Basic Requirements and Special Eligibility:

A Bachelor degree with at least 180 credits or an equivalent foreign degree, a minimum of 90 credits in sport science, sport studies, sport and exercise science, sport management, sport business, human movement studies, kinesiology, physical education, sport politics, sport coaching, sport psychology, public health, exercise and nutrition,leisure studies/sciences, recreation management or equivalent.

The equivalent of English 6/ English B in Swedish secondary school.

The programme is full-time and leads to a master's degree in sports science after the student has completed course requirements for periods 1-4 below.

The programme is taught in English.

The programme aims for the student to develop applied skills and a critical knowledge base in order to work with sport, leisure and health industries as sites for social change. Emphasis is placed on an in-depth ability to use different theories and methods for understanding, analysing, changing and using sport towards a sustainable and equal society.

The concept of sustainable society includes social, economic and environmental perspectives. Furthermore, the programme aims at providing local, regional, national and international perspectives on sports, sports science and a sustainable society. Urban and innovative local environments, with associated challenges and initiatives, are used as living case studies. The students also actively contribute with experiences from different countries and sports cultures. Based on these, the students problematize the Swedish and Scandinavian sports context.

The student is given the opportunity to develop skills and in-depth knowledge suitable for a wide range of jobs, entrepreneurship, and research in fields where sports and health are used, for example, to meet or create changes and contribute to social development. The student works for this in close dialogue with stakeholders external to the university.

In addition, the education prepares for research studies. The education is closely linked to the sports science research environment at Malmö University and its research areas, which are focused upon the social sciences. Emphasis is placed on highlighting and working with the multidisciplinary nature of sport science and the position and opportunities of those with a sport science education in society.

The programme consists of 120 higher education credits and contains both compulsory and optional courses. The master's programme includes compulsory courses at advanced level of 90 higher education credits, of which 90 credits in the main field, and optional courses of 30 higher education credits. The elective courses must be relevant to the master's programme. Optional courses can be chosen at Malmö University as well as at other colleges and universities in consultation with the programme administrator.

Teaching is based on scheduled tasks such as lectures and seminars as well as self-study. Some elements require on-campus attendance while others can be carried out remotely. In the programme, we work with a wide variety of educational forms and materials, using digital communication channels.

Chapter 1, Section 9 of the Higher Education Act (1992: 1434)

Education at the second cycle level shall involve a deepening of knowledge, skills and abilities in relation to the first cycle level and shall, in addition to what is required at the first cycle level:

• Further develop students' ability to independently integrate and use knowledge

• Develop students' ability to deal with complex phenomena, questions and situations

• Develop students' qualifications for professional activities that make substantial demands on the individual´s ability to work indipendently or for research and development work.

Learning outcomes for the two-year master's degree:

Knowledge and understanding

Following successful completion of the programme students should be able to demonstrate:

• knowledge and understanding in the main field of study, including both broad knowledge of the field and a considerable degree of specialised knowledge in certain areas of the field as well as insight into current research and development work

• specialised methodological knowledge in the main field of study

Skills and Abilities

Following successful completion of the programme students should be able to demonstrate:

• the ability to critically and systematically integrate knowledge, analyse, assess and deal with complex phenomena, questions and situations, even with limited information

• the ability to critically, autonomously and creatively identify and formulate issues, plan and, using appropriate methods, undertake advanced tasks within predetermined time frames and so contribute to the development of knowledge as well as the ability to evaluate this work

• the ability, in both national and international contexts, in speech and writing to clearly explain and discuss their conclusions and the knowledge and arguments on which they are based in dialogue with different groups

• the skills required to participate in research and development work or autonomous employment in some other qualified capacity.

Evaluation ability and approach

Following successful completion of the programme students should be able to demonstrate:

• the ability to make assessments in the main field of study informed by relevant scientific, social and ethical issues and also to demonstrate awareness of ethical aspects of research and development work

• insight into the possibilities and limitations of science, its role in society and human responsibility for its use

• the ability to identify their need for further knowledge and take responsibility for their ongoing learning

Thesis

For a two-year master's degree, the student must complete an independent work (thesis) of at least 30 ECTS in the main field of study. The independent work may consist of less than 30 credits, but at least 15 credits if the student has already completed an independent degree of at least 15 ECTS in the main field of study or equivalent from foreign education.

(Higher Education Ordinance 1993: 100 Appendix 2)

Masters Degree (two-year) with main field of Sport Science, 120 credits

Master's degree is obtained after the student has completed programme requirements 120 ECTS credits, of which at least 90 credits with a gradual degree in the main field.

Upon completion of the programme, Malmö University issues a degree certificates upon application. The Swedish degree certificate Masterexamen i Idrottsvetenskap. The English translation of the degree certificate specifies Master (Two Years/120 ECTS) of Arts in Sport Sciences.

English is the language of instruction in the compulsory courses.

This educational plan is a translation of a Swedish original text.

Each individual education plan (syllabus) contains the entry requirements for advancing in the programme.