HL30558: Sociology of sport and health (HES)
[Page last updated: 19 August 2024]
| Academic Year: | 2024/25 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department for Health |
| Credits: | 7.5 [equivalent to 15 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 150 |
| Level: | Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
| Period: |
- Semester 1
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| Assessment Summary: | CWPF 100% |
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
- Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
Before taking this module you must take HL10527 AND take HL20535 AND take HL20539
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| Learning Outcomes: |
- Critically appraise key issues in the sociology of sport, health and the body
- Critically appraise, synthesise, and apply theoretical constructs and frameworks
- Critically appraise and synthesise ideas from relevant and reputable academic sources, such as journal articles and scholarly books
- Critically appraise and synthesise ideas from relevant and reputable non-academic sources, such as news media and policy documents
- Logically, confidently, and convincingly employ writing, speaking, presenting, and/or reading skills
- Critically appraise the ways and extent to which practical knowledge is reflected in academic materials
- Critically appraise personal opinions in relation to existing debates
- Convincingly defend personal opinions based on sound evidence and logic
- Effectively manage time, resources, and responsibilities to meet personal goals and course requirements
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| Aims: | To examine, at an advanced and specialised level, key issues, concepts, debates, methods, and career pathways in the sociology of sport, health and the body.
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| Content: | Theory and practice in the sociology of health, specifically health practices such as sport and physical activity (e.g., feminist perspectives of intersectionality, power, theories of affect, stigma and marginalisation); contemporary social issues; sociology of sport, health and the body research and scholarship; health and embodiment; physical activity/health digital technologies; inclusivity, equality, and power; political economy; sociology of sport, health and the body career and study pathways.
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| Course availability: |
HL30558 is Optional (DEU) on the following courses:
Department for Health
- UHHL-AFB21 : BSc(Hons) Health and Exercise Science (Year 3)
- UHHL-AKB21 : BSc(Hons) Health and Exercise Science with Professional Placement (Year 4)
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2024/25.
- Courses and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
- Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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