Reg.nr. 1000/2007-515 Faculty Board for Undergraduate Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences Translation from Swedish into English

STUDY PROGRAMME SYLLABUS Coaching and Sport Management Programme, 180 Higher Education Credits Programmet för coaching och sport management, 180 högskolepoäng

Department in charge School of Education Programme Level First level Approval of study programme syllabus The Board of the School of Education approved the revision of the study programme syllabus according to a decision by the Dean on December 7, 2006. The Faculty Board for Undergraduate Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences established the syllabus on December 5, 2006. The Dean established the revised syllabus on November 23, 2007. The Faculty Board for Undergraduate Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences established the revised syllabus on December 3, 2007. Valid from The study programme syllabus is valid from August 1, 2008. Prerequisites Admission to the programme requires basic eligibility as well as special eligibility in – Mathematics: Course A or Year 1 or 2 of Upper Secondary School, the Humanities, Social Science, Economics, Natural Science or Technology programme. The minimum grade from upper secondary school after the 1990s reform is Pass. From the pre-reform upper secondary school the minimum grade is 3. – Social Studies: Course A or Year 2 from a two-year secondary school programme or at least Year 2 in a three-year programme, or Step 2. Programme objectives The coaching and sport management programme enables students with a great commitment to sport to acquire education for qualified work in the sport sector. The overarching objective is for the students to develop the necessary competence to be able to work in a leader position to develop and strengthen Swedish sport in a wide sense (at the individual, group or organization level). The programme will also enable students to develop their competence for participating in research and development work in the sport sector.

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Expected learning outcomes Knowledge and understanding For a Degree of Bachelor students must – demonstrate knowledge and understanding in their main field of study, including knowledge of the scientific basis of the field, knowledge of applicable methods in the field, in-depth knowledge of some part of the field and a general sense of current research issues. Skills and abilities For a Degree of Bachelor students must – demonstrate an ability to seek, gather and critically interpret information that is relevant to a problem and to critically discuss phenomena, issues and situations; – demonstrate an ability to independently identify, formulate and solve problems and to perform tasks within specified time limits; – demonstrate an ability to present and discuss information, problems and solutions in dialogue with different groups, orally and in writing; and – demonstrate the skills required to work independently in the field that the education concerns. Judgement and approach For a Degree of Bachelor students must – demonstrate an ability to make assessments in their main field of study, taking into account relevant scientific, social and ethical aspects; – demonstrate an insight into the role of knowledge in society and into people’s responsibility for how knowledge is used; and – demonstrate an ability to identify their need of further knowledge and to upgrade their capabilities. Specific expected learning outcomes for this programme For the degree students are expected to have acquired the allround competence to enable them to work as leaders in the sport movement and take part in the development of their own sport. After completing the programme the students are thus expected to be able to: – lead and cooperate with sports participants to support them in their development on the basis of their requirements and capabilities, – create as leaders the conditions for achieving the sport development of both individuals and groups, – plan and implement sport activities on the basis of a good knowledge of human biology, sport medicine and coaching, – independently and in cooperation with others lead and develop a sport organization on the basis of their knowledge of organizational structures and interaction, taking into consideration basic business and administration knowledge, – act on the basis of good self-knowledge and a reflective attitude to their personal leadership, – deal with mass media and market their own sport, – communicate with the surrounding community in speech and writing, – understand and value from a class, gender and ethnicity perspective the importance of sport as a cultural and structural social institution, – utilize and systematize their own and other people’s experiences as well as relevant research results as a basis for their professional development, – be familiar with and able to act in accordance with the fundamental values and ethics of the sport movement.

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Organization and Planning Organization The programme organization consists of a programme coordinator and a development group, including representatives for the subjects and departments involved. There is also a reference group with participants from different parts of the sport movement, the municipality and industry as well as from students. In addition, the programme has mentors responsible for keeping a close contact with the students during their period of study. Through these mentors the students are able to present their views on and discuss the structure of the programme. Alumni activities involving previous students have been built up to provide a network to benefit the future of the programme. Structure The first part of the programme focuses on coaching in the sport and health sector, in other words leadership on the individual and group levels. The latter part of the programme focuses more on sport management – leadership, management and the development of sport at the organizational level. During their last term the students choose a specialization in coaching or sport management focusing on sport, leisure and health at Växjö University or a university abroad. Model of the programme YEAR 1

Year 2

Year 3

Term 1

Term 3

Term 5

Sport didactics I, 7.5 credits, G1

Sport coaching, 15 credits, G2

Sport in society, 7.5 credits, G1

Marketing in sport and health organizations I, 7.5 credits, G1

Managing and organizing sport and health organizations, 15 credits, G1

Sport, organization and society, 7.5 credits, G1

Systems engineering and law in sport and health organizations, 12 credits, G1 Commission-based learning in sport and health organizations, 3 credits, G2 Sport science methods, 7.5 credits, G3 Sport science degree project, 7.5 credits, G3

