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Presentation
Presentation
The Internship is an annual, curricular and professionally oriented unit undertaken in a host organisation operating under a valid agreement with the University. It promotes progressive integration into the professional setting, structured observation, characterisation of populations and services, assessment, planning, prescription, implementation and monitoring of exercise under supervision. It also includes professional communication, teamwork, safety, ethics, confidentiality, critical reflection and a contribution to the host organisation. Students connect practice with scientific evidence in an internship report prepared in accordance with institutional standards and presented and defended in an oral examination.
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Class from course
Class from course
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Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Master Degree | Anual | 60
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Year | Nature | Language
Year | Nature | Language
2 | Optional | Português
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Code
Code
ULHT792-1-814
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable
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Professional Internship
Professional Internship
Sim
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Syllabus
Syllabus
Programme content: the nature, aims, regulatory framework and responsibilities of the placement; integration into the exercise and health professional context; observation and characterisation of the host institution; identification of service users, programmes, services, resources and needs; initial assessment, monitoring, recording and interpretation of data; evidence-based exercise planning and prescription; supervised implementation and adaptation of interventions; professional communication, participant engagement and multidisciplinary teamwork; ethics, professional conduct, safety, consent, confidentiality, data protection and limits of practice; critical reflection, feedback integration and professional development; case studies and institutional contributions; research and integration of relevant scientific evidence; and preparation, presentation and oral defence of the placement report in line with institutional standards and APA 7th edition.
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Objectives
Objectives
To integrate responsibly into the host institution, respecting rules, schedules, ethical principles, confidentiality and professional limits. To observe and analyse the institution, its services, resources and needs relevant to exercise and health. To select, apply, record and interpret safe, scientifically grounded assessment and monitoring procedures. To plan and adjust, under supervision, exercise sessions, programmes or activities suited to individual or group goals, characteristics and context. To manage risk, safety, consent, privacy, data protection and referral needs within professional scope. To communicate clearly and professionally with participants, supervisors, tutors, the team and other stakeholders. To critically reflect on practice, integrate feedback and scientific evidence, and propose improvements. To develop and document case studies and authorised institution-specific contributions. To produce and defend an academic-scientific report.
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Teaching methodologies
Teaching methodologies
Work-based learning is grounded in progressive participation in authentic activities, adapted to the institution's conditions and the student's level of competence. It includes tripartite supervision between the student, institutional supervisor and university tutor, structured observation and professional modelling, deliberate practice with feedback, case- and problem-based learning, and reflective records of practice evidence. It also includes tutorial support focused on objectives, progress review, scientific writing in stages, and preparation for the presentation and mock defence, promoting gradual, evidence-based development aligned with placement requirements.
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References
References
American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). Universidade Lusófona. (2023). Normas para a elaboração e apresentação de teses, dissertações e outros trabalhos académicos (Versão 7; Despacho Reitoral n.º 67/2023). American College of Sports Medicine. (2025). ACSM's guidelines for exercise testing and prescription (12th ed.). Wolters Kluwer. Thompson, W. R. (Ed.). (2024). ACSM's clinical exercise physiology (2nd ed.). Wolters Kluwer.
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Assessment
Assessment
Componente
Ponderação
Domínios
A. Documento / Relatório de Estágio
35%
Estrutura e apresentação; revisão da literatura e ligação teoria-prática.
B. Estágio / prática profissional
45%
Prática profissional; estudo(s) de caso; reflexão; contributo para a instituição.
C. Apresentação e defesa
20%
Comunicação visual e oral; fundamentação; pensamento crítico; domínio e defesa.
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Mobility
Mobility
No
