SPM120 Performance-enhancement and anti-doping in Sport (Autumn 2026)

ECTS Credits:
5
Responsible department:
Department of Sport and Social Sciences
Course Leader:
Anette Skilbred
Lecture Semester:
Autumn
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.

Prerequisite

No subjects.

Admission to the course

Students registered in the European master programme, internal and external online students.

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

To be eligible to take the final exam, all sections of each module must be completed, including the acceptance of all reflection notes.

Assessment/exam

A four-hour written home exam at the end of the course. Graded on a scale from A to F.

The exam paper is submitted in Wiseflow and will be distributed at the start of the exam. Please note that the assignment will undergo plagiarism checks, and NIH's guidelines for the use of sources and artificial intelligence must be followed.

Core literature

Core literature for autumn 2026.
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