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Bachelor of Sports Studies, (blended studies) Rovaniemi, Autumn 2023: RA75L23S

Code: RA75L23S

Degree:
Bachelor of Sports Studies

Degree title:
Bachelor of Sports Studies

Credits:
210 ects

Duration:
3.5 years (210 cr)

Start semester:
Autumn 2023

Show study timings by semester, study year or period

Code Name Credits (cr) 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027 Autumn
2023
Spring
2024
Autumn
2024
Spring
2025
Autumn
2025
Spring
2026
Autumn
2026
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YDINLIIKU23-1001
CORE COMPETENCE

(Choose all)

155
AMKO006 Start of University Studies 5 5 5 5
R700BE45 5 5 5 5
R700BE57 Swedish 5 5 5 5
R700BE58 Introduction to Project Activities 5 5 5 5
R700BE59 Changing Working Life and Career Planning 5 5 5 5
R705LL98 Sports Business and Entrepreneurship 5 5 5 5
MOD1LII2023
The Structure and Function of the Human Body

(Choose all)

20
R700BE51 Biomechanics 5 5 5 5
R700BE48 Exercise Physiology 5 5 5 5
R700BE44 Human Physiology 5 5 5 5
R700BE43 Human Anatomy 5 5 5 5
MOD2LII2023
Pedagogy in the Field of Sports

(Choose all)

20
R700BE42 Fundamentals of Physical Education Pedagogy 5 5 5 5
R700BE53 Exercise and Sports Psychology 5 5 5 5
R700BE52 Nature Exercise and Education 10 5 5 5
MOD3LII2023
Sport Coaching

(Choose all)

20
R700BE54 Introduction to Sports Coaching 5 5 5 5
R700BE41 Responsible Coaching 5 5 5 5
R700BE56 Physical Exercise Testing and Analysis 5 5 5 5
R700BE46 Skill Acquisition in Sports 5 5 5 5
MOD4LII2023
Exercise and Sport Counseling

(Choose all)

15
R700BE50 Fitness Coaching 5 5 5 5
R700BE47 Nutrition and Exercise 5 5 5 5
R700BE49 Health Exercise and Sports Medicine 5 5 5 5
AMMHARJLIIKU23-1001
Practical Training

(Choose all)

50
R700BE60 Practical Training 1 15 15 15 15
R700BE61 Practical Training 2 15 15 15 15
R700BE62 Practical Traning 3 15 15 15 15
R700BE63 Practical Training 4 5 5 5 5
PROLIIKU23-1001
PROFILING COMPETENCE

(Choose (pcs) 0)

35 - 45
VAIHSOLII2023
Applied Vocational Skills

(Choose ects: 10)

0 - 10
R700BE64 Applied Professional Competence 10 10 10 10
R700BE501 Development as a Sports Coach 2 5 - 10 5 5 2.5 2.5
R700BE500 Development as a Sports Coach 1 5 - 10 5 5 2.5 2.5
VAIHLIIKU23-1001
Alternative profiling studies

(Choose ects: 15)

15
R700BE66 Sports Coaching 15 15 15 15
GESUUNLIIKU23
Green Exercise Studies

(Choose ects: 15)

15
R705GE100 Adventure Pedagogy 5 5 5 5
R705GE101 Nature Based Tourism and -business Development 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
R705GE103 Winters skills and Winter Expedition 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
LUSUUNLIIKU23-1001
Sport Business Studies

(Choose ects: 15)

15 15 15 15
R705LLS100 Understanding the Sports Industry 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
R705LL115 Taxation and Profitability of Sports Business 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
R705LL116 Trends and innovations in the Field of Sports 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
R705LL117 Sports Service Design 5 5 5 5
R700BE69 Social Media as a Tool in Sports Marketing and Sales 5 5 5 5
R301DL111 Corporate Social Responsibility in Sport Business 5 5 5 5
VVLIIKU23-1001
Free-choice Electives

(Choose ects: 10)

10
VR705LL2OJ Didactics of Water Exercise 5 5 5 5
VR705LL8OJ Physical Activity and Wellbeing in Cold 5 5 5 5
VR705LL9OJ Winter Sports 5 5 5 5
VR705LL10OJ Learning and Teaching Games 5 5 5 5
LUCVVLIIKU23-1001
Entrepreneurship, Basic Module

