Proposal to Change the Name of the
Department
The Department of Physical Education, Sports Science & Recreation Management proposes that the Departmental title change to ‘School of Sport & Exercise Sciences’ from August 1, 2002. This was proposed by the Departmental Management Committee (Dec 5, 2001) and endorsed by a full Staff Meeting (Dec 12, 2001) and has been agreed by Operations Sub-Committee.
The new School will comprise, as at present, the current 8 ‘Teaching & Research Groups’. These are:
· Applied Sports Science and Sport Development (to be renamed to avoid confusion with SDC; see below)
· Exercise Physiology
· Pedagogy, Physical Education and Sport
· Physical Activity & Health
· Sociology of Sport
· Sports Biomechanics
· Sport & Exercise Psychology
· Sport & Leisure Management
as well as
· The British Heart Foundation National Centre for Physical Activity & Health
· The Institute for Sport & Leisure Policy
· The Institute of Youth Sport
In addition, the School will include the Sports Development Centre (SDC) as a separate cost centre, allowing for close co-operation between the academic work of the School and professional and ‘industrial’ links afforded through SDC. We believe this to be beneficial to the SDC and the School in respect of external marketing and the ability to secure development-type funding. However, SDC will have a ring-fenced budget managed by the Director of the SDC and line-managed by the Bursar, as at present.
Head, Department of Physical Education, Sports Science & Recreation Management