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Course Catalog 01/02


Department of Education

LUI002 Leisure Sciences B 30.0 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
Q 3-4

LANGUAGE:Swedish

EXAMINER



PREREQUISITES
Applicants must have completed the course Leisure Science A or equivalent.


COURSE AIM
The aims of the course are that the students acquire basic knowledge of the development and significance of leisure from the perspectives of behavioural and social science, nature and the liberal arts within the field of leisure science.


CONTENTS
Leisure science B 1, 10 credits
Module 1: Man and leisure, 2 credits
- youth cultures and youth identity from the perspective of behavioural science
- leadership in leisure activities - project leadership, enterprise
- operational development in the leisure sector, learning leaders in learning organizations
- follow-up and evaluation
Module 2: society and leisure, 2 credits
- leisure activities from global perspective, globalisation
- international conventions
- migration and international networks
- tourism and the leisure sector as regional development factors
Module 3: Nature and leisure, 4 credits
- man, nature and environment from a leisure perspective, environmental problems and ecology
- outlooks on nature, nature ethics, making use of and working along with nature, the legal right of access to private land
- the significance of outdoor life to health, healthcare and environmental consciousness
- outdoor life and outdoor technique, leadership primarily outdoors
- CPR, life-saving
Module 4: culture and leisure, 2 credits
- youth cultures from global perspective
- traditional cultural experiences and the digital society

Leisure science B 2, 10 credits
Module 1: Work placement, 7 credits

Module 2: In-depth studies, 3 credits


TEACHING
The teaching will consist of lectures, lessons, group discussions, excursions, field studies, study visits and literature seminars. Work placement equivalent to 7 credits and in-depth studies equivalent to 3 credits are included in the course. The work placement is carried out first for three weeks at length and thereafter for two days a week over a period of ten weeks. This organisation of the course means that the B 1 and the B 2 course run side by side during the mentioned 10-week period. The work placement will be supervised and is to be carried out in a day-centre for school-age children or a youth recreation centre within a limited geographic area.


EXAMINATION
Evaluation of course assignments carried out in the form of reflecting reports. Written and oral examination, individually and in groups. Work placement and in-depth studies will also be evaluated.

COURSE GRADE SCALE: Fail, Pass

ITEMS/CREDITS

In-depth studies 4.50ECTS
Work placement 10.50ECTS
Culture and leisure/exam 3.00ECTS
Nature and leisure/exam 6.00ECTS
Society and leisure/exam 3.00ECTS
Man and leisure/exam 3.00ECTS

COURSE LITERATURE
MOMENT 1
Maltén, A (2000). Det pedagogiska ledarskapet. Lund: Studentlitteratur. ISBN 91-44-01389-2.
Nordberg, K (2000). Projekthandboken - metod och process. Falköping: Förlags AB Björnen. ISBN 91-88528-34-0.
MOMENT 2
Swedenborg, B (2000). Makten över politiken. Om konstitutionella spelregler och politikens innehåll. SNS Förlag. ISBN 91-7150-767-1.
Bernitz, U.,Ekholm,K., Gustavsson, S., Lindahl, R., & Södersten, B (1998).
EU idag. En lärobok om den Europeiska unionen. Stockholm: SN S förlag. ISBN 91-7150-714-0
Laponia, Lapplands världsarv. Strategiska frågor för utveckling av världarvet Laponia. Gällivare och Jokkmokks kommun.
http://www.laponia.nu/laponia/aktuellt.htm
Godbey, G. (1997). Leisure and Leisure Services in the 21 st Century. Venture Publishing. Inc. ISBN 0-910251-92-4
MOMENT 3
Andersson, L (1993). Naturen och människan. Introduktion till ekologi och miljövården. ISBN 91-7798-447-1.
Brügge, B, Glantz, M & Sandell, K (1999). Friluftslivets pedagogik. Liber. ISBN 91-47-04946-4.
Utbildningsradion (1995) Runt i Naturen. ISBN 91-26-80550-2
MOMENT 4
Ahmani, N. Ungdom, kulturmöten, identitet. Liber. ISBN 91-47-04879-4
Tillkommer vetenskapliga artiklar, rapporter och kompendier.
Till fördjupningsarbetet tillkommer
Backman, J (1998). Rapporter och uppsatser. Lund: Studentlitteratur. ISBN 91-44-00417-6.
Nyberg, R (2000). Skriva vetenskapliga uppsatser och avhandlingar med stöd av IT och Internet. Lund: Studentlitteratur. ISBN 91-44-01000-1.
Valid for the academic year 01/02.

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