LYTA1002 Sport, Globalisation and Multiculturalism (3 cr)

Study level:
Intermediate studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English
Responsible organisation:
Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences
Curriculum periods:
2024-2025, 2025-2026, 2026-2027, 2027-2028

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Globalization and multiculturalism in sport

Description

The concept of globalisation, and how different social and behavioural traditions interpret these concepts and have applied them to the study of sport and physical culture. Key issues such as migration, physical education, political economy, environmentalism and nationalism.

Connection of Course Contents to UN Sustainable Development Goals

This course is designed by its nature to pay attention to almost all 17 sustainability development goals. Environmental and energy-related goals (e.g. 6, 7, 14) might receive a bit less attention than other 14 goals.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this course, student is able to:
  • identify the key concepts and perspectives regarding globalisation and to explore how these have been applied to the study of sport
  • understand, by applying sociological concepts, together with theories and evidence, the relationship between sport, globalisation and multiculturalism.
  • demonstrate academic understanding on relevant theoretical, conceptual and methodological skills on current global issues, problems and interactions in sport

Study materials

The book exam (1 book) in Exam-system. Exam can be taken during spring or summer semesters.

Vegneskumar, M. 2014. Sports Participation and Cultural Identity in the Experience of Young People. New York: Peter Lang. (154 s.)

OR

Tomlinson, A. & Young, C & Holt, R. (eds.). 2011. Sport and the transformation of modern Europe: states, media and markets, 1950-2010 / edited by Alan Tomlinson, Christopher Young and Richard Holt. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York: Routledge, 2011.

Completion methods

Method 1

Time of teaching:
Period 3, Period 4
Select all marked parts
Parts of the completion methods
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Lectures and working group assignment (1.5 cr)

Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
0-5
Evaluation criteria:
<p>Working group assignment 100 %.</p>
Language:
English
Study methods:

Active participation to lectures (14 hours), working group assignments (6 hours). 

Teaching

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Book exam (1.5 cr)

Type:
Independent study
Grading scale:
0-5
Evaluation criteria:
<p>Book exam 100 %.</p>
Language:
English
Study methods:

Book exam as in Exam-system.

Teaching