(Choose ects: 10)

10
YRIT1112 From a Business Idea to Market 5 5 5 5
YRIT1113 Digitalization and Entrepreneurship 5 5 5 5
YRIT1114 Financial Management of a Small Company 5 5 5 5
YRIT1115 Starting and Developing the Business 5 5 5 5
TKILIIKU23-1001
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COMPETENCE

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20
R700BE90 Research and Development Competence 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
AMKO001 Planning Phase of the Bachelor´s Thesis 5 5 5 5
AMKO002 Implementation Phase of the Bachelor´s Thesis 5 5 5 5
AMKO003 Finishing Phase of the Bachelor´s Thesis 5 5 5 5
Total 210 85 100 85 20 25 60 50 50 30 55 20 25 52.5 7.5 50 47.5 2.5 30 45 10 20

Due to the timing of optional and elective courses, credit accumulation per semester / academic year may vary.

Certificate structure

Professional studies
Applied Professional Competence
Development as a Sports Coach 2
Development as a Sports Coach 1
Sports Coaching
Adventure Pedagogy
Nature Based Tourism and -business Development
Winters skills and Winter Expedition
Understanding the Sports Industry
Taxation and Profitability of Sports Business
Trends and innovations in the Field of Sports
Sports Service Design
Social Media as a Tool in Sports Marketing and Sales
Corporate Social Responsibility in Sport Business
Professional Training
Practical Training 1
Practical Training 2
Practical Traning 3
Practical Training 4
Bachelor's Thesis
Planning Phase of the Bachelor´s Thesis
Implementation Phase of the Bachelor´s Thesis
Finishing Phase of the Bachelor´s Thesis
Basic studies
Start of University Studies
Swedish
Introduction to Project Activities
Changing Working Life and Career Planning
Sports Business and Entrepreneurship
Biomechanics
Exercise Physiology
Human Physiology
Human Anatomy
Fundamentals of Physical Education Pedagogy
Exercise and Sports Psychology
Nature Exercise and Education
Introduction to Sports Coaching
Responsible Coaching
Physical Exercise Testing and Analysis
Skill Acquisition in Sports
Fitness Coaching
Nutrition and Exercise
Health Exercise and Sports Medicine
Research and Development Competence
Free-choice electives
Didactics of Water Exercise
Physical Activity and Wellbeing in Cold
Winter Sports
Learning and Teaching Games
From a Business Idea to Market
Digitalization and Entrepreneurship
Financial Management of a Small Company
Starting and Developing the Business
Not grouped

Bachelor of Sports Studies, Competence

1. Learning to learn

The graduating student recognises the strengths and development areas of their competence and learning methods, and they utilise the opportunities communities and digitalisation provide in their learning.
• Assesses and develops their competence and learning methods in different learning environments.
• Is able to acquire, critically assess and appropriately apply the national and international knowledge base and practices of their field.
• Also takes responsibility for group learning and sharing what has been learned.

Start of University Studies
Swedish
Changing Working Life and Career Planning
Practical Training 1
Practical Training 2
Practical Traning 3
Practical Training 4
Understanding the Sports Industry
Learning and Teaching Games
Research and Development Competence
Planning Phase of the Bachelor´s Thesis
Implementation Phase of the Bachelor´s Thesis
Finishing Phase of the Bachelor´s Thesis
10. Nature exercise skills
Nature Exercise and Education
Practical Traning 3
Applied Professional Competence
Adventure Pedagogy
Nature Based Tourism and -business Development
Winters skills and Winter Expedition
Physical Activity and Wellbeing in Cold
Winter Sports
11. Sports business expertise
Sports Business and Entrepreneurship
Responsible Coaching
Practical Traning 3
Applied Professional Competence
Nature Based Tourism and -business Development
Understanding the Sports Industry
Taxation and Profitability of Sports Business
Trends and innovations in the Field of Sports
Sports Service Design
Social Media as a Tool in Sports Marketing and Sales
Corporate Social Responsibility in Sport Business
From a Business Idea to Market
Digitalization and Entrepreneurship
Financial Management of a Small Company
Starting and Developing the Business
2. Operating in a workplace

The graduating student has versatile working life skills and is able to operate in work communities of their field.
• Is able to work constructively in a work community and promotes their own and their work community’s well-being.
• Is able to act professionally in communication and interaction situations at a workplace.
• Utilises the opportunities offered by technology and digitalisation in their work.
• Understands the complexity of changing working life and their own resilience in changing working life situations.
• Has capabilities for an entrepreneurial approach.

