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About Study Course

ECTS:4
Course supervisor:Baiba Smila
Study type:Part-Time, Full time
Course level:Bachelor
Target audience:Business Management; Pedagogy; Sports Trainer
Language:Latvian, English
Study course description Full description, Part-Time, Full time
Branch of science:Health sciences; Sport Pedagogy; Theory and History of Sports

Objective

To enable students to acquire theoretical knowledge and skills for the development of professional competencies in outdoor and adventure activities, orienteering and tourism (organization of technical techniques, classes, evaluation of their own performance). To acquire theoretical and practical knowledge about the application of technical techniques in competition conditions.

Prerequisites

Previous study course module completed successfully: General pedagogy, adult education, general and developmental psychology, anatomy, basic physiology, sports philosophy, first aid.When starting a study course, knowledge, skills and skills are required in accordance with the standard of general secondary education in sport at last.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

1.Will be familiar with the orientation sports map, colors, designations, scales. Special terminology in Latvian and English

Skills

1.Knows how to perform an orienteering distance using a map and compass.
Knows how to orient a map, determine direction and control it when moving in an area, knows how to determine distance from a map and control it when moving in an orienteering distance.
Knows how to read an orienteering map.

Competence

1.Develop digital literacy through the use of modern technologies to measure their performance

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2026, Spring semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Sports science4BachelorRequired
Sports science 4BachelorRequired