sports scienceSubject areas

The backbone of GIH's education and research in sports science is organised into eight subject areas. Each subject area focuses on specific knowledge and perspectives in sports, physical activity, and health.

Biomechanics

Biomechanics is the science of how forces affect a living body as well as how muscles, bones, tendons, and ligaments work together to produce movement.
Management

The subject area of management at GIH has a focus on Sport Management and Health Management, which includes studies of the organization, management and development of sport and health as areas of society and cultural phenomena.
Neuroscience

Neuroscience at GIH is the study of the structure, function and adaptation of the nervous system, and its importance for cognition, learning, motor control, physical performance, injuries and disease, recovery and health throughout life. The subject has a long tradition at GIH.
Pedagogy

The subject area of education at GIH has a broad focus on learning, which includes educational studies of socialisation, education, teaching and knowledge in general didactics, sports education, health education and higher education pedagogy.
Physiology

Physiology is the study of living organisms and the functions of their parts. Among other things, it explores how the human body functions, regulates and adapts to, for example, physical exercise, nutrition and environmental factors.
Psychology

Psychology deals with how psychological factors and processes affect the individual during sports and physical activity.
Public Health Science

Public health science is an interdisciplinary field that studies the health of populations. Research and education in public health sciences at GIH contribute to good and equal health for everyone in the population, with a particular focus on physical activity and health promotio...
Subject didactics

At GIH, the subject area of subject didactics has a focus on physical education and health, which includes studies of subject knowledge, teaching and learning in movement, sport, health and outdoor life.

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