Course Objectives

The course will provide students with specialisation within essential topics and problem approaches to the themes of coaching, learning and mastering skills in sports and outdoor activities. Students will acquire knowledge and insight into the basic theories and empirical research within the field, with particular emphasis on coaching and sports psychology.

Course Description

Learning and leadership in sport and outdoor life

• The significance of contextual information on people’s knowledge and skills
• Various theoretical approaches to coaching
• Coaching as a strategy for learning and leadership
• Motivation and mastering skills
• Health and well-being
• The social learning-environment
• Mental training

Students will learn to interpret, understand and criticise theory-based research within the above fields, and to understand the relationships between the theories, research and the development of practical intervention techniques.

Learning Methods

15 lecture sessions of 4 hours in the spring semester. The course will be organised as a seminar but includes elements of lectures, student presentations, discussions and group work.

Assessment Methods

A trial lecture of roughly 30 minutes on a specified theme, and a submitted and approved manuscript. The manuscript should illustrate the student’s capacity to work independently, and be completed by the student on their own. Graded results. The course requires a minimum of 75% attendance.

Minor adjustments may occur during the academic year, subject to the decision of the Dean