KIN 322    The Sport in America

Course Description

This course is a multi-disciplinary approach to the subject of contemporary American sport. Among the topics to be discussed are sport heroes, professional sport, women in sport, and youth sport using a multimedia approach that includes film, print and electronic media, literature, and scholarly texts.

Course Objectives:

After completing this course students will be able to:
1.    Develop critical definitions of important concepts related to the social scientific
       study of sport
2.    Critically analyze sport literature within appropriate social and cultural contexts
3.    Examine the various relationships between sport and society
4.    Present information effectively in both written and oral formats

Prerequisites: 

Eng 214 and two additional courses of the GE Segment I requirements; upper division standing or consent of instructor.