SCN 3693 - Sports Science

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Babson College

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4.00 credits SCN3692 Sports Doping (Advanced Liberal Arts) The use of illegal performance enhancing drugs and technologies in sports had been publicized by allegations and admissions of doping by high-profile athletes. This course will explore the science and ethics pf performance enhancement, including exercise physiology, the various drugs and procedures used by athletes in various sports, how testing is done to expose doping (and how reliable the testing is), the inconsistent rules and sanctions governing drug use in diverse sports and financial and other pressures that encourage illegal means of performance enhancement. Focus will be placed on those professional and amateur sports notorious for drug abuse, such as cycling, baseball, and the Olympics. Additional topics include legal use of biotechnology for athletes, drug use in college sports, and future "hi-tech" methods of performance enhancement Prerequisite: SCN13% % - Wildcard

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.babson.edu

Phone Number:

(781) 235-1200

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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