AS 3622 - History of U.S. Sports

Institution:

SUNY College at Old Westbury

Subject:

American Studies

Description:

This course explores the history of organized games and sports in the United States from colonoal times to the present. Topoics include: English origins of American Sporting traditions; the rise of the major spectator sports of basketballand football;the origins of professionalism; and modern controversies over television, drugs, and money.

Credits:

4.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.oldwestbury.edu

Phone Number:

(516) 876-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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