MAA 501 - Contemporary Issues in Sport

Various types of research commonly used in sport are reviewed. Sociological concepts, theories and research will be analyzed and applied to the relationship of sport and society. This course will be designed to provide students with an overview of the major issues impacting contemporary sport and its participants including performance-enhancing drugs; gender inequity; race and ethnicity; youth, adolescent, and adult programming; politics, governance, and globalization within the venues of amateur athletics and the Olympic Games to interscholastic and intercollegiate participation will be assessed. This course will examine aforementioned issues from an athletic administrator’s lens.

Credits: 3