Sport Tourism (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

This course aims to enhance your understanding of the international and national sport tourism sector and its various aspects. The course contents help you to understand the significance of the sport tourism sector. The knowledge and skills gained from this course can be effectively utilized in your career plans.

Learning objectives
Upon completing this course you will be able to identify different actors and operations in sport tourism.
You understand the motives of sport tourists and the theme’s significance to the competitiveness of companies. You understand the concepts, phenomena and special characteristics related to sport tourism nationally and internationally. And you identify the sustainability and environmental issues affecting sport tourism.

Content

Special characteristics of sport tourism
Sport and the tourism experiences
Sport tourism markets
Sport tourism development
Sport event tourism
Sustainability in sport tourism

Materials

Higham, James E. S. ; Hinch, Thomas: Sport and tourism: globalization, mobility and identity Hinch, Thomas ; Higham, James: Sport tourism development, 2004 Hudson, Simon et al:Sport and Adventure Tourism, 2012

Completion alternatives

Topic-related online discussion, quiz, information acquisition and analysis assignments.

Student workload

Distance learning (135h) Online lectures and videos 30h Reading material 20h Assignments and information search 85h

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1 (Adequate)
The student can define concepts related to sport tourism. The student understands multiple perspectives in content matter. The student identifies topics in global and national levels.

2 (Satisfactory)
The student understands the concepts and special characteristics related to sport tourism. The student can explain multiple perspectives in content matter. The student can give examples on topics in global and national levels.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3 (Good)
The student illustrates the concepts related to sport tourism. The student demonstrates multiple perspectives in content matter. The student differentiates topics in global and national levels.

4 (Very Good)
The student is able to analyze the concepts related to sport tourism. The student compares multiple perspectives in content matter. The student can evaluate topics in global and national levels.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5 (Excellent)
The student analyzes the concepts related to sport tourism. The student compares multiple perspectives in content matter and displays creativeness in exercises. The student can evaluate critically topics in global and national levels.

Qualifications

Tourism and/or sport business studies.