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Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
A course on football and its context and role in the world, presented through videos, articles, quizzes, a test and an assignment.
6 weeks, 3 hours per week
Professor Grant Jarvie
Chair of Sport
The University of Edinburgh
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Understand the importance of concepts to explain football in different countries
- Understand and explain the role of football within international development
- Critically examine and understand the use of data and evidence
- Consider the role of history in explaining trends and change
- Develop communication, IT and data analysis skills
- Apply knowledge, skills and understanding to explain why Football is more than a game
- Develop autonomy, accountability and working with others
Syllabus
- Introduction to early history, origins and myths about football
- Golden football moments
- The rise of global football, FIFA and the Big 5 Football Leagues
- Introduction to football finance and wealth
- Great football clubs, nations, rivalries and matches that changed the world
- Introduction to football data, trends and what it tells us
- Who are the world champions and what makes them champions?
- The rise, popularity and myths about women’s football
- Tackling inequality, homelessness and health through football
- Introduction to football governance, ownership and power
- What makes a great football team?
- Is football more than a game?
- Meet a football legend and their views on Brazil and the greatest footballer they played against
Issued on 24th December 2022
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