An essay of 1500 words weighted at 50% (LO's 1 and 2)
Class test 1 (length 50mins), weighted at 25% (LO 1)
Class test 2 (length 50mins), weighted 25% (LO's 1,2 and 3)

Formative:
Q & A sessions will take place every week and will involve students asking and answering a range of questions specific to the topic. there will be feedback throughout the session and a debriefing for members of the (rotating) panel after the session

Analysis of the historical rise of football as a working class leisure pursuit, its commercialisation and
impact on popular culture. Including a consideration of industrialisation, professionalization, commercialization, globalization, celebrity culture, race, violence and gender as they affect football culture.

Contact Hours: (24)
12 hours Lectures will form an important part of the learning process, increasing students' knowledge of crucial issues that underpin the course.
12 hours Q & A sessions follow panel-based discussion pattern.

The question and answer sessions are where students form a panel or 'experts' and a television style debate is generated. Both 'experts' and 'audience' are expected to have undertake extensive reading prior to the session.

Independent Study Hours: (126 )
50 hours assessment preparation
76 hours undertaking background reading, including books, journals, current newspapers and internet in order to prepare for Q & A, tests and assignment.

Lecture theatre, seminar room, OHP, VCR, Internet access.

Brooks, R. (2002) Representing Sport. London: Arnold,
Cashmore, E. (2002) Beckham. Cambridge: Polity, ISBN: 0-7456-3051-0)
Coakley, J. (2003). Sports in Society: Issue and controversies. 8th edition, London: McGraw Hill,