109 - ECTS

111 - ECTS

PURPOSES

- To provide students theoretical knowledge on the biochemical concepts regarding the different metabolic pathways of cellular energy production (bioenergetics)
- To provide students theoretical knowledge regarding the structural and molecular organization of the cell as well as the associated mechanisms for normal cell function

124 - ECTS

127 - ECTS

The Curricular Unit introduces the fundamental principles of the different Track and Field disciplines. Scientific, pedagogic and methodological aspects of running, jumping and throws are discussed in an integrated approach. Although these contents, are important for the education of a future sports professional, they are fundamental in professional activity regardless of the sport in question.

Understand Athletics in its entirety, knowing how to identify its different events.

Recognize the differences between Olympic and non-Olympic events and distinguish between competitive and non-competitive events;

To acquire knowledge about the historical evolution of Athletics.

Understand the institutional framework of athletics in the national and international context (International Association of Athletics Federation, Portuguese Athletics Federation, Regional Associations and Clubs).

Know and understand the regulations and current rules of the different Athletics events.

Acquire theoretical-practical knowledge to identify the main motor actions of the basic technical elements, relating them to the different scientific areas (Anatomy, Biomechanics, Physiology, among others), in order to conceptualize a set of strategies that allow to develop specific learning in teaching the all Athletics events.

Understand the motor richness circumscribed in the variety of technical elements in the sense of learning to develop motor skills (strength, flexibility, endurance, speed, balance, coordination, rhythm, spatial orientation, kinesthetic differentiation) specific to different Athletics events.

Acquire general and specific knowledge of each Athletics event that allow to know how to organize, plan and apply correctly warm-ups, physical preparation skill cards and sets of learning situations for the different athletic techniques, considering the level of learning of the students;

Know the basic attitudes in the Athletics. Identify different rhythms of movement execution relating them to performance.

Develop skills for observation and immediate identification of main technical errors and knowledge of adequate strategies for their prevention and correction.

Know the practical implications of security rules throughout the teaching process.

In addition to the guidelines outlined above, hurdles events and jumps, will be further studied during the semester to:
— Provide the students with specific experiences in hurdles, jumps, middle and long distance running.
— Teach the rules about hurdles, jumps, and middle and long distance running events.
— Acquire basic skills for teaching the basic aspects of Athletics, in terms of hurdles and jumps.

119 - ECTS

128 - ECTS

The Practical Studies of Gymnastics in this Faculty is guided by the following goals:

- Acquire motor experience in the different areas of gymnastics;

- Understand the biomechanics of gymnastics elements;

- Understand the technique of different gymnastics elements;

- Understand and consider the value and variety of gymnastics movements for developing motor skills;

- Be aware of technical regulation of the different disciplines.

120 - ECTS

Promoting specific experiences (adaptation to the aquatic environment, artistic swimming and water polo) and acquiring basic knowledge about swimming (understanding the specificities of the environment, the design of swimming classes and mechanical bases, technical regulations for artistic swimming and technical regulations for water polo).

112 - ECTS

The main purpose of the History of Sports is to provide the essential skills that enable students to develop the ability to relate the themes of the History of Sports with the discussion of current issues in sport as well as the issues about its future development. It is also aimed that students develop skills in literature research and identify the sources and methods of the History of Sports.
Aims of the course:
1) To reflect on the importance of the History of Sports in the context of Sport Sciences.

2) To understand the sports culture along the historical process, concerning the most important societies of each historical period.
3) To know the settings about the different paradigms of contemporary sport.

110 - ECTS

• To understand Sport and Sport Pedagogy (SP) from a pedagogical-cultural perspective, highlighting the relationship between sport, science, culture and education.
• To recognize the pedagogical value of Sport, in particular the meanings, principles, norms and values manifested in the intervention of the sports educator and in the action of the sport practitioner.
• To identify Didactics (of Sport) as a particular field of Pedagogy (of Sport);
• To recognize the object of Sport Didactics from an eclectic and intercultural perspective of Sport;
• To understand the contemporary guidelines related to the development of sport practitioner from a pedagogical perspective.

114 - ECTS The UC Applied Statistics, in the 1st year of Sport Sciences studies, aims to fullfil a fundamental purpose - to allow students a wise use of quantitativa data obtained in the most varied contexts - school and sports field.
In this UC, knowledge is based on fundamental topics of Descriptive and Inferential Statistics as a function of the number of available classes.

608 - ECTS

1.To interpret through critical understanding the aesthetic statue of sport.
2.To understand and develop an aesthetic attitude which facilitates access to aesthetic experience.
3.To enhance visual and conceptual imagination and to interpret critically the polysemy of sporting images.
4.To identify and understand the presence of sport in art and develop the taste for its enjoyment.

