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University Degree in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences

and Diploma in Personal Trainer

 OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY DEGREE | IN PERSON MODALITY 

Did you know that exercise increases life expectancy? With this university degree, you will become a sport professional who inspires others to push their limits, prevent injuries and promote healthy lifestyles. You will work in areas as diverse as elite sport, rehabilitation, physical education, training professionals such as firefighters and police officers, and more.

 

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    University Degree in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences

    You will learn in a high-level sports campus

    UFV is one of the few universities to have 27,000 m2 dedicated to sports. Many of your classes will be held at the UFV Sports Center, in the swimming and recreation pools, weight training rooms, fitness room, indoor cycling room, soccer fields, basketball courts, paddle tennis, field hockey, tennis, etc.

    Syllabus University Degree in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences

    First Year Syllabus 2021

    Second year syllabus 2021

    Third year syllabus 2021

    Fourth year syllabus 2021

    COURSE TYPOLOGY SEM ECTS
    INTRODUCTION TO THEOLOGY OB SEM 7 6
    END OF DEGREE PROJECT EDP SEM 8 6
    PRACTICUM PEXT SEM 8 9
    OPTIONAL OPT SEM 7 18
    OPTIONAL OPT SEM 8 21
    RELATION OF OPTIONAL COURSES (The student must take 39 optional ects (18 ECTS in SEM 7 and 21 ECTS in SEM 8)
    COURSE TYPOLOGY SEM ECTS
    COMPLEMENTARY FORMATIVE ACTIVITIES 1 OPT SEM 8 3
    COMPLEMENTARY FORMATIVE ACTIVITIES 2 OPT SEM 8 3
    METHODOLOGY RESEARCH METHODOLOGY OPT SEM 7 6
    ASSESSMENT OF MUSCLE CHAINS AND SPORTS MASSAGE OPT SEM 7 6
    TRAUMATOLOGICAL AND SPORTS PHYSIOTHERAPY OPT SEM 8 6
    INTRODUCTION TO PHYSIOTHERAPY OPT SEM 7 6
    SPORTS TRAINING TECHNOLOGIES OPT SEM 8 6
    PHYSIOLOGY OF TRAINING AND COMPETITION OPT SEM 7 6
    ANALYSIS OF TECHNIQUE AND TACTICS OF PHYSICAL PREPARATION OPT SEM 7 6
    MARKETING OF SPORT AND NEW TRENDS IN PHYSICAL AND SPORTING ACTIVITIES OPT SEM 8 6
    SPORTS MANAGEMENT OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND SPORTS SERVICES OPT SEM 8 6
    HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS OPT SEM 7 6
    DIDACTICS OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION OPT SEM 8 6
    PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND DIVERSITY: ANALYSIS AND PROPOSALS OPT SEM 7 6
    CONTENT AND DIDACTIC APPLICATIONS OPT SEM 8 3
    From the list of optional courses that make up the curriculum, students may choose among the courses that the University offers each academic year and that will be published in the Curriculum book for enrolment. Likewise, the University, once the enrolment period is over, reserves the right to open these optional courses depending on the number of students enrolled.

     

    DIPLOMA IN PERSONAL TRAINER
    COURSE TYPOLOGY SEM ECTS
    Rehabilitation-Re-adaptation and Training with Chronic Disorders PW SEM 7 4.5

