SPAC 250 — HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SPORTS
African Studies · University of Ghana
The course covers the history of contemporary sports and physical activity. The subject provides students with reasoning mechanisms, the evolution of sports and the analysis of present realities. Course Objectives Students should be able: To define the general streams in the history of sports and physical activity, to understand the current realities of sports and its social and cultural dynamics. To appreciate the main actors of modern sport and physical activity, in their social and cultural context. To evaluate and analyze behaviours, habits and values of sport and physical activity in different social contexts. Course Content Genesis of modern sport and physical activity. Medieval and pre-industrial leisure, game and physical activity. The transition to modern game, culture, performance and education. Theoretical models of sport. The German example. The French example. The Swedish example. Organization, dissemination and social discrimination at the turn of the century. Sports and ideology: interpretation. Basic philosophical issues and sports evolution from local, national and international events. History of Sports in Ghana, All African Games, Commonwealth Games and Olympic Games.
- Credits
- 2
- Level
- Level 200
- Semester
- Semester Two
Other courses on this programme
- LANG 001 — WRITING SKILLS I
- LANG 002 — WRITING SKILLS II
- LANG 003 — READING & COMPREHENSION SKILLS I
- LANG 004 — READING & COMPREHENSION SKILLS II
- LANG 005 — LISTENING & SPEAKING SKILLS I
- LANG 006 — LISTENING & SPEAKING SKILLS II
- LANG 007 — STRUCTURE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE I
- LANG 008 — STRUCTURE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE II
- LANG 009 — LITERATURE IN ENGLISH I
- LANG 012 — LITERATURE IN ENGLISH II
- SPAC 210 — BASIC ANATOMY
- SPAC 220 — SOCIOLOGY OF SPORTS
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 3 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Sciences (2017).