Sports (B.A.) (two subjects)
Features
Sports Science is involved in questions of sport and movement in the broadest sense. In the foreground, this involves the contemplation of sports in theory and practice. At Göttingen, this takes place from various perspectives: educational, didactic, sociological, medical, training and movement-based perspectives. In addition, you can improve your sporting ability in practical sports courses.
- Programme:
- Sports
- Degree:
- Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) (2 subjects)
- Standard period of study:
- 6 semesters
- Start:
- Only the winter semester
- Language of the programme:
- German
- Admission:
- restricted admission (application to the University)
- Orientation events:
- Orientation events are offered
Get to know us
Details
The polyvalent Bachelor of Arts aims to give students the skills they need in order to conduct independent scientific work. They will acquire extensive knowledge, skills and abilities as learn the historical correlations, as well as examine and practically apply methods and theories of Sports Science. The programme is divided into basic, optional compulsory and optional modules. An example of a standard course of study can be found on the site of the Faculty of Social Sciences.
The subject foci in Göttingen include, among others, Child, Youth, and School Sports, Sports in Prevention and Rehabilitation, Contemporary History of Sports in its Economic Correlations.
One requirement for successfully studying in this programme is good knowledge of sports motorics and human biology and good knowledge of the English language. Applicants whose knowledge is poor in these fields are suggested to improve their knowledge in these areas before beginning with the Bachelor’s programme.
Graduates of the B.A. programme with the polyvalent profile will, depending upon their selected second subject, find occupational opportunities foremost in the field of business, in sports clubs and associations, with the mass media as well as with health institutions.
Related and consecutive/graduate programmes
Related programmes
Consecutive/graduate programmes
Structure
In the two-subject Bachelor's programme, two subjects are studied on equal terms.
A total of 180 credits are earned for the Bachelor's degree Bachelor of Arts (B.A.).
The two subjects each account for 66 credits. The area of professionalisation accounts for 36 credits.
Regulations and module directory
Admission
As of the summer semester 2018, a sports ability test to take up a sports degree programme is no longer required.
- Start:
- Winter semester only
- 1st subject semester:
- restricted admission (application to the University)
- 2nd to 6th subject semester:
- restricted admission (application to the University
Contact
Academic Advising
Annegret Schallmann
Platz der Göttinger Sieben 3
37073 Göttingen
Phone: +49 551 39 27159
Fax: +49 551 39 26542