STUDY ABROAD: Sport, Commerce & Culture in the Global Marketplace'

The University of Memphis is once again offering the 'Sport, Commerce & Culture in the Global Marketplace' Study Abroad program in London, England. We will be in England July 12-25, 2009.

The course will be of interest to graduate and undergraduate students interested in international sport business, sport management, globalization, culture, and the production and consumption of sport. In addition to formal academic lectures and readings the course features lectures from and discussions with industry executives, and 'behind the scenes' tours of the organizations that we visit. The organizations that we plan to visit this year include the FA Premier League, Octagon, Visa, BSkyB television, Arsenal Football Club, the Rugby Football Union, British Olympic Association, Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Club, and Lord's Cricket Ground. Once again, we will be running the program in conjunction with the University of Maryland.

Students can earn 6 credits (2 courses) for participating in the program.

A major reason for the success of the program in previous years has been the diversity of students that have participated from different universities across North America, including Arkansas State University, Clemson University, University of Denver, George Washington University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Iowa, Laurentian University, University of Maryland, University of Michigan, Mount Union College, Rice University, University of San Francisco, Towson University, and University of Windsor.

I am hoping that you would be willing to publicize the program among folks that might be interested at your institution. If you could post the attached flyer, and/or contact directly any students that you feel may find this program interesting, I would be most appreciative. Please have anybody that would like more information contact me directly (johnamis@memphis.edu) or visit the website (www.memphis.edu/hss/london). There are also quotes from students and photos from previous trips on the website.


Best wishes,

John Amis, PhD
E-mail: johnamis@memphis.edu