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Laurea in Scienze delle attività motorie e sportive - Enrollment from 2025/2026

The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.

1° Year

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
6
A
BIO/13
8
A/B
IUS/01 ,SECS-P/07
Foreign language (level B1 CB Test)
2
E
-

2° Year  activated in the A.Y. 2020/2021

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
6
B
M-EDF/01
9
A/C
M-PSI/01 ,M-PSI/06
1 module among the following
3
C
M-EDF/01
13
B/F
- ,M-EDF/02

3° Year  activated in the A.Y. 2021/2022

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
Free teaching practice
7
F
-
Final exam
4
E
-
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
6
A
BIO/13
8
A/B
IUS/01 ,SECS-P/07
Foreign language (level B1 CB Test)
2
E
-
activated in the A.Y. 2020/2021
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
6
B
M-EDF/01
9
A/C
M-PSI/01 ,M-PSI/06
1 module among the following
3
C
M-EDF/01
13
B/F
- ,M-EDF/02
activated in the A.Y. 2021/2022
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
Free teaching practice
7
F
-
Final exam
4
E
-
Modules Credits TAF SSD
Between the years: 2°- 3°
1 module among the following
Between the years: 2°- 3°
Other activities
3
F
-

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S Placements in companies, public or private institutions and professional associations

Teaching code

4S02431

Credits

6

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

SPS/07 - GENERAL SOCIOLOGY

Period

2° semestre motorie dal Mar 1, 2021 al May 31, 2021.

Learning outcomes

Starting from a general overview of some of the main approaches and concepts used in sociology to understand the features and functions of society, the course will allow students to identify the social dimension of sport and physical activity by considering them both from internal and external observation points, namely as specific social phenomena and elements of society that are always related to other elements. Specific attention will be paid to the relationship between health and physical activity. This relationship, from the point of view of the sociology of health, recalls essential questions also in the sport sciences: individual wellness/wellness, body care, prevention of pathologies typical of post-modernity.
At the end of the course, the student must:
- know the basic concepts of sociology applied to sports science and the concept of health, from the sociological point of view;
- be able to identify the social dimension of phenomena related to sport and physical activity and, in particular, analyse the relatioship among physical activity/body/health;
- know how to assess the impact and social importance of phisical activity;
- be able to use the concepts studied in an appropriate manner both in general terms and with special regard to physical activity.

Program

To achieve the educational objectives of the course, the following program will be followed:
1. Introduction to the sociology of sport and physical activity: the origins of sport; from game to sport in a sociological perspective.
4. The main sociological theories used to explain and understand phenomena in the field of sport and physical activity.
5. Sport and sociology: culture, socialization, social inequalities, social control, digital society.
6. The body in sports and physical motor activities according to a sociological reading: sports body and flow body.
7. Sociology of health: individual well-being / wellness / fitness, body care, self and relationships.
8. The concepts of health and their relationship with sport and physical activity.
9. Deviant uses of sport according to a sociological reading: explanatory theories, health / disease, use of the body.

Reference texts
Author Title Publishing house Year ISBN Notes
Russo G., Bagnini E. Fitness e wellness nella società digitale: tecnologie smart e ben-essere attivo (Edizione 1) Franco Angeli 2019 9788891788863 Capitolo di libro contenuto nel testo: KEEP FIT! BEN-ESSERE ATTIVO E NUOVE TECNOLOGIE, autori Martelli S., Matteucci I., Russo G., Tallarita L. Pagine di questo capitolo: da 125 a 158. Durante il corso saranno segnalate le parti da prendere in considerazione per seguire le lezioni e per preparare l'esame.
Matteucci I. La palestra digitale: i nuovi modelli di consumo per il fitness (Edizione 1) Franco Angeli 2019 9788891788863 Capitolo di libro contenuto nel testo: KEEP FIT! BEN-ESSERE ATTIVO E NUOVE TECNOLOGIE, autori Martelli S., Matteucci I., Russo G., Tallarita L. Pagine di questo capitolo: da 99 a 123. Durante il corso saranno segnalate le parti da prendere in considerazione per seguire le lezioni e per preparare l'esame.
Porro N. Lineamenti di sociologia dello sport Carocci 2013 9788843018659 Il testo va preparato rispetto alle parti indicate qui di seguito: da pagina 17 a pagina 60; da pagina 67 a pagina 116; da pagina 163 a pagina 173.
Russo G. Lo sport, un circuito relazionale. Franco Angeli 2013 Capitolo di libro contenuto nel testo: Questioni di ben-essere. Pratiche emergenti di cultura, sport, consumi di Giovanna Russo. Pagine di questo capitolo: da 68 a 93. Il paragrafo 2 (Il modello del circuito culturale...) non va studiato.
Lonardi C. Salute, in (a cura di) Cipolla C., I concetti fondamentali del sapere sociologico Franco Angeli 2011 Capitolo di libro
Tallarita L. Sport, corpo e nuove community. Il fitness open air è sempre più social (Edizione 1) Franco Angeli 2019 9788891788863 Capitolo di libro contenuto nel testo: KEEP FIT! BEN-ESSERE ATTIVO E NUOVE TECNOLOGIE, autori Martelli S., Matteucci I., Russo G., Tallarita L. Pagine di questo capitolo: da 61 a 97. Durante il corso saranno segnalate le parti da prendere in considerazione per seguire le lezioni e per preparare l'esame.

Examination Methods

Exam aims to check the skills acquired by students. The content of the syllabus will be assessed. For all students, the examination consists of open questions potentially concerning any of the syllabus content. A mark will be given out of thirty.
The verification concerns:
- understanding the main concepts covered in the course;
- clarity of display;
- the ability to critically discuss and analyze the proposed topics.

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE