SPT 3050 SPORT LAW
The law affects the operations of the sport industry in numerous ways. This course introduces students to the many Constitutional, statutory, regulatory and policy provisions that frame how decisions and actions are made and enforced. Students read cases, including several from the Supreme Court, regarding such areas as collective bargaining, stadium liability for fan injuries, random drug testing programs, Title IX and sports betting, and learn how to analyze critically the rights and obligations of athletes, teams, leagues, agencies, brands and other stakeholders throughout the sport landscape.
Course Outcomes
- Students will be able to:
•Describe legal principles as they relate to the sport industry. - •Apply legal concepts to historic and current sport-related issues.
- •Gain knowledge of current legal issues as they relate to sports business.
- •Employ academic search strategies for legal research.
- •Understand how to read and apply case law to business conditions.
- •Analyze, interpret and apply statutory language.
- •Identify and discuss strategies for effectuating policy changes within government and sport governing bodies.
- •Craft coherent oral and written legal arguments addressing a variety of disciplines.
- •Demonstrate the ability to interpret and analyze source material, including published research.
- •Effectively analyze key developments in the history of sport related law and their impact on race, gender, culture, and human rights issues.