Sport Tourism, 5 cr (online course)

Attention! The course is full, but you can still send your application

Date		15.02.2021 - 25.04.2021
Last enrolment date		31.01.2021
Place		Online Course
Prerequisites		Tourism and/or sport business studies.
Goal		Upon completing this course you will be able to - identify different actors and operations in sport tourism. - understand the motives of sport tourists and the theme’s significance to the competitiveness of companies. - understand the concepts, phenomena and special characteristics related to sport tourism nationally and internationally. - identify the sustainability and environmental issues affecting sport tourism.
Contents		Special characteristics of sport tourism Sport and the tourism experiences Sport tourism markets Sport tourism development Sport event tourism Sustainability in sport tourism
Accomplishment		Online course: Virtual lectures, readings, assignments, discussions.
Literature		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 (2002) Mark Dodds, Kevin Heisey and Aila Ahonen: Routledge Handbook of International Sport Business (2017) (sport tourism section).
Further Information		campusonline@jamk.fi
Other info		The course code is MMPG1810-3001. Use the code to view the course schedule at lukkarit.peppi.jamk.fi. NOTE! Online courses may not have a schedule.

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