Swedish
Introduction to Project Activities
Changing Working Life and Career Planning
Responsible Coaching
Physical Exercise Testing and Analysis
Fitness Coaching
Practical Training 1
Practical Training 2
Practical Traning 3
Practical Training 4
3. Ethics

The graduating student adheres to the ethical principles and values of their field of profession, taking the principles of equality and non-discrimination into account.
• Is able to take responsibility for their own actions and their consequences and reflects on them in accordance with the ethical principles and values of their field.
• Takes others into account and promotes equality and non-discrimination.
• Take into account the realisation of diversity and accessibility in their actions.
• Understands the principles of responsible conduct of research and adheres to them.
• Is able to influence society based on ethical values

Start of University Studies
Changing Working Life and Career Planning
Fundamentals of Physical Education Pedagogy
Exercise and Sports Psychology
Responsible Coaching
Physical Exercise Testing and Analysis
Fitness Coaching
Nutrition and Exercise
Practical Training 1
Practical Training 2
Practical Traning 3
Development as a Sports Coach 2
Development as a Sports Coach 1
Sports Coaching
Understanding the Sports Industry
Corporate Social Responsibility in Sport Business
Research and Development Competence
Planning Phase of the Bachelor´s Thesis
Implementation Phase of the Bachelor´s Thesis
Finishing Phase of the Bachelor´s Thesis
4. Sustainable development

The graduating student is familiar with the principles of sustainable development, promotes their implementation and acts responsibly as a professional and a member of society.
• Is able to use information related to their field in finding, implementing and establishing sustainable solutions and operating models.
• Understands sustainability challenges, their interdependencies and the various aspects of issues and problems

Sports Business and Entrepreneurship
Nature Exercise and Education
Nature Based Tourism and -business Development
Winters skills and Winter Expedition
Corporate Social Responsibility in Sport Business
5. Internationality and multiculturalism

The graduating student is able to operate in multicultural and international operating environments and networks.
• Is familiar with the impacts of their cultural background on their activities and is able to develop operating methods that take multiculturalism into account in their work community.
• Is able to monitor and utilise the international development of their field in their work.
• Is able to communicate internationally in their work tasks.

Swedish
6. Proactive development

The graduating student is able to develop solutions that anticipate the future of their own field, applying existing knowledge and research and development methods.
• Solves problem situations creatively and reforms operating methods together with others.
• Is able to work in projects in cooperation with actors of different fields.
• Is able to apply existing knowledge in the field in development and utilises research and development methods.
• Is able to seek customer-oriented, sustainable and economically viable solutions, anticipating the future of their field

Introduction to Project Activities
Changing Working Life and Career Planning
Sports Business and Entrepreneurship
Practical Training 4
Trends and innovations in the Field of Sports
From a Business Idea to Market
Planning Phase of the Bachelor´s Thesis
Implementation Phase of the Bachelor´s Thesis
Finishing Phase of the Bachelor´s Thesis
7. Physical education pedagogy
Fundamentals of Physical Education Pedagogy
Exercise and Sports Psychology
Nature Exercise and Education
Introduction to Sports Coaching
Responsible Coaching
Skill Acquisition in Sports
Fitness Coaching
Nutrition and Exercise
Health Exercise and Sports Medicine
Practical Traning 3
Applied Professional Competence
Sports Coaching
Adventure Pedagogy
Didactics of Water Exercise
Physical Activity and Wellbeing in Cold
Winter Sports
Learning and Teaching Games
8. Health exercise skills
Biomechanics
Exercise Physiology
Human Physiology
Human Anatomy
Fundamentals of Physical Education Pedagogy
Exercise and Sports Psychology
Introduction to Sports Coaching
Physical Exercise Testing and Analysis
Skill Acquisition in Sports
Fitness Coaching
Nutrition and Exercise
Health Exercise and Sports Medicine
Applied Professional Competence
Didactics of Water Exercise
9. Sports coaching expertise
Biomechanics
Exercise Physiology
Human Physiology
Human Anatomy
Fundamentals of Physical Education Pedagogy
Exercise and Sports Psychology
Introduction to Sports Coaching
Physical Exercise Testing and Analysis
Skill Acquisition in Sports
Fitness Coaching
Practical Traning 3
Applied Professional Competence
Development as a Sports Coach 2
Development as a Sports Coach 1
Sports Coaching
Didactics of Water Exercise
Learning and Teaching Games
Not grouped

