Fundamentals of Sports Sciences
Niveau
first cycle, Bachelor
Learning outcomes of the courses/module
The participants:
• have the knowledge as well as the relevant skills and competencies to develop and implement solutions for subject-specific questions in sports sciences.
• know about the historical development of exercise culture and sport and they develop a fundamental understanding of the phenomenon of sport and its differentiation.
• know the structures and processes of sport in modern society.
• can understand and explain fundamental concepts and theories (and the corresponding empirical findings) of sports history, sports sociology, sports ecology and sports biology and reflect on these against the background of a later career in the field of sport.
• develop an understanding for the connection of the disciplines among themselves and to other disciplines of sports sciences as well as to cultural and economic disciplines.
• have the knowledge as well as the relevant skills and competencies to develop and implement solutions for subject-specific questions in sports sciences.
• know about the historical development of exercise culture and sport and they develop a fundamental understanding of the phenomenon of sport and its differentiation.
• know the structures and processes of sport in modern society.
• can understand and explain fundamental concepts and theories (and the corresponding empirical findings) of sports history, sports sociology, sports ecology and sports biology and reflect on these against the background of a later career in the field of sport.
• develop an understanding for the connection of the disciplines among themselves and to other disciplines of sports sciences as well as to cultural and economic disciplines.
Prerequisites for the course
none
Course content
The concepts, theories and findings of the history of ideas and culture, sociology, ecology and public health are dealt with - insofar as they relate to the context of sport - and reflected on against the background of potential professional fields. Students experience the complex interplay between the individual and society in sport and its significance for sporting action and sporting structures.
Recommended specialist literature
Beinert, K., Brauner, T. & Müller, J. (2021). Sportwissenschaft. München: Urban & Fischer.
Krüger, M. & Emrich, E. (2022). Die Wissenschaft vom Sport. In: Sport. Das Lehrbuch für das Sportstudium (Hrsg. Güllich, A. & Krüger, M.) . 2. Aufl. Berlin: Springer.
Behringer, W. (2012). Kulturgeschichte des Sports. Vom antiken Olympia bis ins 21. Jahrhundert. München: C.H. Beck.
Weiß, O. & Norden, G. (2013). Einführung in die Sportsoziologie. Münster: Waxmann.
Amelung, V., Busse, R., Dierks, M., Kolip, P. & Leidl, R. (2022). Public Health. 4. Aufl. München: Urban & Fischer.
Jansen, P. & Roth, R. (2025). Nachhaltigkeit im Sport. Berlin: Springer.
Krüger, M. & Emrich, E. (2022). Die Wissenschaft vom Sport. In: Sport. Das Lehrbuch für das Sportstudium (Hrsg. Güllich, A. & Krüger, M.) . 2. Aufl. Berlin: Springer.
Behringer, W. (2012). Kulturgeschichte des Sports. Vom antiken Olympia bis ins 21. Jahrhundert. München: C.H. Beck.
Weiß, O. & Norden, G. (2013). Einführung in die Sportsoziologie. Münster: Waxmann.
Amelung, V., Busse, R., Dierks, M., Kolip, P. & Leidl, R. (2022). Public Health. 4. Aufl. München: Urban & Fischer.
Jansen, P. & Roth, R. (2025). Nachhaltigkeit im Sport. Berlin: Springer.
Assessment methods and criteria
Exam
Language
German
Number of ECTS credits awarded
4
Semester hours per week
Planned teaching and learning method
integrated course, case studies, discussion, group work, presentations
Semester/trimester in which the course/module is offered
1