Course syllabus spring 2016
Course syllabus spring 2016
Title
Gender and Sports II
Swedish title
Gender and Sports II
Course code
IF620E
Credits
7.5 credits
Grading scale
UA / Excellent (A), Very Good (B), Good (C), Satisfactory (D), Pass (E) or Fail (U)
Language of instruction
English
Decision-making body
Faculty of Education and Society
Syllabus approval date
2012-03-02
Syllabus valid from
2012-09-03
Entry requirements
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science.
The equivalent of English B in Swedish secondary school.
Level
Advanced level
No main field.
Progression level
A1N
Progression level in relation to degree requirements
Single subject course.
Course objectives
The purpose of this course is that the students should produce an absolutely fresh research review of the different fields women and sport, sport science and gender science.
Course contents
During the course students are expected to search for knowledge about women, gender and sport through scientific journals that include these fields. To enable this kind of review scientific articles in international journals are highly important. The review is expecting to comprise both sport science and gender science journals. The journals are to be studied over a five year period of time and the student will analyze the content in the scientific journals in the intersection of the fields. The course will be terminated by a longer essay where the review is presented.
Learning outcomes
On completion of the course, the student will be able to
- describe and reflect upon women, gender and sports through an international perspective and through international comparisons
- describe and discuss the relationship between sport science and gender science
- do research and describe and analyze the content in scientific journals and within a specific field in relation to sports and gender
- write a longer essay
Learning activities
The course consists of web based learning activities and the language of instruction is English.
Assessment
All the learning outcomes will be examined individually and in three written examinations.
The criteria for the different grading levels are clarified by the examiner at the start of the course.
Course literature and other study material
Compulsory literature: two of these journals
International Journal of the History of Sports
International Review for the Sociology of Sport
Physical Education & Sport Pedagogy
Sociology of Sport Journal
Sports in History
Sports in Society
Compulsory literature: one of these journals
Journal of Gender Studies
Politics & Gender
Gender & History
Journal of Gender Studies
Gender & Society
Reference literature
Benn, Tansin; Pfister, Gertrud and Haifaa Jawad (2011), Muslim women and sports. London: Routledge. English xvii, 278 p.
Hargreaves, Jennifer (2000), Heroines of sport. The politics of difference and identity. London: Routledge. English 284 p.
Hartman-Tews, Ilse & Pfister, Gertrud (2003), Sport and women. Social issues in international perspective. London; Routledge, English 288 p.
Course evaluation
Students are given opportunities to influence course content through continual reflections on the course content and methods. The course ends with an individual, written evaluation based on the course purpose and learning outcomes. This evaluation is used as a starting point for an oral evaluation at the end of the course.