Term 2 Applied physical planning and training, 15 credits, G1 Health work focusing on sport and leisure, 7.5 credits, G1 The cultural conditions of sport 7.5 G2

Term 4

Term 6

Project management in sport and Sport science degree project health organizations, 7.5 credits, (continued from Term 5), 7.5 G1 credits, G3 Marketing in sport and health organizations II, 7.5 credits, G2 Field work in sport, 12 credits, G2

Entrepreneurship and organization development in sport and health organizations, 15 credits, G2 Global Sport, 7.5 credits, G3

Commission-based learning in sport and health organizations, 3 credits, G2

G1=Foundation course, G2=Continuation course, G3=Specialization/Bachelor course

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Study abroad Students are also able to conduct part of their education at universities abroad. A system of well functioning bilateral cooperation has been established with institutions of long experience that can offer our students valuable supplementary specialist competence. The period abroad is preferably chosen during the third year of study, but it is also possible to do the second-year field project abroad. Programme Contents YEAR 1 The first year contains courses on management and organization theory and on the role of sport in society. In sport didactics, with the focus on the participants’ own sports, theory and practice are interwoven. Anatomy, physiology, kinesiology and coaching are also discussed from a sport research perspective. Health and leisure sector activities are elucidated from a social perspective, at the same time as the foundation is laid for how sport policy works. YEAR 2 The second-year offers a more in-depth leadership education and the studies of economic aspects are introduced. Communication, performance psychology and group development in sport are among the areas included. The project work and the marketing and cultural conditions of sport are elucidated. The academic year concludes with a field project, which can be conducted abroad. YEAR 3 In the third year the focus is on sport management, which involves managing, handling and developing modern sport organizations or sport events as well as entrepreneurship. The final year offers a choice between in-depth studies in either coaching or sport management, which, together with a methodology course, is intended to form the basis of the degree project to be carried out during the following term. The programme concludes with an elucidation of international perspectives on sport. Parts of the third-year study can be located abroad. In the various courses included in the programme ethical, diversity and equal opportunity perspectives are also taken into consideration. Community contacts During the programme the students can focus their studies on their special wishes and future work tasks. The students may use their own links to the sport movement as a basis for recurrent elements in the programme. Contacts with the community are created via continuous seminars and café meetings to which guests representing various sports are invited. Practical cooperation takes place in the commission-based learning course running through terms four and five. Here practical development work is practised and contacts with a future labour market are created. The independent projects conducted (field work and degree project) are tied to problems or issues which are generated via community contacts or which the students themselves find important to study in the community. Teaching methods and assessment methods Teaching is full time and takes the form of lectures, practical applications, seminars, laboratory sessions, auditing and various types of tuition. Parts of the course literature are in English. The teaching is primarily done in Swedish, although lectures in English may occur. The programme integrates theory and practice. This means that the experiences students have acquired before or during the programme form the basis of further reflection. The students are then to become more adept at motivating their actions as leaders. Various specialists contribute to the programme, and part of the studies is performed in the students’ own practice as a 4 (5)

coach or active sport participant. The students’ practical experiences form the continuous basis for analysis, processing and discussion. The assessment of student performances takes the form of oral, written and practical presentations, both individually and in groups. Seminars of different kinds are included. Evaluation, student influence, quality development Every completed course is evaluated. A formative programme evaluation is made for each year of study after every completed academic year. A final programme evaluation is conducted after the completion of the programme. Since there are mentors attached to the students, they are able to continuously give their views on and discuss the form of the programme. The purpose of the alumni activities that are being developed is to assure the quality of the education against the background of student experiences of work life. Compilations of course and programme evaluations are kept in the archives of the School of Education. Degree certificate Students who successfully pass the study programme can apply for a degree certificate. An application for a degree certificate is to be sent to: Växjö University, Graduation Office at the Division of Student Affairs, 351 95 Växjö. An application form is available at the Graduation Office or may be downloaded from http://www.vxu.se/english/students/exchange/guide/obtain_degree.xml If you have attended the Coaching and Sport Management Programme, 180 Higher Education Credits, you are eligible for the following degree: Bachelor of Social Science with specialization in Coaching and Sport Management (Major Subject: Sport Science) The degree certificate is bilingual (Swedish/English). This certificate is also completed with a Diploma Supplement (in English). Other information During the programme a number of study trips are made in order to create networks and make closer ties to future work. Some of the costs for these have to be defrayed by the students. At the admission to the programme alternative selection is applied.

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