Information Package / Course Catalogue
Sports Tourism
Course Code: REKR517
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

The aim of the course; To provide students with the knowledge to examine the practices of tourism businesses related to sports activities and to evaluate the content of the activities in terms of their quality to meet the needs of the society.

Course Content

Course content; tourism, tourist and other basic concepts related to tourism, tourist assets, tourism types, functions and historical development, tourism businesses, sports tourism concept and historical development, importance of sports tourism in sports management, types of sports tourism, new developments in sports tourism, sports tourism marketing , activities related to sports tourism, types of sports tourism in Turkey, animation services and sports animatorship.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Savaş DUMAN
Learning Outcomes
1.Defines the concepts of the recreation area.
2.Regarding the recreation leadership profession; discusses the organization and functioning of leisure time activities with the knowledge gained on program development, planning, execution and evaluation
3.Relates concepts related to the field of recreation with theories of physical and mental development.
4.It determines leisure activities for the needs of individuals and groups, taking into account socio-demographic and socio-cultural characteristics.
5.Analyzes the data of planning, implementation and results of current activities in the field of recreation by using scientific research methods and techniques.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Akın, A. (2018). Spor ve Turizm. Ekin Basım Yayın, Ankara.
2.Hazar, A. (2007). Spor ve Turizm. Detay Yayıncılık, Ankara.
3.Weed, M. ve Bull, C. (2009). Sports Tourism, Participants, Policiy And Providers,. Routledge, US.
4.Higham, J. ve Hinch, T. (2015). Sport And Toutism, Globalization, Mobility And Identity. Routledge, US.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Informing about the aim and content of the course. Definition and characteristics of tourism and tourist concepts
Week 2 - Theoretical
Other concepts related to tourism, the reasons that lead people to tourism and the aims aimed in tourism
Week 3 - Theoretical
Touristic and cultural assets
Week 4 - Theoretical
Historical development of tourism, Functions of tourism, Types of tourism
Week 5 - Theoretical
Tourism businesses
Week 6 - Theoretical
The concept of sports tourism, the historical development of sports tourism
Week 7 - Theoretical
The place and importance of sports tourism in sports management
Week 8 - Theoretical
Activities related to sports tourism, applications of sports tourism activities in Turkey; student presentations and interm evaluation
Week 9 - Theoretical
Animation services, Animation in sports tourism and Sports animating
Week 10 - Theoretical
Types of sports tourism
Week 11 - Theoretical
Sports tourism market and sports tourism marketing
Week 12 - Theoretical
Sports tourism consultancy and job opportunities; student presentations
Week 13 - Theoretical
New developments in sports tourism; student presentations
Week 14 - Theoretical
general review and evaluation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143384
Assignment4014
Individual Work142256
Final Examination1336
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)150
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
1
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5
OÇ-2
OÇ-3
OÇ-4
OÇ-5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026