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About Study Course

ECTS:3
Course supervisor:Andra Fernāte
Study type:Part-Time, Full time
Course level:All levels
Target audience:Pedagogy; Sports Trainer
Language:Latvian
Study course description Full description, Part-Time, Full time
Branch of science:Health sciences

Objective

To educate the student according to the competences provided for in the teacher’s standard and the content requirements of the Health and Physical Activity Education standard in the section “Physical activity is a prerequisite for good physical and mental health”. To provide students a scientific basis for teaching, explaining and justifying health promoting physical activity to pupils of different grades on the selection, proportioning and control of health promoting physical exercises in accordance with physical fitness and objectives of lessons.

Prerequisites

Knowledge of pedagogical process planning, principles of teaching and education, educational psychology, human anatomy, motion biomechanics, ergonomics, occupational and environmental safety, principles of sustainable development, organisation of the activities of educational institutions and basic principles of entrepreneurship.Skills to plan, organise and manage the learning process, to select and apply appropriate learning methods, to analyse and improve movement performance, to ensure a safe learning environment, to assess students’ performance, to collaborate with stakeholders and to use problem solving approaches in professional activities.Competences to independently take professional decisions, integrate theoretical knowledge into practice, adapt pedagogical activity to different needs of learners, take responsibility for the quality of the learning process, evaluate the results of professional activity and improve their professional competence.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

1.Explains the importance of physical exercise for health promotion, disease prevention and physical fitness development by describing the principles of load volume, intensity and dosing for different target groups.

Skills

1.Independently plan, adapt and manage the preparation of people of different ages for physical activity, selecting warm-up and conditioning exercises appropriate to age, fitness level and workload to be performed, taking into account the principles of safety and health promotion.

Competence

1.Independently recommends to children and young people of different ages how to plan, adapt and justify appropriate general fitness exercises, contributing to strengthening health, developing physical abilities and developing health-promoting physical activity habits.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2024, Autumn semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Sports and education specialist (preschool sports teacher) 1All levelsRequiredAndra Fernāte
Planning period:Year 2025, Spring semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Sports and education specialist (adapted physical activity education specialist) 2All levelsLimited choiceAndra Fernāte
Planning period:Year 2025, Autumn semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Health, physical activity and security (sports and health teacher) 8All levelsLimited choiceAndra Fernāte
Planning period:Year 2026, Autumn semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Health, physical activity and security (sports, health and national defense teacher) 8All levelsLimited choiceAndra Fernāte
Planning period:Year 2025, Spring semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Health, physical activity and security (sports, health and national defense teacher)8All levelsLimited choiceAndra Fernāte
Health, physical activity and security (sports and health teacher) 8All levelsLimited choiceAndra Fernāte
Health, physical activity and security (sports and health teacher) 8All levelsLimited choiceAndra Fernāte
Planning period:Year 2027, Spring semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Health, physical activity and security (sports, health and national defense teacher) 8All levelsLimited choiceAndra Fernāte