Sport medicine - Health-related assessment methods in sports medicine and sports science

Education facts

Code: 4IM116

The course aims to provide the student with an understanding of the application and validity of modern health related assessment methods in the area of sports medicine and sports science. The course deals with the importance of method validity and reliability and why certain methods are better suited than others for assessments on the individual, group and population level. The course includes theoretical and practical applications of assessment methods in; health-related physical fitness, body composition, physical activity and dietary intake. The importance of study design, sample size, number of assessment days, and how one determines the validity and reliability of a method is also addressed.

Entry requirements

180 credits (Degree of Bachelor) in a relevant field or a relevant professional qualification such as doctor of medicine, nurse, physiotherapist or dietician.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Sport medicine - Health-related assessment methods in sports medicine and sports science

  Linnaeus University (Kalmar Växjö)

  KALMAR

  Start date: 18 January 2027

  End date: 28 March 2027

  Pace of study: 50 %