OVERVIEW

The integrated course “History of Sport – Anthropology – Sports Journalism” offers a multidisciplinary and critical perspective on sport as a historical, cultural, social, and media phenomenon. Through the intersection of three complementary approaches, students will gain tools to understand the origins of sport, its anthropological meanings, and its role in contemporary society, with a special focus on the languages and practices of sports journalism.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

• Understand the historical development of sport in relation to political, economic, and cultural contexts.
• Analyse sport as a cultural and symbolic phenomenon tied to identity, rituals, gender, the body, and globalization.
• Learn the languages, techniques, and evolution of both traditional and digital sports journalism.

PREREQUISITES

Basic knowledge of historical developments.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

LEONARDO SCAVINO (President)

LARA PICCARDO (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The written exam, lasting an hour and a half, is a single exam for the integrated course, divided into three parts, each related to the individual courses. For exam topics, see the “Program/Content” sections of each syllabus. To pass the exam, students must achieve a passing grade (18/30) in all three courses.

For “History of Sport” and “Sports Journalism”, the written exam consists of three open-ended questions, two for “History of Sport” and one for “Sports Journalism”. For “Anthropology”, the exam consists of 10 closed-ended questions: 3 points for each correct answer, 0 points for each incorrect or unanswered question.

The final grade for the integrated course “History of Sport (3 ECTS) - Anthropology (2 ECTS) - Sports Journalism (2 ECTS)” (total 7 ECTS) will be calculated as the weighted average of the grades obtained in the exams, provided that all exams are sufficient (it is specified that, even if two courses achieve a score of 30, a third course below 18/30 will invalidate the entire exam).

final mark=[(history/7)*3]+[(anthropology/7)*2]+ [(journalism/7)*2]

For students with certified learning disabilities (SLD), disabilities, or other special educational needs, the specific University’s legislation and regulations apply (https://unige.it/disabilita-dsa/studenti-disabilit%C3%A0-normativa).

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Please see the syllabus of each course.

Exam schedule