Performance enhancement strategies

The course deals with the enhancement of sports and health promotion through learning and training. Aspects treated are how to plan, carry out, and evaluate different forms of knowledge development in sports and health promotion. Different types of biological, medical, pedagogical, and psychological research issues are integrated in relation to performance enhancement. Methodological and ethical aspects are also discussed, for instance in relation to sports and health promotive test methods.

Instruction is in the form of lectures, group work, literature seminars, and demonstrations of performance enhancement methodology.

Progressive specialisation: G2F (has at least 60 credits in first‐cycle course/s as entry requirements)

Education level: Undergraduate level

Admission requirements: 60 ECTS credits completed in the Sport Science/Sport Coaching Programme (SGIDV) or the Sports and Health Coaching Programme (SGIHP), or equivalent

Selection:

Selection is usually based on your grade point average from upper secondary school or the number of credit points from previous university studies, or both.

This course is included in the following programme

• Sports and Health Coaching Programme (studied during year 2)