Code Name Credits (cr)
YDINLIIKU23-1001
CORE COMPETENCE

(Choose all)

155
AMKO006 Start of University Studies 5
R700BE45 5
R700BE57 Swedish 5
R700BE58 Introduction to Project Activities 5
R700BE59 Changing Working Life and Career Planning 5
R705LL98 Sports Business and Entrepreneurship 5
MOD1LII2023
The Structure and Function of the Human Body

(Choose all)

20
R700BE51 Biomechanics 5
R700BE48 Exercise Physiology 5
R700BE44 Human Physiology 5
R700BE43 Human Anatomy 5
MOD2LII2023
Pedagogy in the Field of Sports

(Choose all)

20
R700BE42 Fundamentals of Physical Education Pedagogy 5
R700BE53 Exercise and Sports Psychology 5
R700BE52 Nature Exercise and Education 10
MOD3LII2023
Sport Coaching

(Choose all)

20
R700BE54 Introduction to Sports Coaching 5
R700BE41 Responsible Coaching 5
R700BE56 Physical Exercise Testing and Analysis 5
R700BE46 Skill Acquisition in Sports 5
MOD4LII2023
Exercise and Sport Counseling

(Choose all)

15
R700BE50 Fitness Coaching 5
R700BE47 Nutrition and Exercise 5
R700BE49 Health Exercise and Sports Medicine 5
AMMHARJLIIKU23-1001
Practical Training

(Choose all)

50
R700BE60 Practical Training 1 15
R700BE61 Practical Training 2 15
R700BE62 Practical Traning 3 15
R700BE63 Practical Training 4 5
PROLIIKU23-1001
PROFILING COMPETENCE

(Choose (pcs) 0)

35 - 45
VAIHSOLII2023
Applied Vocational Skills

(Choose ects: 10)

0 - 10
R700BE64 Applied Professional Competence 10
R700BE501 Development as a Sports Coach 2 5 - 10
R700BE500 Development as a Sports Coach 1 5 - 10
VAIHLIIKU23-1001
Alternative profiling studies

(Choose ects: 15)

15
R700BE66 Sports Coaching 15
GESUUNLIIKU23
Green Exercise Studies

(Choose ects: 15)

15
R705GE100 Adventure Pedagogy 5
R705GE101 Nature Based Tourism and -business Development 5
R705GE103 Winters skills and Winter Expedition 5
LUSUUNLIIKU23-1001
Sport Business Studies

(Choose ects: 15)

15
R705LLS100 Understanding the Sports Industry 5
R705LL115 Taxation and Profitability of Sports Business 5
R705LL116 Trends and innovations in the Field of Sports 5
R705LL117 Sports Service Design 5
R700BE69 Social Media as a Tool in Sports Marketing and Sales 5
R301DL111 Corporate Social Responsibility in Sport Business 5
VVLIIKU23-1001
Free-choice Electives

(Choose ects: 10)

10
VR705LL2OJ Didactics of Water Exercise 5
VR705LL8OJ Physical Activity and Wellbeing in Cold 5
VR705LL9OJ Winter Sports 5
VR705LL10OJ Learning and Teaching Games 5
LUCVVLIIKU23-1001
Entrepreneurship, Basic Module

(Choose ects: 10)

10
YRIT1112 From a Business Idea to Market 5
YRIT1113 Digitalization and Entrepreneurship 5
YRIT1114 Financial Management of a Small Company 5
YRIT1115 Starting and Developing the Business 5
TKILIIKU23-1001
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COMPETENCE

(Choose all)

20
R700BE90 Research and Development Competence 5
AMKO001 Planning Phase of the Bachelor´s Thesis 5
AMKO002 Implementation Phase of the Bachelor´s Thesis 5
AMKO003 Finishing Phase of the Bachelor´s Thesis 5