2023-24 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Sep 27, 2024  
2023-24 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

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EXS 425 - History of Intercollegiate Sports in the United States

Examination of the growth and role of college sports on American campuses from the end of the American Civil War to the present. Discussion of the issues, concerns, changes, developments and controversies that have been a part of intercollegiate sport since its inception. Open to juniors and seniors. (3 cr. hr.)
Frequency code O = offered occasionally

 
 

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Formulate and reconstruct narratives on the origins of intercollegiate sport and the effects of modernization and societal changes on the development of college sports over time.
  2. Explain the importance that college sport has played within college student culture.
  3. Differentiate and categorize the numerous issues and controversies that have been constant over the course of time in college sports.
  4. Explain how reform efforts have occurred and the responses within the college sport power structure within college sport since its inception.



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