| Study facts - Online course | |
|---|---|
| Application deadline | June 1 |
| Admission requirements |
Norwegian Higher Education Entrance Qualifications. International applicants are exempt from the Norwegian language requirement. |
| Semester fee | 930 NOK |
| Tuition fee | None (see Tuition Fee below) |
| Capacity | Unlimited |
| ECTS | 10 |
| Application code | 2309 (online courses in Sport Sciences) |
| Course description | THP111 The Female Athlete: Health and Performance |
The aim of the study
To develop knowledge in female athletes health and performance in sports and thereby facilitate long-term participation in sports and exercise.
Topics
In this course, you will gain knowledge related to female elite- and recreational athletes’ health and performance. The course is built up of nine modules in following themes:
- Historical and sociological perspective
- History and present challenges
- Health challenges and controversies
- The female body
- hormones
- female bodily development
- the menstrual cycle and sport performance
- the pelvic floor
- breasts and sports brasseries
- Nutrition, REDs, disordered eating, eating disorders
- Training and performance
- Endurance, strength, flexibility training
- Injury prevention, overtraining and restitution
- Mental health
- Mental health
- Body appreciation and body appearance pressure
- Physical, psychological, sexual harassment and abuse
- Exercise and challenges during pregnancy
- Return to sport postpartum
- Diversity
- Testing and regulations regarding gender classification in sports
- Female athletes with disabilities
- Coaching and communication
Learning styles and activities
The online modules consist of written text and video clips, including mandatory quizzes at the end of each module. The students are encouraged to create discussion groups.
Information
- All learning resources are ready for you when you start, so there are no traditional lectures.
- At the start of the semester, you are assigned a subject contact who guides you through the course.
- Shorter online subjects can be easily combined with work or other studies.
- Study rights are granted for four semesters and active study rights require semester registration.
- When you have active study rights (study rights for four semesters), you should choose which subjects you want to take at the beginning of each semester. You do this in Studentweb.
- You cannot transfer partially completed subjects to the following semester. Then you have to start the subject anew.
- The subjects are designed so that you decide when you want to start after the semester starts, and last one semester.
- The subjects can be included in a Bachelor's degree, and each student must check this with their own institution or alternatively apply for inclusion in later studies
Semester fee
If you pay the semester fee at another college/university in Norway, you are exempt from this with us. Documentation (receipt of payment) must be presented to NIH within the payment deadline.
Tuition fee
Students with citizenship from countries outside Norway, the EU/EEA and Switzerland, must pay tuition fee to NIH. International exchange students from partner institutions are exempt from the tuition fee.
Contact
Admissions office
E-mail: opptak@nih.no
Telephone: +47 2326 2030
Tuesday to Thursday, 12-14 pm
February 15 to August 31