GEOG 348 - Sports Geography

Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
This course examines amateur and professional sports from a geographic perspective. It surveys the ways in which historical, cultural, political, economic, demographic and environmental factors have contributed to the origin and diffusion of sports. Analysis will be conducted at different spatial scales; local, regional, national and international. Topics include locational strategies and migration patterns of sports clubs and franchises, spatial analysis of sports arenas and stadiums, economic and environmental impacts of sports, and factors influencing the transition of folk games to modern competitive sports. Not offered on a regular basis.

Prerequisite(s): GEOG 102, GEOG 111, GEOG 112, and GEOG 123 or permission of the instructor.