SR3S88 - Policy, Law and Governance in Sport 01 Sep 2023 - 31 Aug 2029 | Version 1

Associated Module Information

Module Code: SR3S88
Module Title: Policy, Law and Governance in Sport
Faculty: Faculty of Life Sciences and Education
Faculty Group: Health, Sport and Professional Practice
Faculty Sub Group: Football Coaching and Development
Module Leader:
Module Team: Chris Emsley
First Intended Intake: SEP 2023 Final Year of Intake:
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 6
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100097 - sports management
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 1
Valid From 01 Sep 2023
Valid To 31 Aug 2029

Module Aims

To introduce students to the ways policy and law can affect the priorities and operations of sporting organisations, in addition to the principles of good governance in sport.

Content Summary

The following concepts and key principles, in addition to their impact upon the sporting landscape are covered within this module: sports and company law; associations, limited companies and other organisational types; roles and responsibilities of Officers, Directors and Shareholders; culture, values, behaviours, diversity and integrity; Corporate Social Responsibility; sports policy and those that affect the sporting landscape; the relationship between strategy, policy and practice.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 36
Independent Study 82
Directed Study 82
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 To appraise the principles of good governance displayed by organisations in the sports industry
LO2 To interpret the connections between policy, law and governance, and their impacts upon sports organisations

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Synchronous Onsite Oral Assessment Oral Assessment (Internally assessed, Onsite) 1 Students will be required to present their strategic recommendations, providing the evidence and insight to suggest their validity 15 N/A 50 No 40
Asynchronous Assessment Document analysis 1 Students will analyse the publicly available documents for a sports organisation and make strategic recommendation 0 2000 50 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Oral Assessment (Internally assessed, Onsite) 1 ✔ ✔
Document analysis 1 ✔ ✔

Reading List

Henry, I., and Ko, L-M. (2013) Routledge handbook of sport policy. London: Taylor and Francis.

Houllihan, B., and Lindsay, I. (2013) Sport policy in Britain. London: Taylor and Francis.

Freeburn, L. (2018_ Regulating international sport: power, authority and legitimacy. Brill Nijhoff.

Greenfield, S., Manga, J., Osborn, G., Majumdar, B. (2000) Law and sport in contemporary society. London: Routledge.

Shilbury, D., and Ferkins, L. (2020) Routledge handbook of sport governance. Milton: Taylor and Francis.

King, N. (2017) Sport governance an introduction. London: Routledge.

Vilija, P., and Piggott, L. (2022) Gender equity in UK sport leadership and governance. Emerald Publishing Limited.

Geeraert, A. (2022) Good governance in sport: critical reflections. London: Routledge.