibility for personal and professional learning and development F
* Manage time, prioritise workloads, and utilise planning skills F
* Work independently to identify and achieve clear goals F

Content:
* Sport policy and the sport policy process
* Influence of political ideology on sport policy development
* Major sport policies and specific sport strategy documents 
* Cross-cutting agendas and the role of sport in social policy delivery
* Measuring the social impact of sport .

Course availability:

HL30471 is Optional on the following courses:

Department for Health
  • UHHL-AFB12 : BSc(Hons) Sport (Sports Performance) (Work-based learning) (Year 1)

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