Courses
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Compulsory Module 1: Introduction to Sports Science (5 ECTS-Credits; 2 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Knowledge of the content and definition of sport-scientific sub-disciplines; competence to implement literature search for sport-scientific topics and critical use of sport-scientific
information sources (e.g. journals, congress contributions); experience with the practical use of scientific results in the field of sports management/sports science
Compulsory Module 2: Introduction to Management (7.5 ECTS-Credits; 4 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Acquisition of a basic understanding of economic thinking and management; practicing a systematic-critical approach to scientific texts; writing of own texts on the basis of scientific working methods
Compulsory Module 3: Introduction to Economics (7.5 ECTS-Credits; 4 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Basic understanding of the main fields of economics; knowledge of the most important terms and methods in microeconomics to allow for self-study of intermediate level school book literature.
Compulsory Module 4: Fundamentals of Medical & Psychological Aspects in Sports (10 ECTS-Credits; 5 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Knowledge of structure and function of the human organism and aspects of sporting
activities and endurance; basic knowledge of the role of emotional, motivational and cognitive factors in sports and movement
Compulsory Module 5: Fundamentals of Educational and Sociological Aspects in Sports (7.5 ECTS-Credits; 4 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Knowledge of the problem areas and classification of sports education; knowledge of subjectscientific basic terms and research methods; knowledge and evaluation of socio-cultural and anthropological fundamentals of sports educational objectives and its justification; competence of analysis and educational evaluation of sporting activities; knowledge and critical evaluation of relationships, assessments and anchoring of sports in society, culture and politics taking into account historical aspects; knowledge of the development of age-, gender- and performanceoriented sports and movement offers
Compulsory Module 6: Empirical Methods (7.5 ECTS-Credits; 3 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Knowledge of sport-scientific research methods; students are able to create simple designs of empirical examinations; they acquire skills in applying data-specific analysis methods
Compulsory Module 7: Special Topics in Sports Science (10 ECTS-Credits; 5 h)
Prerequisites for registration: successful completion of compulsory module 4
Learning Outcome: Knowledge of the principles of human movement; kinematic and kinetic basic skills;
knowledge of simplified models of motoric control and regulation and of motoric learning;
knowledge of training methods in competitive and recreational sports, knowledge and critical assessment of the influence of sports activities on the psychological state; evaluation of social functions and structures in sports
Compulsory Module 8: Accounting 1 - Financial Accounting (7.5 ECTS-Credits; 4 h)
Prerequisites for registration: successful completion of compulsory module 2 and 3
Learning Outcome: Acquisition of an overview of the field of business management, ability to analyse, discuss and solve simple issues in business management
Compulsory Module 9: Accounting 2 - Management Accounting (7.5 ECTS-Credits; 4 h)
Prerequisites for registration: successful completion of compulsory module 2 and 3
Learning Outcome: Acquisition of overview knowledge in the field of business administration, ability to analyse, discuss and solve simple business problems
Compulsory Module 10: Fundamentals of Managements: Organisation and Human Resource Management (5 ECTS-Credits; 3 h)
Prerequisites for registration: successful completion of compulsory module 2 and 3
Learning Outcome: Gaining of overview knowledge in the field of business economics, ability to analyse,
discuss and solve simple issues in business management
Compulsory Module 11: Fundamentals of Management: Strategy and Marketing (5 ECTS-Credits; 3 h)
Prerequisites for registration: successful completion of compulsory module 2 and 3
Learning Outcome: Gaining of overview knowledge in the field of business management, ability to analyse,
discuss and solve simple issues in business management
Compulsory Module 12: Theory of Economic Decisions: Decisions and Strategies (5 ECTS-Credits; 4 h)
Prerequisites for registration: successful completion of compulsory module 2 and 3
Learning Outcome: Increase the knowledge of the terms and methods in the fields of incomplete markets and strategic behaviour; recognition and classification of game-theoretical constellations; structure and use of models for negotiation situations and incentive systems
Compulsory Module 13: Fundamentals of Macroeconomics: Business Cycles and Economic Growth (5 ECTS-Credits; 4 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Knowledge of the fundamentals of national accounts and function of economic circular
flows; ability to analyse indirect effects of economic action in the circular flow relation
Compulsory Module 14: Economics and the Public Sector (5 ECTS-Credits; 4 h)
Prerequisites for registration: successful completion of compulsory module 2 and 3
Learning Outcome: Knowledge of the function of state in a market economy and understanding of the connection of state action in terms of market failure, merit goods or financing of public tasks
Compulsory Module 15: Sports and Law (7.5 ECTS-Credits; 4 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Knowledge of the variety of law aspects in sports; economic and competitive law, tort,
association law, criminal law, labour and social law, sport promotion law; legal aspects in
economy, criminal law, liability, contracts, social law, associations, professional law, events
Compulsory Module 16: Sport Practical Exercises (10 ECTS-Credits; 10 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Instruction of simple, group-specific movement tasks; allocation of modes of action of game forms; command of basic movement techniques of selected sports. Based on these movement experiences and knowledge of movement analysis, students are able to apply suitable measures to error correction; planning, designing and implementing simple exercise and training units in fitness and recreational sports in theory.
Compulsory Module 17: Sports Management (7.5 ECTS-Credits; 4 h)
Prerequisites for registration: successful completion of compulsory module 1 to 3
Learning Outcome: Students are able to apply basic knowledge of management, accounting, organisation and human resources as well as strategy and marketing to sports organisations considering the diversity and characteristics of sports organisations (e.g. product characteristics, volunteering). In this context, business economic instruments and methods apply.
Compulsory Module 18: Economics of the Leisure and Sports (7.5 ECTS-Credits; 4 h)
Prerequisites for registration: successful completion of compulsory module 13 and 14
Learning Outcome: Students are able to analyse the effects of cycle, competition, labour and foreign trade of the leisure industry and consequently identify and critically evaluate economic possible actions.
Compulsory Module 19: Special Topics in Sports Management (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Students deepen their knowledge according to the selected special topic and are able to apply their skills with the contents of the lecture and case examples.
Compulsory Module 20: Bachelor's Thesis (12.5 ECTS-Credits; 2 h)
Prerequisites for registration: successful completion of compulsory module 1 to 6 as well as 8 to 14
Learning Outcome: Students are able to carry out autonomously a written contribution about a sports sciences empirical project with project-related methods of data collection and statistical evaluation procedure; competence to a written elaboration according to scientific guidelines applied; presentation of results; ability to discussion.
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Compulsory Module 21: Interdisciplinary Skills (5 ECTS-Credits)
Prerequisites for registration: the prerequisites of the respective curricula do apply
Learning Outcome: This module serves to extend the studies and to acquire additional qualifications.
Courses with a total of up to 5 ECTS-Credits from the curricula of bachelor and/or diploma study programmes set up at the University of Innsbruck can be chosen freely according to available places.
For further information about courses click COURSES.Notes:
- There may still be changes in the courses offered as well as room allocation and course dates.
- The course descriptions found in the English version of the course catalogue are for informational purposes only. Authoritative information can be found in the "Vorlesungsverzeichnis" (German version of the course catalogue).