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PRR Scholarships
Integrated Course in the Impulso Program, PRR - Recovery and Resilience Plan, with access to a Scholarship.
Course formatIn-Person
DegreeMasters
Semesters4
Credits120
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Entry requirements and conditions
Entry requirements and conditions
Applicants may apply to the study cycle leading to the Master¿s degree if they meet one of the following criteria: a) holders of a bachelor¿s degree or legal equivalent; b) holders of a foreign academic degree awarded following a first-cycle study program organized in accordance with the principles of the Bologna Process by a country adhering to that process; c) holders of a foreign higher academic degree recognized by the statutorily competent body as meeting the objectives of a bachelor¿s degree; d) individuals with an academic, scientific, or professional curriculum recognized by the statutorily competent body of CUP as demonstrating the capacity to undertake this study cycle.
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Seriation Criteria
Seriation Criteria
- 50% - Mestrado - Habilitação Anterior
- 20% - Mestrado - Adequação de licenciatura
- 10% - Mestrado - Participação congressos e eventos
- 20% - Mestrado - Curriculum profissional
Candidatos sem classificação da habilitação anterior
- 40% - Mestrado - Adequação de licenciatura
- 20% - Mestrado - Participação congressos e eventos
- 40% - Mestrado - Curriculum profissional
Candidatos sem habilitação anterior
- 100% - Mestrado - Apreciação Curricular
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Technical and professional skills that I will acquire
Technical and professional skills that I will acquire
The Master in Exercise and Health aims at the acquisition of the following knowledge, abilities and skills: 1. Know and understand the role of exercise in health and well-being. 2. Know and understand the different methodologies for the assessment of physical activity and fitness. 3. Acquire theoretical and practical knowledge on training methodology according to the characteristics of the population in order to improve health and well-being. 4. Plan, implement and evaluate exercise programs to promote health and well-being, in the presence of pathology, in children, youth and elderly. 5. Develop and implement research projects according to evidence, using appropriate methodologies and knowing the underlying state of the art. 6. Respect ethical principles in the evaluation, intervention and research activities. 7. Know how to communicate their conclusions, knowledge and reasoning, in a clear and unambiguous way, to experts or non-specialists.
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Study plan and curriculum structure
Study plan and curriculum structure
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1º Ano / Common Core
- [1º Semestre]
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Introduction to Epidemiology
5 ects -
Physical Exercise in Obesity, Cardiovascular Diseases and Diabetes
7 ects -
Physiology applied to Physical Exercise and Health
6 ects -
Psychology of Health and Physical Exercise
5 ects -
Research Methodologies in Physical Exercise and Health
7 ects
- [2º Semestre]
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Data Analysis
6 ects -
Exercise in Cancer and Musculoskeletal Diseases
6 ects -
Health and Nutrition
4 ects -
Physical Exercise and Active Ageing
6 ects -
Physical Exercise in Children and Adolescents
5 ects -
Seminars
3 ects
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2º Ano / Common Core
- [Anual]
- Dissertation or Internship
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1º Ano / Common Core
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Options
Options
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Course Team
Course Team
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Career opportunities and career prospects
Career opportunities and career prospects
The acquired training provides the necessary skills and knowledge to successfully enter the labour market in different places that promote the practice of exercise, such as gyms and fitness centres, day centres, among other institutions as well as the integration in multidisciplinary teams in the context of clinical exercise.
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What master's or postgraduate degrees can I pursue afterward?
What master's or postgraduate degrees can I pursue afterward?
The master ensures an adequate preparation to students interested in continuing their academic training through post-graduate studies, including PhD, in Exercise and Health or related areas.
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Infrastructure and Equipment
Infrastructure and Equipment
ULP provides a variety of resources to support learning, from physical resources (classrooms with multimedia equipment, library, technological resources, pedagogical and scientific equipment, including aspects related to safety and the environment, as well as specific needs of disabled students) to tutoring support, supervision and counselling, promoting their respective publicity among students.
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Scientific areas of the course
Scientific areas of the course
Desporto
Porto | Faculdade de Desporto e Educação Física
Current Application Dates
Course Direction
Secretariat
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Telephone extension3131
Agência de Avaliação e Acreditação do Ensino Superior
Graduation Requirements
Have completed a total of 120 ECTS.
