London England - July 10 - 23, 2011

Earn 6 academic credits (2 courses)

• The Sport, Commerce & Culture in the Global Marketplace program is jointly offered by the Department of Health and Sport Sciences and Department of Management. The program has been running for eleven years.
• The program provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the dynamics of globalization and the major issues involved in managing organizations that operate in the international sport industry.
• An on-line reading program is followed by a two week stay in London during which lectures delivered by leading academics are accompanied by presentations from industry executives and 'behind the scenes' tours.
• In previous years, we have visited the FA Premier League, Coca Cola, Visa, Sky Sports television company, Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Club, the Rugby Football Union/Twickenham Stadium, Arsenal Football Club, Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, Octagon Sport Management Agency, UK Sport, and Lord's Cricket Ground.
• You will be appropriate for this program if you are a graduate or undergraduate student interested in studying aspects of international management, globalization, sociology and/or cultural studies in the context of the global sports industry.