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HL30495: Advanced issues in sport policy & development

Academic Year: 2018/9
Owning Department/School: Department for Health
Credits: 12      [equivalent to 24 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 240
Level: Honours (FHEQ level 6)
Period:
Semester 1
Assessment Summary: CW 100%
Assessment Detail:
  • (1000 word assignment) 20% (CW 20%)
  • (4000 word assignment) 80% (CW 80%)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites: Before taking this module you are advised to take HL20134
Description: 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
  • UHHL-AFB11 : BA(Hons) Sport & Social Sciences (Year 3)
  • UHHL-AKB11 : BA(Hons) Sport & Social Sciences with Professional Placement (Year 4)
  • UHHL-AFB20 : BSc(Hons) Sport Management & Coaching (Year 3)
  • UHHL-AKB20 : BSc(Hons) Sport Management & Coaching with Professional Placement (Year 4)

Notes:

  • This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2018/19 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2019/20 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2018/19.
  • Programmes 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.
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  • Postgraduates: .