    Structure of the curriculum

    Description of modules/subjects Download
    Credit distribution Download

    Competencies to be acquired by the student

    Competencies to be acquired by the student Download

    First year syllabus 2018

    Second year syllabus 2018

    Third year syllabus 2018

    Fourth year syllabus 2018

    COURSE TYPOLOGY SEM ECTS
    CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION IN SPORTS OB SEM 7 6
    PRACTICUM PEXT SEM 7 and SEM 8 12
    INTRODUCTION TO THEOLOGY OB SEM 8 6
    END OF DEGREE PROJECT EDP SEM 8 6
    OPTIONAL OPT SEM 7 and SEM 8 30
    LIST OF OPTIONAL COURSES (The student must take 30 elective ECTS being mandatory to take a mention consisting of 24 ECTS)
    COURSE TYPOLOGY SEM ECTS
    PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT OF THE SPORT BUSINESS SPORTS OPT SEM 7 6
    HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS OPT SEM 7 6
    STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATION OF SPORT OPT SEM 7 6
    DIDACTICS OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION OPT SEM 7 6
    PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND DIVERSITY: ANALYSIS AND PROPOSALS OPT SEM 7 6
    CONTENTS AND DIDACTIC APPLICATIONS OPT SEM 7 6
    PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN POPULATIONS WITH PATHOLOGIES OPT SEM 7 6
    PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN SPECIAL POPULATIONS OPT SEM 7 6
    PERSONAL TRAINING AND PROGRAM DESIGN IN FITNESS AND WELLNESS ROOMS OPT SEM 7 6
    SPORTS INJURIES: PREVENTION AND REHABILITATION OPT 7 WK 6
    PHYSIOLOGY OF TRAINING AND COMPETITION OPT 7 WK 6
    ANALYSIS OF TECHNIQUE AND TACTICS IN PHYSICAL PREPARATION OPT 7 WK 6
    COMPLEMENTARY TRAINING ACTIVITIES OPT 8 WK 6
    MARKETING OF SPORT AND NEW TRENDS IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES AND SPORTS OPT SEM 8 6
    PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND HEALTH IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION OPT SEM 8 6
    SPORTS READAPTATION OPT SEM 8 6
    BIOMECHANICS AND TECHNOLOGIES OF SPORTS PERFORMANCE OPT SEM 8 6
    From the list of optional courses that make up the curriculum, students may choose from among the courses offered by the University each academic year, which will be published in the Syllabus book for enrolment. Likewise, the University, once the enrolment period is over, reserves the right to open these optional courses depending on the number of students enrolled.
    Courses that make up the major:
    *MAJOR IN TEACHING OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND SPORT
    TEACHING OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION
    PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND DIVERSITY: ANALYSIS AND PROPOSALS
    CONTENTS AND DIDACTIC APPLICATIONS
    PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND HEALTH IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION
    *MAJOR IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND HEALTH
    PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN SPECIAL POPULATIONS
    PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN POPULATIONS WITH PATHOLOGIES
    SPORTS READAPTATION
    PERSONAL TRAINING AND DESIGN OF PROGRAMS IN FITNESS AND WELLNESS ROOMS
    *MAJOR IN PHYSICAL PREPARATION AND PERFORMANCE
    ANALYSIS OF TECHNIQUE AND TACTICS IN PHYSICAL PREPARATION
    SPORTS INJURIES: PREVENTION AND REHABILITATION
    PHYSIOLOGY OF TRAINING AND COMPETITION
    BIOMECHANICS AND TECHNOLOGIES OF SPORTS PERFORMANCE
    *MAJOR IN SPORTS MANAGEMENT
    MARKETING OF SPORT AND NEW TRENDS IN PHYSICAL AND SPORTING ACTIVITIES TRENDS IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES AND SPORTS
    PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT OF SPORTS COMPANIES
    HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS
    STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATION OF SPORT
    DIPLOMA IN PERSONAL TRAINING
    COURSE TYPOLOGY SEM ECTS
    Rehabilitation-Readaptation and Training with Chronic Disorders PW SEM 7 4.5

    Structure of the curriculum

    Description of modules/subjects Download
    Credit distribution Download

    Competencies to be acquired by the student

    Competencies to be acquired by the student Download

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    Why is UFV the best option to study Physical Activity and Sport Sciences?

    ONLY at UFV will you study with a health-oriented approach. In the School of Medicine’s Anatomical Dissection Room and Surgical Simulation Center, you will learn about the human body in a way that no other university offers… You will discover how to train effectively while avoiding damage and injury.

