PESS 102 — Sport in the Making of the Modern World II
Physical Education and Sport Studies · University of Ghana
This course involves the study of the historical forces, institutions and personalities that have shaped sport and physical activities and traces the growth and development of competitive sport from ancient civilisation to the present. Topics include the historical, philosophical and global perspectives of sport and physical activity; sport and historiography; primary sources in sport history; philosophy of leisure; leisure in modernity and leisure in the middle ages.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 100
- Semester
- Semester Two
Other courses on this programme
- PESS 101 — Sport in the Making of the Modern World I
- PESS 201 — Physical Activity and Life-Long Skills
- PESS 202 — Sport for Development
- PESS 203 — Introduction to African Physical Cultures
- PESS 204 — Contemporary Sport Management
- PESS 210 — Sport Industry Practicum 1
- PESS 301 — Introduction to Sport Policy and Governance
- PESS 302 — Introduction to Sport Management and Administration
- PESS 303 — Sport and Society
- PESS 304 — Introduction to Facility and Event Management
- PESS 305 — Practice of Fitness Training
- PESS 306 — Practice of Hockey and Racquet Games.
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 2 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Humanities (2017).