Program overview
Sports Humanities and Sociology is a graduate program under the discipline of sports science. Unlike sports training, which teaches you how to run faster or jump higher, this program approaches sports from a humanistic and sociological perspective. Simply put, it studies the people, organizations, culture, and economic phenomena behind sports. Core courses include Sports Sociology, Sports Psychology, Sports Management, Sports Economics, and Sports History. If you are interested in sports but don't want to be just a coach or athlete, and enjoy thinking about questions like "Why do people love watching the World Cup?" "How do sports events make money?" "How do sports policies affect society?" then this program is perfect for you. Chinese universities have unique advantages in this field, such as Beijing Sport University and Shanghai University of Sport, which have strong research teams. Moreover, China is vigorously developing its sports industry, providing a wealth of real-world cases for study.