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About Study Course

Department: Latvian Academy of Sport Education (LASE)
Credit points / ECTS:6 / 9
Course supervisor:Inta Bula-Biteniece
Study type:Part time, Full time
Course level:Bachelor
Target audience:Pedagogy; Sports Trainer
Language:Latvian
Branch of science:Sports Science

Objective

To enable the future sports teacher to improve competences for professional activities, skills and ability to work with pre-school age children and pupils of grades 1 – 6. To promote innovative forms of education and upbringing by implementing transversal skills, health and securability in the pedagogical process of civic education.

Prerequisites

Study courses mastered: Educational Psychology for Teachers, Teacher’s Professional Skills, Social-Emotional Learning, Legal Aspects of Pedagogical Process, Theory of Sport, Innovative Information Communication Technologies and Methods in Sport Pedagogy, Biomechanics and Ergonomics, General and Physical Activity Biochemistry, General and Age-Specific Physiology, Physiology of Physical Activities, Human Anatomy and Dynamic Anatomy, Environmental Health, Health Promoting Physical Activities, Foundations and Methodology of Basketball, Foundations and Methodology of Volleyball, Foundations and Methodology of Football, Foundations and Methodology of Floorball, Foundations and Methodology of Handball, Foundations and Methodology of Track and Field Exercises, Foundations and Methodology of Swimming, Outdoor and Adventure Activities I, II, III, Foundations and Methodology of Gymnastics, Rhythmics and Rhythmic Combinations, History of Sport, Philosophy of Sport, Sport in Multicultural Environment and Olympic Education, Project Development, Sport Medicine, Professional Communication and Terminology I (English, German), Professional Communication and Terminology II (English, German), Professional Ethics, Teacher’s Placement I, II.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

1. Offers various tasks in a sports class in line with pupils’ fitness and health.

Skills

2. Builds a physically and emotionally safe developing and inclusive environment.
3. Plans and implements practically meaningful sports classes in line with the regulatory framework.
4. Encourages pupils to think and give them opportunity to plan, monitor and assess their learning process.

Competence

5. Defines the limits for learning of movements, provides effective feedback individually to each pupil.
6. Develops personal professional skills and competences by working with colleagues and the administration to support pupils’ learning.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2024, Autumn semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Health, physical activity and security (sports and health teacher), VMSN 5Bachelor’sRequired
Health, physical activity and security (sports and health teacher), VMS 5Bachelor’sRequired
Health, physical activity and security (sports and health teacher), VMSNz 4Bachelor’sRequired
Health, physical activity and security (sports and health teacher), VMSNz 6Bachelor’sRequired
Health, physical activity and security (sports, health and national defense teacher), VAS 5Bachelor’sRequired
Planning period:Year 2025, Spring semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Health, physical activity and security (sports and health teacher), VMSN 6Bachelor’sRequired
Health, physical activity and security (sports and health teacher), VMS 4Bachelor’sRequired
Health, physical activity and security (sports and health teacher), VMSN 4Bachelor’sRequired
Health, physical activity and security (sports and health teacher), VMS 6Bachelor’sRequired
Health, physical activity and security (sports and health teacher), VMSNz 5Bachelor’sRequired
Health, physical activity and security (sports, health and national defense teacher), VAS 4Bachelor’sRequired
Health, physical activity and security (sports, health and national defense teacher), VAS 6Bachelor’sRequired