SPM120 Performance-enhancement and anti-doping in Sport (Autumn 2023)

ECTS Credits:
5
Responsible department:
Department of Sport and Social Sciences
Lecture Semester:
Autumn and Spring
Teaching language:
English
Duration:
½ year

Table of contents

Introduction

This web-based course is for everyone who wants to gain a better understanding of performance enhancement and anti-doping in sport. More specifically, students will gain a research and practice based multi-disciplinary overview of definitions, prevalence, social-cultural aspects, policies, and values in relation to performance-enhancing substances and methods in sport.

Learning outcomes

After having completed the course the students shall be able to

  • define and categorize performance-enhancing means and methods and describe their regulation in sport (anti-doping)
  • describe and offer explanations based on social science of the prevalence of the use of various performance-enhancing means and methods in sport
  • discuss the ethics of the use of performance-enhancing means and method and anti-doping in sport
  • contribute to evidence-based and informed anti-doping policies in sport

Learning methods and activities

The course is built on three modules. The modules consist of written texts, video-clips and tests where the students are encourage to reflect on the topics.

Work requirements

  • All the material in each module must be covered. The online-learning platform "Canvas" will automatically control the progress.
  • At the end of every module, the student must submit a reflection note on an assigned topic. The reflection note will be evaluated with pass/fail.

All reflection notes must be passed to qualify for the final home exam.

Assessment/exam

The final home exam (three weeks) includes two or three assignments with student responses. The responses should not extend 2500 words. The exam is graded A-F.

Texts are to be submitted via the software Wiseflow.

Core literature

As we are in a transition phase between two systems, we refer to the Study Handbook 2023-2024 for literature for courses in the 2023-2024 academic year:https://www.nih.no/studier/program-og-emneplan-arkiv/2023-2024/
Last updated from FS (Felles studentsystem) Oct. 15, 2026 1:30:47 AM