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Programme: BAHons Sport and Leisure Studies Sport and Recreation Management

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Code Faculty
01240515 Faculty of Humanities
Credits Duration
Duration of study: 1 year Total credits: 120
Contact:
Prof A Goslin
[email protected]
+27 (0)124206043

Admission requirements

  • A bachelor's degree with Human Movement Science, Sport and Leisure Studies or Sports Sciences as major (or equivalent degree subject to approval of the head of department and with the approval of Senate).

Minimum credits: 120

Core modules

  • Module content:

    Aspects of visionary recreation management, entrepreneurship, human resource management and marketing are applied to the sport and recreation industry.
    (1 hour contact time per week with work assignments for the following week.)

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  • Module content:

    The management of the natural environment with reference to sport and recreation use is explained. Facility management is studied completely as a cardinal duty of the sport and recreation manager. Sport tourism as a growing component of the industry is also touched upon from a spatial management viewpoint. (1 hour contact time per week with work assignments for the following week.)

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  • Module content:

    The philosophy of sport and recreation examines the following themes: The history and basic philosophical principles of sport and recreation. Philosophic approaches to sport and recreation management. The future of and career perspectives on sport and recreation in the 21st century. Sportsmanship. Cheating and fair play in sport. Good competition and drug-enhanced performance. Sport and the technological image of man. Human dimensions of bodylines and their embodiment in sport and recreation. The nature of play and sport.

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  • Module content:

    This module makes use of the textbook by Thomas, JR, Nelson, JK and Silverman, SJ, 2010, Research Methods in Physical Activity, as the basis for research in sport and recreation. The subsections of this module are qualitative research, quantitative research and statistics. The student has the opportunity to demonstrate an understanding of the module through the medium of a research proposal, a research manuscript, a written examination and a research project presentation.

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  • Module content:

    This module aims to clarify the relationship between sport and recreation events and activities and tourism. The role of sport and recreation in the development of tourism will be clarified. The multi-dimensional impact of sport tourism on communities will be analysed from both a sport management and event management perspective.

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