Assessment
For assessment deadlines, see tabula, and for marking criteria, the Undergraduate Handbook
Oral Participation/engagement (20%)
Contribution to learning activities (face-to-face or digital)
3,000 word essay (80%)
3,000 word essay on a topic to be agreed with tutor
Sample questions
How did British colonialism shape the development of cricket?
How has the study of (football/other sport) changed in recent years?
What role did the British play in the emergence of football in Latin America?
Why did football become the 'people's' game in the late C19/early C20?
How has technology changed the way sport and media interact?
'Sport is part of globalisation, yet it encourages the local.' Discuss.
'Traditional football fans have a strong belief that the club culturally belongs to them'. Discuss.
What can cricket reveal about post colonial identities?
Why did football hooliganism become significant in the 1970s and 80s?
What role does sport play in national identity?
What impact has the European football business had on African football?
'Football sold it's soul in the pursuit of money, money, money'. Discuss this view of football since the 1990s.
Does non-league football have a viable future in the global age?
Why has the 'hundred' proved so controversial in cricket?
‘Politically driven boycotts of the Olympics are rarely successful’. Discuss.
What role does corruption play in Formula One?
What are the barriers women have faced in playing sport, and to what extent have they been overcome?
What role has race played in the history of Boxing?
