Syllabus

Bachelor Thesis (Sport and Health Science)

Code
GIH35Y
Points
15 Credits
Level
First Cycle
School
School of Health and Welfare
Subject field
Sport and Health Science (IDA)
This course can be included in the following main field(s) of study
Sport and Health Science1
Progression indicator within (each) main field of study
1G2E
Approved
Approved, 30 August 2023.
This syllabus is valid from 30 August 2023.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:

* compile the state of knowledge, based on relevant research, within a defined area of sports science based on the compilation of the state of knowledge,

* formulate a relevant purpose based on a chosen purpose make a relevant selection based on a chosen purpose,

* choose the relevant method for data collection based on a chosen purpose and collected data choose a relevant method for analysis

* present research ethical considerations based on the choice of research design evaluate scientific results

*communicate scientific results to different target groups critically examine theses in sports and health sciences.

Course Content

In the course, a degree project is written in Sports and health science, which is presented in writing and orally. The student immerses himself in a specific subject within Sports and Health Sciences. Advantageously, the student chooses an area covered in the education.

Assessment

  • Examination takes place in writing, through the completion of a scientific essay, and orally, through ventilating one‘s own essay and opposing a fellow student‘s essay to it, the student must make a presentation in writing and, if necessary, orally to outside stakeholders.

Grades

The grading scale used for the final course grade is U–VG.

U-VG

Grades are reported as follows:

  • Thesis - 15 Credits | U–VG

Prerequisites

  • 60 credits Sport- and Health Science and 15 credits Tourism Science

Other Information

This course cannot be counted towards the same degree along with courses that have equivalent content.

If the student has received a decision/recommendation granting study support from Dalarna University because of a disability, then the examiner has the right to offer an alternative examination arrangement. The examiner takes into account the objectives in the course syllabus when deciding whether the examination can be adapted in accordance with the decision/recommendation.