Navigating the coaching identity (IDT1005)
- Campus
- Elverum
- Duration
- Spring semester (January-April/May)
- Structure
- Full time
- Credits
- 5 ECTS
- Teaching language
- EN
- Startup
- January
- Application deadline
- Oct. 15, 2026
About the course
Course content
- Self and identity
- Role(s) of the professional coach
- Career transition and re-identification
- Resonance in performance and life
- Coach wellbeing and self-care
- Professional coach philosophy
Learning Outcome
Upon completion of the course, the student must have acquired the following learning outcomes:
Knowledge
The student has knowledge and understanding of
- own identity
- professional, intrapersonal and interpersonal skills of the coach
- professional coach role
- professional coach values
- coach wellbeing
- role of resonance in performance and life
Skills
The student can work with
- self-awareness
- self-reflection
- self-development
- self-leading
General competence
The student can
- resonate self with the professional role of the coach
- cope with the demands and uncertainty of professional coaching role
- practice self-care to safeguard wellbeing
- can lead own development as a professional coach
Teaching and working methods
Self-awareness facilitated teaching via synchronous and asynchronous digital
- lectures
- group work
- individual work
- journaling
Required coursework
- Reflection note 1: who am I, the person (500-750 words)
- Reflection note 2: who is the professional coach (500-750 words)
- Reflection note 3: who am I, the coach (1000-1500 words)
Form of assessment
Individual online oral exam: Meta-reflection on reflection note 3 followed by a discussion
Evaluated as Pass/Fail based on two criteria: depth and width of student’s meta-reflection and of answers during the exam discussion.
Application deadline and admission
The course is available only to exchange students from our partner institutions. Contact your home institution's International Office or department to determine your eligibility for exchange studies at the University of Inland Norway.
How much does it cost?
Free for exchange students
Programme offered by:
Faculty of Social and Health Sciences
Contact us
International Advisor
- jennifer.payne@inn.no
- Phone
- +47 62 43 08 95