Bachelor's degree in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences Academic year 2023-2024The fundamental aim is for students to become specialists in all the areas connected with physical activity and sport. Students must master all the fields of activity in the cited areas. The integrated, and at the same time, specialised training, will enable students to follow their interests and to gain a deep understanding and knowledge of all the aspects that might become the focus of their professional career.
Students who choose to study Physical Activity and Sport Sciences should have sound knowledge of subjects related to health sciences. Increasingly, it is necessary to be in a good physical shape, and to maintain fitness levels, have a love of sport and an active character. Lastly, it will also be useful to have a good understanding of English and computer science. Learning objectives The general objectives are as follows: Generating in students the capacity to value the importance of physical activity and sport in the context of health, education and leisure. Providing students with a solid foundation so they are able to identify and analyse the fundamental characteristics of physical activity and sport. Encouraging analysis of their own motor functions through the practice of physical and sporting activity, and providing elements to analyse and improve the motor functions of others. Developing in students the skills of planning, developing and evaluating the physical activity and sports programmes in the educational sphere relating to performance, leisure and recreation, and also in prevention and recovery. Providing the students a basis to develop habits of excellence and quality in their professional work. Instilling in students an interest in incorporating research in the development of their professional practice in a critical, constructive and creative way.
Access requirements Upper secondary school education Access: university entrance examinations (PAU), general stage. Admission: weighting of the subjects examined in the PAU, linked to the branch of knowledge of health sciences. Higher level training cycles (CFGS). Access: all CFGS. Admission: weighting of the subjects examined in the PAU, linked to the branch of knowledge of health sciences. Over 25 years old Preferential option in successful entrance exam: health sciences Over 40 years old Assessment of professional experience relating to the bachelor's degree that the applicant wishes to be admitted to and sufficient interview outcome. Over 45 years old Entrance exam passed and favourable interview outcome. Others Special types of access recognised under current regulations. Note: It is not necessary to carry out aptitude tests. Following the model of leading universities in Europe and North America, physical aptitude tests will not be a requirement to access this degree. Another information on access Pre-enrolment code: 81009 Weightings Weighting parameters of the subjects in the specific phase of the PAU Validated credit transfer from higher level training cycles Validated subjects and credit transfers from higher level vocational training cycles
There are many fields in which graduates can work professionally: Health: prevention and recovery of health through physical activity and sport, functional adaptation. Physical activity and sport education: in a formal capacity, it is necessary to have the Master in Teacher Training for ESO, Upper secondary school education and Vocational training - (ESO, upper secondary school education, physical activity and sport training cycles and sports education) and in a non formal capacity (school sports, extra-curricular activities) Sports performance: physical training for competitive and amateur sport, sports rehabilitation. Management of sport services in the public or private sphere: facilities, projects, human resources, technical experts. Physical activity and sport as elements of leisure and recreation: adventure sports, sport and tourism. Physical and sporting activity as a social intervention tool: work with specific groups (older people, people with disabilities, young people at risk of social exclusion). In the era of globalization, society demands a high level of professional preparation; this is reflected to a great extent in the regulation of the exercise of sport professions (Act 3/2008, DOGC 5123, 02/05/2008, and subsequent amendments). The Law on the exercise of sport professions means it is no longer possible to provide professional services without minimum knowledge or without a qualification of some kind (this posed a risk to people's health and safety). This law means that, as stated in the preamble, from the time it enters into force, the various professional sport activities in Catalonia will be carried out by people with a minimum level of training in their respective field. Naturally, the quality of the Catalan sport system depends to a large degree on this process of progressive incorporation of duly qualified professionals. Up to now, (to begin with the Law regulates four professions) graduates will be able to work as physical education teachers, sports monitors, sports coaches (in relation to a specific sport) and sports managers.
The School provides: Quality master's degrees with a highly practical focus and aimed at meeting the needs of the job market. An excellent and varied continuous training offer to respond to ongoing higher level training needs (single-subject courses, summer courses, etc.). EUSES Master's degrees and continuous education
Students have to gain a series of credits, as part of their studies, which correspond to internships in companies or institutions relating to the bachelor’s degree they are studying. The teaching load is determined in accordance with the curriculum. Regulations for external academic practicals
To obtain the degree, students have to complete a bachelor's thesis (TFG) which serves to assess the general skills they have acquired over the course of the degree programme and offers a summary of the skills and knowledge they have acquired. The teaching load of the thesis depends on the curriculum of the degree. Bachelor's-thesis governing framework regulations
Students can complete part of their degree programme abroad through the Erasmus programme, which enables them to carry on their studies whilst undertaking an international exchange with academic value in a European university. They also have access to grants for placements at universities in Spain and on other continents, thanks to bilateral agreements, the SICUE programme and the expansion of the Erasmus+ Programme. Full information on mobility
1 Once the Catalan government has allocated you your place, you will receive an email from the UdG with your user code and a link for setting your password, as well as links to online enrolment applications and information on enrolling on your bachelor's degree studies. If you do not receive the message, fill in and send the user-account application form for newly admitted students for the academic year. 2 Use the link provided in the message to set your password. The user code and the password make up your digital identity as a UdG student and will allow you to access the university's online services. 3 Use your user code and password to access the online enrolment and check the enrolment period assigned to you. If the period has already started, the application will inform you that you can start your enrolment. 4 Click on the Grants and allowances tab. If you are entitled to any discounts that are not recognised, you will have the option to start the recognition procedure by pressing the corresponding "Request” button and attaching scans of the necessary documentation. Your school’s secretary's office will validate the documents so that, where appropriate, you can enjoy the corresponding discount on your enrolment or free enrolment. 5 Review the enrolment information on your bachelor's-degree studies and see the Basic Guide for online enrolment on first-year bachelor's-degree studies. 6 Formalise your online enrolment following the guide's instructions. If you have queries, contact the secretary’s office at your teaching institution. Remember you must enrol before the deadline provided for, otherwise, you will lose your place.
