Module Descriptors
SOCIAL INVESTIGATIONS IN SPORT
SPOR60273
Key Facts
Faculty of Health Sciences
Level 6
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Lynne Duval
Email: L.Duval@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 24
Independent Study Hours: 126
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
  • ASSIGNMENT weighted at 50%
  • EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Texts
Horne, J. (2006) Sport in Consumer Culture. London: Routledge
McFee, G. (2004) Sport, Rules and Values: Philosophical Investigations into the Nature of Sport. London: Routledge
Sugden, J. and Tomlinson, A. (2002) Power Games: A Critical Sociology of Sport. London: Routledge
Module Resources
Appropriately and adequately equipped lecture theatre
Appropriately and adequately equipped seminar rooms
Appropriately and adequately equipped library resources
Internet access sufficient to access blackboard
Module Learning Strategies
Contact Hours: (24)
12 x 1 hour formal tutor-led lectures
12 x 1 hour student-led seminars

Independent Study Hours: (126)
80 hours assigned reading
46 hours preparation for both assessments and seminars.


Module Indicative Content
The module will provide students with an in depth knowledge of social research carried out in sport and builds upon the material taught in years one and two. The module critically analyses research methodologies carried out in sport, such as the role of organisations, football hooliganism, the changing definition of modern supporters, deviance and corruption and gender/race issues in sport.
Module Additional Assessment Details
Students will be summatively assessed by two pieces of work.

1. A mid-module assignment of 2000 words assesses learning outcomes 1, 2 and 3
2. The second assessment will be completed by an end of module unseen examination of 90 minutes, assessing learning outcomes 1 and 2

Formative assessment will be via the workshop/seminar sessions where journal articles are analysed in group situations