Sport Science and Society
The student must be admitted to one of the following study programs to complete the course:
One-year program in sports
Required prerequisite knowledge: Higher Education Entrance Qualification
The student must be admitted to one of the following programmes of study to complete the course:
One-year programme in sports
Required prerequisite knowledge: Higher Education Entrance Qualification
KNOWLEDGE
The student
- Have knowledge of sport in a historical, cultural and social context in modern society.
- Knows the value base of sports, norms and rules in children's, competitive, recreational, and elite sports.
- Knows important sociological perspectives in sports at an individual and group level.
SKILLS
The student
- Can reflect on own sports practice in light of the role of sport in society
- Can apply social science across various sporting disciplines and perspectives, as well as utilize this knowledge to solve practical and theoretical issues relevant to society and sport
GENERAL COMPETENCE
The student
- Can exchange views and experiences with others with a background within the subject area and contribute to developing good professional practice through this.
- Can convey specialist material to illuminate a problem
Compulsory course
Theoretical course
Compulsory
Part-time study in Meråker (50%)
Organisation of teaching activities:
The course will consist of 100% online lectures with connected tasks and tests
Overall Assessment
Oral Exam (MU): Oral school exam, 30 minutes, based on portfolio submissions. Graded assessment. Accounts for 100/100.
Portfolio (MA):
The portfolio consists of two individual written subject texts, which are assessed as a whole.
Assessed as pass/fail.
Course Requirements (AK):
- 3 individual subject texts must be approved to receive a final grade in the course.
- 2 presentations must be approved to receive a final grade in the course.
Mandatory Participation (OD):
80% attendance in all teaching sessions. Mandatory participation must be approved to receive a final grade in the course. Counts 0/100.
All examination support materials allowed
Exception: Generating an answer using ChatGPT or similar artificial intelligence and submitting it wholly or partially as one's own answer is considered cheating
Overlap refers to a similarity between courses with the same content. Therefore, you will receive the following reduction in credits if you have taken the courses listed below:
IDR1021 - Sport Science and Society - 10 credits
