Global Sport, Discrimination and Reparative Justice

Programme Levels

• Postgraduate Certificate

  3 core courses; 1 elective (12 credits)
  
  Total: 12 credits

• Postgraduate Diploma

  5 core courses courses (15 credits); 1 elective (3 credits); 1 research project (6 credits)
  
  Total: 24 credits

• Masters

  6 core courses (18 credits); 2 electives (6 credits); 2 projects (12 credits)
  
  Total: 36 credits

Programme Goals

1. To develop an understanding of the various historical forms of discrimination in global sport such as race and ethnicity, gender equality, governance, inequalities, ableism and inclusion.
2. To provide knowledge for global practitioner’s sport to effect change in keeping with the United Nation’s Global Sustainable Development Goals [SDGs] especially as it relates to Gender Equality, Health and Well-Being, Reducing Inequalities, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, and Climate Action.
3. To equip students with the analytical tools to conduct intersectional analyses of discrimination in sport.
4. To provide strategies and methodologies to implement reparative justice measures through policies, and Programmemes.

SDG Focus

• #3 - Good Health and Well-being
  Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages)
• #5 - Gender Equality
  Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
• #10 - Reduced Inequalities
  Central to the Programmeme's focus, it actively contributes to the overarching goal of reducing inequalities within and among countries, fostering inclusivity and equal opportunities in sport
• #13 - Climate Action
  Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
• #16 - Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
  The emphasis on reparative justice and strong institutional practices contributes to the establishment of just, peaceful, and inclusive sport institutions