    The UFV campus is a paradise for sports enthusiasts and is part of the network of healthy universities. It has a sports center with swimming pools, a large gym, an indoor cycling room, an air-conditioned pavilion with parquet floors… as well as computer rooms, study rooms, food trucks, etc.

    You will learn through seminars given by top athletes and teachers such as Nuria Mendoza, National Award for Arts and Sciences Applied to Sports and creator of the White Book of Inclusive Sports, or Maria Merino, Jiu-Jitsu World Champion.

    You will specialize with a Personal Trainer diploma and you will be able to obtain a complementary title of National Soccer Coach. You can also combine this degree with the physiotherapy degree with a validation plan.

    You will carry out professional internships in educational centers or sports institutions such as Atlético de Madrid, CB Estudiantes, Reebook Sport Club, Colegio San Agustín and Colegio Sagrados Corazones, among others.

    You can participate in university championships in soccer, basketball, rugby, volleyball, etc., start your own business, or join student societies and initiatives such as Runners for Ethiopia, Polar Raid, and Sport for Change.

    UFV is the only university with a sports talent incubator.

    With the program UFV Deporte, the University is committed to the educational support of athletes with potential and top performance so that they can combine their studies, grow and climb in their career. An incubator that develops sports talent and has great athletes in the UFV classrooms

    Internships in schools, soccer clubs and sports institutions

    You will do your internship in one of the more than 60 educational or sports centers with which we have agreements, such as Atlético de Madrid, CB Estudiantes, Reebook Sport Club, San Ignacio de Loyola School, Santísimo Sacramento Schools, Rayo Vallecano Club, Canillas Club or the Madrid Football, Judo, Tennis and Golf Associations.

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    INTERNATIONAL
    AGREEMENTS

    8,4 / 10

    in international
    experience of
    our students

    Source: 2024 undergraduate student experience report.

    We have more than 200 exchange agreements so that you can study at a university in America, Europe or Asia, where you will discover other ways to innovate and apply biotechnology for the benefit of society. In addition, at the UFV campus you will live on campus with students of different nationalities.

    We train ambassadors for the values of sport

    Sport is an activity that promotes great values that have a direct impact on many people. Through education, skills, values and attitudes are fostered that positively transform society. For this reason, at UFV you will take humanistic training courses and do social internships to understand your contribution through your profession. In addition, you will be accompanied by a mentor who will help you achieve your goals.

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    Price of the University Degree in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences Year 25/26

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    UNIVERSITY DEGREE TITLE:
    UNIVERSITY DEGREE IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND SPORT SCIENCES
    DOWN PAYMENT
    €1,500
    MONTHLY FEE
    €860
    TOTAL
    €10,100

    Scholarships and Grants

    At UFV, we understand the importance of studying for a career that fulfills you. That is why one in three UFV students receives a scholarship or bursary.

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    Career Opportunities

    As a graduate of CAFYD, you will be able to work as:

    • High performance or sports school trainer
    • Personal or team physical trainer
    • Readaptation and recovery: work in rehabilitation and physiotherapy centers or in sports clubs, helping in the recovery of injuries
    • Manager and sports promoter in private or public organizations
    • Technical director in sports clubs
    • Director, coordinator and/or sports animator in leisure, multi-adventure companies
    • Director of events, sports boards, hotels, health centers and senior centers
    • Creation of sports-related businesses, such as gyms, consultancies, personalized training, among others
    • Researcher in the field of sports, health and nutrition
    • Health promoter with design of physical activity programs
    • Teacher in public or private educational centers of secondary education and high school

    Title of Degree:
    University Degree in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences

    Centers where the University Degree is taught:
    Faculty of Health Sciences

    Branch of knowledge:
    Health Sciences

    Type of teaching:
    In person

    Languages in which it is taught:
    Spanish

    Total number of ECTS credits:
    240

    Majors:
    Not applicable

    Number of new admission places offered:
    140

    Regulated professions:
    Does not qualify

    Resolution:
    Not applicable

    Norm:
    Not applicable

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