MEd Sports and Health Education
A graduate programme for those who wish to specialise in health promotion and sport education. The emphasis is on quality of life for people of all ages and abilities and how it can be maximised with organised exercise based on the premises of pedagogy, psychology, nutrition, sport science, and public health science.
Overview
Credits
120 ECTS.
Language
Icelandic and English.
Length of study
Two years, full time.
Purpose of the study is to prepare students for teaching sport at all school levels and for public health promotion in general.
The program is composed of courses which cover, e.g. sport pedagogy, preventive value of exercise, influencing factors of health, organization and role of the health trainer/instructor.
Structure
The course is organised as a two-year programme (four semesters) which leads to a 120 ECTS MEd degree. The programme is divided into 60 ECTS in pedagogy and 60 ECTS in sport science and health promotion.
| 1. year | 2. year | |
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Sport Psychology (10 ECTS) Research Methodology (10 ECTS) Applied statistics/Problem solving and social interaction (MEd students not taking thesis) (10 ECTS) |
Physical activity and health I (10 ECTS) *Learning development and research and physical educations (10 ECTS) *Teaching practice I (10 ECTS) |
| Spring | Physiology and measurement (10 ECTS) Sport coaching process and environment factors in coaching (10 ECTS) Sport nutrition (5 ECTS) Specialization (5 ECTS) |
Learning material design and special assignments (10 ECTS) Teaching practice II (10 ECTS) *Physical activity and health II (10 ECTS) |
*These courses can be substituted by an MEd thesis.
Admission
Students shall have completed undergraduate studies in sport science, physical therapy, health training, biology, education science, or other related disciplines.
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