Governance and Policy in Sport

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This course is an examination of the integration of management theory with sport governance and policy development practice. The course provides an overview of the sport industry that will provide students with an understanding of the authority, organizational structures, and function of the major governing bodies in the various segments of professional and amateur sport organizations at the local, national, and global levels. The study of policy development in educational, non-profit, professional, and international sport organizations in relation to governance issues will also be addressed.