The University of Memphis & the University of Maryland is once again offering the 'Sport, Commerce & Culture in the Global Marketplace' Study Abroad program in London, England. We will be in England July 4-17, 2010. This is the 10th year we've offered the course.
The course will be of interest to graduate and undergraduate students interested in international sport business, sociology of sport, globalization, cultural studies, 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 company, Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, the Rugby Football Union, British Olympic Association, Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Club, and Lord's Cricket Ground. Once again, John Amis (Memphis), David Andrews (Maryland) and Michael Silk (Bath) will be jointly leading the program.
Students can earn either 3 or 6 credits (1 or 2 courses) for participating in the program and can sign up either through the University of Memphis or the University of Maryland.
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, Middle Tennessee State University, Mount Union College, Rice University, University of San Francisco, University of Tennessee, Towson University, and University of Windsor.
I am hoping that you would be willing to publicize the program among students that might be interested at your institution. Please have anybody that would like more information contact us directly: johnamis@memphis.edu, dla@umd.edu or m.silk@bath.ac.uk
Additional information is available at the following websites:
http://www.international.umd.edu/studyabroad/687
http://www.memphis.edu/abroad/london.php
Best wishes,
John Amis, David Andrews & Michael Silk
Dr Michael Silk
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
University of Bath
BA2 7AY
m.silk@bath.ac.uk
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