This paper includes a compulsory three day field trip. Any four Level 1 papers. For details see Sociology 0530.304. This paper requires a period of work experience in an appropriate and approved organisation which is part of the leisure industry. It will be assessed by written and oral reports resulting from the learning experiences within the organisation.
Admission is at the discretion of the Chairperson of Leisure Studies.
Exercise A study of the theoretical and practical issues in sport and exercise psychology associated with performance enhancement, counselling athletes and exercisers, exercise adherence and leisure activities, communication with teams, exercise disorders and intervention strategies. This paper expands students' critical sociocultural understanding of physical activity. Through the theoretical analysis of media representations of body, fitness and sport, we examine how individuals' leisure experiences are tangled in a net of power relations. In Leisure Open to selected students who, with the approval of the Director of Leisure Studies, and under the supervision of an appropriate staff member, organise a personal course of study based on field or library activities. Students should begin preliminary discussions prior to the close of the previous academic year.