Degree in Sports Science and Physical Activity

2026/2027 · 240 credits

What you learn

Professional and academic career

Planning for teaching

Study structure

The degrees are organized by courses. Click on a academic year for more information.

  Guide Type QTR. credits
Learning and Motor Control With restrictions Core 1st 6 ECTS
Biomechanics of Human Movement With restrictions Core 1st 6 ECTS
Sociology of Physical Activity and Sport With restrictions Core 1st 6 ECTS
Teaching Handball With restrictions Compulsory 1st 6 ECTS
Teaching Basketball With restrictions Compulsory 1st 6 ECTS
Psychology of Physical Activity and Sport With restrictions Core 2nd 6 ECTS
Physiology of Exercise I With restrictions Core 2nd 6 ECTS
Theory and Practice of Exercise With restrictions Compulsory 2nd 6 ECTS
Teaching Sliding Skills With restrictions Compulsory 2nd 6 ECTS
Teaching Fight Skills With restrictions Compulsory 2nd 6 ECTS
  Guide Type QTR. credits
Physical Activity and Sports Research With restrictions Compulsory 1st 6 ECTS
Healthy Exercise and Quality of Life I With restrictions Compulsory 1st 6 ECTS
Physiology of Exercise II With restrictions Core 1st 6 ECTS
Exercise and Adapted Sports With restrictions Compulsory 1st 6 ECTS
Introduction to Sports II (swimming, golf or other) With restrictions Optional 1st 6 ECTS
Teaching/Learning Processes in Physical Activity and Sport With restrictions Compulsory 2nd 6 ECTS
Sport Performance Methodology With restrictions Compulsory 2nd 6 ECTS
Sports Structure and Organisation With restrictions Compulsory 2nd 6 ECTS
Physical Expression and Dance With restrictions Compulsory 2nd 6 ECTS
Introduction to Sports III (judo, association football or other) With restrictions Optional 2nd 6 ECTS
Introduction to Sports IV (rugby, handball or other) With restrictions Optional 2nd 6 ECTS

Teachers

The study is taught by teachers from the departments of: Business, Computer Science and Information Technologies, Economics, Health Sciences, Mathematics, Pedagogy and Didactics, Physical and Sports Education, Physics and Earth Sciences, Physiotherapy, Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Psychology, Sociology and Communication Sciences and Specific Teaching Training and Research and Diagnosis Methods in Education

The degrees are organized by courses. Click on a academic year for more information.

Student mobility

UDC holds student mobility agreements with universities and other third-level institutions across four continents. Students are offered several opportunities each year to apply to study abroad in one of these centres (for a single term or for a whole year), with the guarantee that all credits obtained will be duly recognised in their academic record upon their return.

For each round of applications, the University publishes the list of exchange options available to students and, where relevant, the specific conditions associated with each. Students may also apply to the University for funding for international work experience placements and internships.

Work experience placements are accredited in the student's academic record and the European diploma supplement. Students are free to decide in which host company or academic institution within the EHEA they wish to carry out their placement. To assist them in their search, the University has created an online noticeboard with jobs postings and other news.

Work-study placements in A Coruña are arranged by the International Relations Office (ORI) of the UDC in collaboration with the international relations coordinators in the student’s home university. The general entry criteria, rights and obligations of students, and admission and acceptance procedures for the programme, are regulated by the UDC Mobility Policy.