Universität Wien
Course Exam

350206 VO BE1II - Fundamentals of Social History and Contemporary History in Sports (2021W)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 35 - Sportwissenschaft
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Tuesday 25.01.2022

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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

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Examination topics

Selected Contents: Basic Module Historical Methods, Sources, Contents, Research Approaches.

Physical education concepts in Ancient Greece.

- Physical education concepts in modern times.

- Philanthropinism, Rousseau, GutsMuths.

- The modern systems of movement culture:

- Historical British Sport

- German gymnastics

- Lingianism,

- Modern Olympic Games from 1894.

- Movement and sport systems in the Habsburg Monarchy .

- Sports organization and sports policy in the 1st and 2nd Republics.

- The sport-specific ideological parameters in Austrofascism.

- Sport and National Socialism.

- Modern Olympic Games until 1936

- Development of sports science in Austria from 1848 until today (in international comparison).

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Assessment and permitted materials

Written Test (multiple choice + 1 question where you need to write down yourself what you know of this Topic) The test is in open book format.

[UPDATE: April 2020]
Digital written exam with open questions. The exam is designed as an open book exam

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Aim of the course:

- In General: to familiarize students with the historical development of the social phenomenon “sport”

- to obtain an overview of the most important motion-cultural currents/trends in ( European) history

- To know that exercise and sport were closely linked with the respective social, political , economic, cultural , etc. factors in society and and still are.

Exam review: Dates for exam review will be announced after the respective exam date.
A multiple choice question counts for a maximum of one point. An open question counts for a maximum of 4 points.

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