*Unfortunately, this program has been canceled for summer
2011
Embrace your love of Canada while
satisfying your curiosity about hockey, curling, luge and all
things Canadian!
Graduate Course:
- SPG 402 Special Topics in Sport Management: Olympic Sport in
the 21st Century
Credits: 3
Dates: May 27, 2011 – June 5, 2011
(Please note dates indicate beginning and end of the
program).
Come with us to discover our neighbor to the north, Canada. As our
closest neighbor and our largest trading partner, Canada represents
an exciting opportunity to gain an international experience close
to home. Break language and cultural barriers and embrace the great
range of history and spectacle in Sport Management: Olympic Sports
in the 21st Century.
As part of this program you will attend the 2011 Conference of the
North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) from June1-June
4 at the University of Western Ontario, expanding your knowledge of
sport management by adopting an international perspective. Travel
to Toronto and and London, Ontario will be included in the
program.
You will also have the unique opportunity to travel to some of the
most famous and historically significant venues of Canadian sport
and have a better understanding of the varied ways that sport
management changes in the international setting. From the Soviet
Union’s dominance of the 1976 Summer Games in Montreal to Sidney
Crosby’s gold medal-winning goal in the climactic US-Canada hockey
showdown just last year, this is your chance to explore global
sports from a Canadian perspective.
Accommodations: Local Hotels and
Student Residence.
Meals: TBD
Professors: Carol
Fletcher
Information
Session:TBD
Program Fee: TBD
*Please note: Tuition and airfare are in addition to the program
fee. Please check the tuition based on your school and how many
credits you choose to enroll in.
Attention all Graduate Students:
Please be advised that at this time graduate students are unable
to apply through the St. John's UIS system for graduate level
courses. Graduate students must file a paper application and
an approved course option form in order to apply for this
program. Print the
Application PDF and
course option form, complete the application and submit to the
Office of Global Studies located in Sun Yat Sen Hall. The Course
Option form should be signed by your Dean or Academic Advisor to
ensure that you will receive credit toward your course of
study.