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Sports medicine in health and performance

Course
IKA304
Master’s level
7.5 credits (ECTS)
Study pace
50%
Time
Day
Location
Göteborg
Language
English
Duration
-

About

Overall goal

Gain deeper knowledge about how trauma and medical disorders will affect sport performance, as well as how physical activity affects health.

Contents

  • Theoretical lectures to provide an overview and understanding of treatment in sports traumatology and of sports medicine issues.

  • Tasks with literature reviewing to train in searching, evaluating, critical thinking in the field of sports medicine.
  • Seminars to present the results of the review task and to train in debating and argumenting.
  • Practical sessions to train in scientific writing/reviewing and in different techniques and actions relevant in sports medicine.

This course is open to

Exchange students at the Faculty of Education and exchange students on a university-wide agreement. Please contact your international coordinator at the University of Gothenburg if you need to know more.

Entry requirements

Bachelor degree in sport science, food and nutrition, nutrition, medicine, physiotherapy or equivalent.

This course can be combined with

This course can be combined with other courses in the Food and Nutrition and Sport Science Tracks.

Application

Do you want to apply for exchange studies at the University of Gothenburg?

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