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HL20493: Sport, leisure & tourism

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2015/6
Further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: Department for Health
Further information on credits Credits: 6
Further information on unit levels Level: Intermediate (FHEQ level 5)
Further information on teaching periods Period: Semester 2
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Summary: CW 70%, OR 30%
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Detail:
  • Assignment (2000 words) (CW 70%)
  • Oral Exam (Group Task) (OR 30%)
Further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment: Coursework reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Further information on requisites Requisites:
Further information on descriptions Description: Aims:
The aim of this unit is for students to develop a critical understanding of the sport, tourism, and leisure industries.

Learning Outcomes:
Students completing this unit will be able to:
* Critically understand key concepts, issues, and epistemologies in contemporary sport tourism.
* Critically assess the economic, political, cultural, social and legal frameworks related to sporting events, tourism, and popular leisure activities.
* Critically interrogate the subjectivities that populate, are impacted upon and are realised in and through sporting, leisure, and tourism spaces. Explore these topics specifically as they relate to the policing, surveillance, vilification, and celebration of certain bodies in certain spaces.
* Identify and critically assess industry and government strategies for shaping leisure and tourism experiences.

Skills:
The following key skills are either taught and / or facilitated (T/F) or assessed (A) in this unit: Written Communication - T/F, A Problem Solving - T/F, A Working Independently - T/F, A

Content:

* Introduction to sport, tourism, and leisure, including key concepts and methods for studying these fields.
* The practices of sport tourists and leisure participants; leisure, tourism, and identity.
* The impacts of sport tourism & leisure spaces (e.g., social, economic, environmental, community, health).
* Policy and management in leisure and tourism.
Further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

HL20493 is Optional on the following programmes:

Department for Health
  • UHHL-AFB11 : BA(Hons) Sport & Social Sciences (Year 2)
  • UHHL-AKB11 : BA(Hons) Sport & Social Sciences with Professional Placement (Year 2)

Notes:
* This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2015/16 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2016/17 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2015/16.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, 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.