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HL30495: Advanced issues in sport policy & development

[Page last updated: 03 May 2022]

Academic Year: 2022/3
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:
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.

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.

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-AFB24 : 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 2022/23 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2023/24 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2022/23.
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