Sport Tourism (independent online) (5 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

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 (course unit)

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

Prerequisites (course unit)

Tourism and/or sport business studies.

Location and time

Online teaching via Moodle platform

Exam schedules

There is no exam for this course

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

100% Online pedagogy. Teaching is conducted completely online with the use of recorded lectures, articles, and assignments.

Learning materials

Brent W. Ritchie, Daryl Adair: Sport Tourism: Interrelations, Impacts and Issues (2004) Simon Hudson, Bennet P. Lientz and Kathryn Rea Hudson: Sport and Adventure Tourism (2003) Mark Dodds, Kevin Heisey and Aila Ahonen: Routledge Handbook of International Sport Business (2018)

Student workload

Student workload in hours: Lectures 25 h Readings 40 h Virtual study 20 h Assignments 50 h Total 135 h

International connections

International guest lectures

Further information

Open UAS 5 Campus online 20 Exchange students 10 Assessment 0-5 Assessment is based on the course assignments.