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SYS 015 - Sports Policies

Sports Science Faculty · Sport Management · Undergraduate

ECTS: 4 T+P+L: 2+0+0 Field Education Elective
Coordinator: Arş. Gör. Mustafa Burak UYAR

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to inform students about how the European Sports Policy was formed, how it is implemented in member and candidate countries, and cases of discrimination in sports.

Course Content

Learning about European sports policy, understanding what discrimination in sports means, finding cases of discrimination in various sports and making presentations.

Required Resources

Richard Parrish (2003), Sports law and policy in the European Union, Manchester University Press.
Nihan Akıncılar Köseoğlu (2020), ”The European Union’s Fight Against Discrimination in Sports” in
Contemporary Issues in Business Economics and Finance, eds. S. Grima & E. Özen & H. Boz, pp.193-202, Emerald Publishing, UK.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Learning about European sports policy, understanding what discrimination in sports means, finding discrimination cases in various sports branches and making presentations.
  2. Ability to Work Independently and Take Responsibility

Core Area Distribution

(31) Social and Behavioural Science%30 (99) Unknown / Unspecified%70

Teaching Methods

Expression

Assessment & Evaluation

Testing (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)16232
Out of Class Study Period14456
Midterm111
Quiz000
Assignment000
Practice000
Final111

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1The Birth of EU Sports Policy and Sports Law
2Theoretical Approaches to EU Sports Policy and Sports Law
3Sports Policy Subsystems
4Discrimination in Sports
5ECHR and Sports
6Sports and EU Competition Law
7Reconciliation of Sports and Law
8Midterm exam.
9EU Sports Policy and the Future of Sports Law
10Presentations: Discrimination Cases in Sports
11Presentations: Cases of Discrimination in Sports
12Presentations: Cases of Discrimination in Sports
13Presentations: Cases of Discrimination in Sports
14Presentations: Cases of Discrimination in Sports
15GENERAL REPEAT
16FINAL EXAM