Program Overview

Leadership in the Outdoors

The course aims to develop the student's knowledge and ability in leadership in different situations in the outdoors. The course integrates theories of leadership and group processes where reflection is a tool for developing leadership in the outdoors.

About the Course

Sport Education is a scientific discipline in which knowledge is created about the processes through which the human being is being formed and changed under social, cultural, and historical circumstances within the field of sports. The sport pedagogy field deals with, for example, various aspects of upbringing, socialisation, education, learning, teaching, governance, organisation and leadership or other processes. Questions can be raised, for example, about how and why certain values, knowledge, and skills are developed, how and why they are maintained, and how they vary within and between generations, groups and individuals.

Course Details

• Type: Course, first cycle
• Study pace: Full time
• Study location: Umeå
• Type of studies: On campus
• Number of credits: 7.5 credits
• Teaching hours: Daytime
• Language: English
• Application code: UMU-72000

Eligibility and Application

• General entry requirements
• Selection: Results-National university aptitude test-Academic credits
• Application deadline: 15 April 2025
• Application fee: SEK 900
• Tuition fee, first instalment: SEK 28,113
• Total fee: SEK 28,113

Study Period

• Starts: 1 September 2025
• Ends: 30 September 2025

Additional Information

• The course is part of the education offered by Umeå University, which is certified as a Healthy Campus with many initiatives promoting health and well-being.
• Umeå University is ranked #1 globally in the main categories of Living, Support, and Overall Satisfaction for international students.