Courses for exchange students / Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences

Courses provided in English for incoming exchange students at the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences.

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How to choose your courses

  • All the courses listed here are available in English, but please note that some of them are completed with independent study (e.g. book exam).
  • Any of these courses are NOT automatically open to the exchange students of the other faculties. Some exceptions can be made; please contact the international coordinator. A signed Learning Agreement is not a guarantee that students from other faculties can take courses from this faculty.
  • Master-level students may take Bachelor-level courses if the home university so allows. 
  • Advanced Bachelor-level students may take some Master-level courses (see notes below).
  • You may take courses from other faculties if they are open for all and if you fulfill the prerequisites. There is no requirement on how many courses you should choose from Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences.
  • Due to small group sizes and prerequisites, unfortunately not all interested students can be accepted for all courses. Degree students have priority in most of the courses listed below.
  • A signed Learning Agreement is not a guarantee that you will be accepted to the courses listed on it.

Course offerings from other faculties

Autumn 2024

Physical Education

  • LPE0574 P.E. Practicum: Ball Games 3 ECTS, Bachelor
  • LPE0575 P.E. Practicum: Orienteering 2 ECTS, Bachelor 
  • ELIP1015 Sports for All 2 ECTS, Bachelor
    • Students staying the whole year may opt for 5 ECTS (see spring offer)

Sport Management / Social Sciences of Sport

  • RESS1160 Planning and Implementation of Sport Events 5 ECTS, Master (advanced Bachelor students may take the course)
  • RESS1110 Foundations of Contemporary Sport 4 ECTS, Master (advanced Bachelor students may take the course)
  • RESS2160 Sport and Leisure Management 4 ECTS, Master (advanced Bachelor students may take the course)
  • RESS1130 Mechanisms of Sport Financing 4 ECTS, Master (advanced Bachelor students may take the course)

Biology of Physical Activity

  • LBIA003 Measurement of neuromuscular function and performance 3 or 8 ECTS, Advanced Bachelor
  • LBIA004 Measurement of cardiorespiratory function and fitness 4 or 8 ECTS, Advanced Bachelor

No prior background studies required for the lecture part of the courses (3/4 ECTS). 

The scope of 8 ECTS includes demonstrations and laboratory work. The background studies of students interested in the laboratory work will be checked in advance. You should have at least 2-3 years of studies in a relevant field. 

We know in August how many spots we have available for exchange students in the lab groups. All incoming students will get further instructions on how to apply for the labs in August. 

Health Sciences

  • KTEY008 Basics of Epidemiology 2 ECTS, Bachelor
  • TTIP1006 Assessment and promotion of functional capacity 3 or 5 ECTS, Bachelor
    • 3 ECTS without participation in demonstration classes. It is recommended to take the course worth of 5 ECTS. 
  • LLTS010 Physical Activity Assessment 5 ECTS, Master
    • Strictly open only to Master level students.

Spring 2025

Physical Education

  • ELIP1015 Sports for All (previously ELIP1011 Adapted Physical Activity) 1-5 ECTS, Bachelor
    • Course can be taken as worth 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 credits. 
  • LPE0581 P.E. Practicum: Cross-Country Skiing 2 ECTS, Bachelor
  • LPET1022 Balance from Dance: Bollywood 1 ECTS, Bachelor
    • Organised at least in spring 2025 but cannot be guaranteed yearly. 
  • LPE0584 P.E. Practicum: Skating 2 ECTS, Bachelor - NOT ORGANISED IN 2025
  • LPEV2000 P.E. Practicum: Artistic Gymnastics 2 ECTS, Bachelor - NOT ORGANISED IN 2025

Sport/Exercise Psychology

  • LPSV1000 Applied Exercise Psychology 3 ECTS, Bachelor - NOT ORGANISED EVERY YEAR
  • LPSV006 Applied Sport Psychology 3 ECTS, Bachelor
    • Organised in spring 2025 but cannot be guaranteed yearly. 

Sport Management / Social Sciences of Sport

  • LYTA1001 Ethics in Sport 1 or 3 ECTS, Bachelor
  • LYTA1017 Sport and Media 4 ECTS, Bachelor
  • LYTA1002 Sport, Globalisation and Multiculturalism 3 ECTS, Bachelor
  • LYTA1014 Football Through an Academic Lens 3 ECTs, Bachelor
  • RESS2140 Current issues in Sustainability of Sport 4 ECTS, Master (advanced Bachelor students may take the course)
  • RESS1120 Managing Sport Organisations 5 ECTS, Master (advanced Bachelor students may take the course)

Health Sciences

  • GERA1007 Physical Activity and Ageing 2 ECTS, Bachelor
  • FTES1001 Scientific Basis and Evidence of Therapeutic Exercise 4 ECTS, Master
    • This is an advanced course. You need to have suitable background: A qualified physiotherapist or at least relevant courses in human anatomy and physiology. The background of each student will be evaluated based on their transcript of records and it is up to the course teacher to decide the relevancy of the courses you have taken.

Common courses

  • LTKS1020 Advanced Theory of Science and Research Ethics  3 ECTS, Master

Winter School in Sport Sciences

Incoming exchange students may also apply for the Winter School in Sport Sciences. The Winter School runs usually  in January and includes a course related to Sport Management.

How to look for courses on SISU

Descriptions and timetables of courses are available in the study data system SISU. 

If you are not yet a registered student at JYU, continue your course search without logging in and write the course code in the search field. The results can be filtered, for example, according to the academic year and the language of instruction. 

The button to switch to English version is  located in the upper right corner (Suomi/FI).

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