IDR100-E1 Social science in Sport 1

Physical Education and Sport, One-year Programme, Part-time

Autumn

Available on request

The student will:

  • develop an insight into and an understanding of the importance of sports for the individual and society
  • develop, understand and gain an insight into the various psychological aspects associated with physical activity and performance
  • acquire the knowledge of learning and teaching in order to be able to plan and conduct sports activities

Sport and society

The history of sport:

  • antiquity
  • the middle ages
  • modern times
  • the Olympic movement

Sports philosophy and ethics:

  • humanity and sports
  • ethics and morals
  • moral development

The voluntary sports movement:

  • The organisation of NIF
  • The relationship school and sports

Sports psychology

  • Motivation and sport
  • Emotions and sport
  • The competition process
  • Personality psychology
  • The group as a social system
  • Learning from movement
  • Practical Sports psychology

Supervision, management, instruction and methodology

  • Teaching and working methods
  • The leadership of sports activities
  • The role as a supervisor

Teaching will comprise about 60 lessons. The teaching will be given as lectures, practical work, student presentations and seminars.

Seminars and student presentations are compulsory.

Participated in compulsory tuition. Please refer to the course brochure regarding other requirements for participation.

A graded 4-hour written individual examination.

Theroretical, compulsory

1st cycle

Normally first year

Programme coordinator Svein Rune Olsen (svein.r.olsen@uia.no)

The syllabus will be published on the home page of the course when finalised. See link in the upper right hand corner of the page.

Faculty of Health and Sports Sciences

ECTS Course Catalogue University of Agder 2011-12
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