Professionals in Exercise and Sports Science
Functions
Second-cycle degree graduates will be able to devote themselves mainly to the performance of professional activities related to the design and technical coordination of motor and sports programmes of an educational nature in public institutions, public and private facilities for the elderly, public and private facilities for the disabled, voluntary and non-profit associations, or to assume the role of managers and operators of facilities and/or services aimed at promoting and maintaining psycho-motor wellbeing. In addition, the knowledge and skills acquired enable second-cycle graduates to be actively involved in the design and evaluation of innovative proposals for protocols of motor and sports activities adapted to different situations of age, gender, ability and to the presence of stabilised chronic pathologies in view of the fact that this is a constantly evolving subject and that the need for adapted motor and sports activities is not yet fully expressed and perceived in many socio-economic and local realities.
Skills
Planning of specific motor activities in stabilised chronic pathologies; technical coordination of motor and sports programmes of an educational and preventive nature; management of services aimed at maintaining psycho-motor well-being; management and organisation of sports events.
Outlets
Second-cycle graduates will be able to exercise high responsibility in the various areas of planning, conducting and managing preventive and adaptive motor activities, in particular: teaching in schools, training and recreational activities that require the intervention of educators; interventions on individuals with disabilities or functional deficits, in teams with medical personnel at care centres, nursing homes, retirement homes or in home care; promotional, amateur and competitive sporting activities at clubs, associations and sports clubs; organisation and management of sports facilities.