Subjects Check the subjects for which you can enrol in the section Subjects > Available subjects 2023-2024 of the website for your bachelor's degree studies. Fees Consult the enrolment fees and deductions available to you. Payment You can pay the enrolment fee in full, in two or three instalments or in monthly instalments. See the terms and conditions in the Enrolment Regulations. Grants If you have applied for the MEFP general scholarship and you meet the academic requirements established in the call for applications, you will be able to enrol without paying the public fees (subject to the subsequent award of the scholarship). Third language If your degree course requires a level of knowledge of a third language to obtain the qualification and you already have a recognised certificate of this level or higher, we recommend that you present it together with the rest of the documentation required for the first enrolment. Check the Regulations about a third language. Insurance If you are under 28 years old, you are obliged to take out compulsory school insurance for €1.12 per year. If you are over 28 years old, you will be covered by a compulsory accident insurance for 6.65 euros per course. Further information on the Insurance policies page. Staying Bear in mind that if you do not pass a minimum of 30 credits in the first two years, you will not be able to continue the same course at the UdG. Check the Rules for staying.
ID Spanish nationals do not need to produce their national ID (DNI) unless they opposed the University of Girona's collection of personal data during their online enrolment (see the guide for online enrolment). If you are a national of a EU member state, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland or Andorra, you will need to present a valid ID or passport from your country of origin. Otherwise you will preferably need to present a valid foreign-national identification care (TIE) or passport if do you not have a TIE. You will need to attach a scanned copy of the document through the corresponding online procedure and present the original in person at the academic secretary’s office. For online submissions you can use “Application to the administration” procedure in the online procedures section of the Virtual Secretary’s Office, preferably, or (with digital certificate) the UdG’s e-register. You have until the 21 November to submit the document. Admission documents If you have been admitted to the UdG through university pre-enrolment, from PAU, CFGS, admission exams for individuals over the age of 25, 40 or 45 or university degree obtained from the UdG, you will not need to produce any documents. If you have been admitted to the UdG through university pre-enrolment, from a university degree completed at another university, you will need to forward a copy of your degree online (e-degree or authenticated digital copy of the degree) or provisional degree certificate (with digital signature and CSV), or produce the original in person at the academic secretary's office. If you have been admitted to the UdG through academic record transfer or university pre-enrolment from a university degree started at another university, you will have to send proof, online, of payment, of your transfer fees, signed electronically and with SVC, or present the original in person at the secretary’s academic office. For online submissions of documents, you can use “Application to the administration” procedure in the online procedures section of the Virtual Secretary’s Office, preferably, or (with digital certificate) the UdG’s e-register. You have until the 21 November to submit the documents. Allowances and exemptions Before you register, review the self-enrolment’s "Grants and allowances" tab. If you are entitled to allowances that are recorded as accredited and are valid on the date of the start of the academic year (12 September), you will not need to produce any documents. If you are entitled to allowances that are not recorded as accredited, you can start the accreditation procedure by clicking on the corresponding "Request" button, and uploading the necessary documents there for applying the corresponding enrolment discount or payment exemption. You can also use the “Document Accreditation” procedure from the online procedures section of the Virtual Secretary’s Office, preferably (with digital certificate) the electronic register of the UdG, or to produce the documents in person at the academic secretary's office. If your documents are currently being processed or pending renewal, you will not be eligible for the enrolment-fee discount, but presentations of updated documents will be accepted up to 31 December for subsequently regularising your situation. Further information from the Allowances and Loans page. Bank details If you are not the holder of the bank account from which the registration fee will be paid by direct debit, you must submit the completed bank details notification/ modification form and proof of identification for the account holder. For online submissions of documents you will have to use the “Communicating or amending bank details” procedure in the online procedures section of the Virtual Secretary’s Office, preferably, or (with digital certificate) the UdG’s e-register. These documents will have to be produced within a period of 10 work days as from the date of enrolment. Enrolment application (only for face-to-face enrolment) If you not enrol online (online enrolment), you will have to fill in an enrolment-application document for the teaching centre. The centre itself will provide you with the document and which you will have submit duly filled in and signed on the day of enrolment. Photograph After you have enrolled, you will need to produce a personal photograph through the La meva UdG intranet (Staff > digital Identity), in accordance with the instructions provided on the same webpage. Note: accreditation by electronic means is not definitive, except in the case of original electronic documents or authentic electronic copies. The UdG reserves the right to request the corresponding physical documentation at a later date.
Online enrolment is the University of Girona's electronic enrolment system. It is done through the Internet and is available for the most of the studies. Access to the online enrolment Online-enrolment guide