Sport Sciences

​Course Coordinator

João Luís Campos Pereira da Cruz Viana

jviana@umaia.pt

Course Duration

Full-time (4 years) or part-time (5 or 6 years).

Registration

Classes will preferably be held on Fridays and Saturdays (subject to possible changes).

Publication in the Portuguese Official Gazette “Diário da República”

Accreditation of the Study Cycle

1. Provide knowledge and effectively develop advanced skills in one of the following specialisations of Sport Sciences – Exercise and Health or Sports Performance; 
2. Include the most up-to-date scientific knowledge on instrumental skills, with a particular focus on scheduling, intervention and monitoring strategies that make it possible to complete innovative scientific and technological development research projects in one of the following specialisations of Sport Sciences – Exercise and Health or Sports Performance; 
3. In the Exercise and Health specialisation – meet societal challenges, particularly the ageing population and the extensive incidence of chronic illnesses; 
4. In the Sports Performance specialisation – meet the demands of participating in high performance sport.

Learning outcomes

• Systematically master important scientific, up-to-date evidence in one of the following specialisations of Sport Sciences - Exercise and Health or Sports Performance;
• Critically analyse, assess and summarise current topics and methods in one of the following specialisations of Sport Sciences - Exercise and Health or Sports Performance;
• Demonstrate the capacity to apply instruments, tools and measures at an advanced level in one of the following specialisations of Sport Sciences – Exercise and Health or Sports Performance;
  
• Be able to conceive, devise and implement innovative research projects respecting quality and academic integrity standards in one of the following specialisations of Sport Sciences - Exercise and Health or Sports Performance;
• Conduct original research that expands the boundaries of knowledge in one of the following specialisations of Sport Sciences – Exercise and Health or Sports Performance, recognised in publications with selection committees;
• Effectively communicate with the scientific community and society in general about one of the following specialisations of Sport Sciences – Exercise and Health or Sports Performance; 
• Contribute to the development of technological, social or cultural advances in one of the following specialisations of Sport Sciences – Exercise and Health or Sports Performance.

Who is this course for?

     a. ​ In accordance with the legislation in force, people who meet the following criteria can apply to this course:

​​​​​​​​​          Holders of a Master’s degree or legal equivalent in Sport Sciences or connected areas; 

     b. Holders of an undergraduate degree or people with academic or scientific experience that is particularly relevant and is recognised as                       proving the ability to take this course by the institution’s scientific council, having consulted the course’s scientific and pedagogical                               committee; 

     c. People with academic, scientific or professional experience that is particularly relevant and is recognised as proving the ability to take this                 course by the institution’s scientific council, having consulted the course’s scientific and pedagogical committee.