The Olympics

Patti McGill Peterson Center for International and Intercultural Studies


This course will be an interdisciplinary study of the Olympics and will include examination of such topics as a general history of the Games, the mental attributes required to become an Olympic athlete, sports controversies such as doping, the economic costs and benefits of hosting the Olympics, the media portrayal of the Games, and power struggles among the constituencies involved in the modern Games.  The course will likely include field trips to venue sites of the London 2012 games and guest lectures from individuals involved in the London games.