Physical Activity and Sport Sciences

Study mode:On campus Study type:Full-time Languages: English Spanish
Local:$ 6.6 k / Year(s) Foreign:$ 6.6 k / Year(s)  
1001+ place StudyQA ranking:6996 Duration:4 years

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The Bachelor Degree in Physical Activity and Sport Science is an Official Accredited Program by ANECA, the National Agency of Evaluation of Quality and Accreditation.

UCAM counts with young and highly qualified academic staff. Each international student is guided by it´s personal tutor and in addition for athletes, a sports tutor can be assigned in order to harmonize the academic and sport life.

Our experience in the field of sports and the international approach of our programs help the students to fully develop a wide range of career opportunities and research projects.

At the end of the Degree in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences you are qualified to practice as a professional in the following fields:

  • Teaching in secondary schools and universities.

  • Teaching in public or private sports centers.

  • Sports management.

  • Freelance technician.

  • Design and implementation of recreational sport and tourism.

  • Management of sports facilities and equipment.

  • Manager and promoter of sports companies.

  • Sports performance coach.

  • Physical training.

  • Design and implementation of regimes (physical exercise, diets, etc.) to promote, maintain and improve physical health.

Future undergraduates in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences should be interested in the following areas of knowledge:

  • Sport and physical and sports practices.

  • Physical Education and teaching sport and physical activity.

  • Social and Behavioral Sciences applied to the practice of physical activity and sport.

  • Exercise Physiology, oriented towards health and sport performance.

  • Morphological Sciences, Biomechanics and Ergonomics applied to physical activity and sport.

  • Organization and management of physical activity and sport.

1st year

Subjects
Historical Foundations of Sport
Conceptual Principles of Sport Sciences
Sport Psychology and Behavioral Analysis
Pedagogical Principles in Sport
Human Anatomy
Combat Sports and Sports Implements
Racket Sports
Ethics
Sports Initiative Principles
Individual and Collective Sports I
Theology and Holy Scripture
Dance and Physical Expression

 

2nd year

Subjects
Sports Physiology
Sociocultural Principles of Sport
Data Analysis
Learning, Development and Motor Control
Biomechanics in Sport
Motor Skills and Motor Skills Games
Individual and Collective Sports II
Gymnastic Sports and Sports and Music
Physical Activity in the Outdoors
Water Sports and Board Sports
Bioethics
Theology II and Moral

 

3rd year

Subjects
Teaching and Learning Processes in Physical Activities and Sport
Techniques, Test and Register Tools
Training Methodology
Physical Conditioning
Physical Activity and Health
Sport Facilities and Equipment
Humanities
New Technologies Applied to Physical Activity and Sport
Design, Administration and Assessment of Physical Activity and Sport
New Technologies Applied to Physical Activity and Sport
Prescription of Physical Activity and Sport
Organization of Sport Systems
Social Doctrine of the Church

 

4th year

Subjects
Research Methodology in Physical Activity and Sport
Sport Training Control
Personal Training and Fitness
Special Needs Groups, Disability and Sport
Sport Planning and Management
Sports Recreation
Practicum
Final Degree Project

 

Optional Subjects

Subjects
Games, Leisure and Recreational Sports
Training in Values and Olympism in Physical Activity and Sports
Sport Strategy, Technical and Tactical Skills
Sports I
Sports II
Sports III
Functional Recovery for Athletes
Economics and Marketing in Sport Management

Student’s Profile

Future undergraduates in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences should be interested in the following areas of knowledge:

  • Sport and physical and sports practices.
  • Physical Education and teaching sport and physical activity.
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences applied to the practice of physical activity and sport.
  • Exercise Physiology, oriented towards health and sport performance.
  • Morphological Sciences, Biomechanics and Ergonomics applied to physical activity and sport.
  • Organization and management of physical activity and sport.

In addition, students who choose the Degree in Physical Activity and Sport should have attention and perception skills, capacity for analysis and synthesis, thoroughness and attention to details, visual and auditory memory, logical reasoning, gift for abstraction, willingness to research and sport and interest in new technologies. It is also advisable that students who choose our degree have ability to social relations and interpersonal contacts, capacity to communicate, reason and understand, visual and auditory memory, analytical and negotiation skills, flexibility and critical sense.

Interests: scientific, humanistic, health and society.

Skills:

  • Interest in studying sport from different areas of knowledge.
  • Ability to observation and systematic listening.
  • Ability to self-observation.
  • Ability to oral and written communication.
  • Research skills.
  • Capacity for analysis, criticism and reflection.
  • Good social skills.
  • Attitudes: Responsibility, cordiality respect, empathy.
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