125 - ECTS

121 - ECTS

134 - ECTS

122 - ECTS

133 - ECTS

Acquire basic knowledge that supports practice and swimming teaching;
To know the swimming techniques, starts and turns and understand the process of performance development;
Develop basic knowledge and competences for swimming teaching.

115 - ECTS The main objectives of curricular unit are to:

i) teach the fundamental structure and function of the main human physiological systems and how they affect health, disease and exercise performance.

ii) To set the foundational knowledge of basic physiology and to bridge the gap between basic physiological knowledge and its practical application in sports science, ensuring that students are prepared to analyze, optimize, and support human performance through a physiological lens.

622 - ECTS

:: To master fundamental concepts for understanding how gender issues interfere with opportunities to practice sport, the ways in which men and women are involved, and how they are valued at the various levels, functions, and spheres of competence in sport;
:: To problematize the genderization of bodies in sports;
Identify the mechanisms that strengthen hegemonic representations and power relations in sports;
:: Know and apply basic principles for promoting gender equality in the design of sports projects, in different contexts and for different populations.

123 - ECTS

642 - ECTS

657 - ECTS To acquire basics knowledge and skills which enabling to participate in research projects in Sports Sciences requiring  biomolecular methods (laboratory techniques of Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology and Histologic and Morphologic evaluation) as well as the respective fundamentals of techniques and potential applications in research and laboratory practice. Foster scientific skill, providing knowledge about experimental models currently used at different contexts and research in Sports Sciences and Health.
The appreciation of specific examples of applications of biomolecular methods will allow understanding their huge impact, potentials, connections and also their limitations.

641 - ECTS The main purpose of the course Laboratory Practice in the Study of Motor Behavior is to provide any help to bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and its practical applicability as regards the area of evaluation of motor behavior (in its subareas motor development, motor learning and motor control), namely in the study of its intraindividual and interindividual variations.

- Based on the theoretical reference Behavior Motor to make known methodologies, data collection and analysis procedures and evaluation tools that enable the applied academic research.

- To familiarize the students with the main laboratories, at national and international level, whose lines of investigation refer to the study of Motor Behavior.

- Acquire competences in the field of choice and application of test protocols and test batteries that allow to appreciate intraindividual differences and between subjects, particularly in parameters of motor coordination, motor competence, body perception, laterality and functional motor asymmetries.

- Develop knowledge and skills for the application, in the field, of some tests and Batteries with the consequent collection and processing of the data.

- To initiate the students in the analysis and discussion of the results comparing them with the theoretical body of knowledge.

- Understand intraindividual differences and between subjects in different types of practice and in different conditions of practice.


- To stimulate the critical sense of the students in a controversial field such as the evaluation of motor behavior in the various ages and in the populations that the Sports Sciences involve as a subject of study (infantojuvenil, high income, special needs and elderly).

116 - ECTS

Esta unidade curricular visa formar profissionais para atuar nas áreas do Desporto e Educação Física, concentrando-se em:

(i) rever e aprofundar conhecimentos no desenvolvimento físico, cognitivo, sócioemocional e moral, através da análise crítica das principais correntes teóricas ao longo da vida;

(ii) sensibilizar os estudantes para a importância do conhecimento e da observação da criança, adolescente e adulto no seu processo de crescimento, desenvolvimento e envelhecimento, salientando as implicações práticas de forma a permitir a seleção, fundamentada e mais adequada, de metodologias a adotar nas diferentes situações práticas.

659 - ECTS Students should acquire the basic knowledge relating to both sports - Rowing and Canoe. They must be able to maneuver on land and in the water the various equipment. They should be able to master the basic principles in the teaching-learning respecting the motor field of prospective students observing all safety procedures on land, river and sea. Should experience as much experience in both modalities.

606 - ECTS

658 - ECTS Students must acquire the basic knowledge concerning the sport Sailing. They must be able to maneuver on land and in the water the various equipment. They must be able to master the basic principles in the teaching-learning process respecting the motor mastery of future students observing all safety procedures, on land, and at sea. They should experience as many experiences as possible in the sport, including light sailing and sailing and cruising.

664 - ECTS The aim of this Yoseikan Budo Optional Curricular Unit is to contribute to the promotion of human, civic and spiritual values through the practice of this martial art, in order to reinforce in students the ethical and relational dimension essential to any student and professional in Sports Sciences. The acquisition of these skills by the students will be promoted through the methodology of Yoseikan Budo, a martial art that combines the improvement of physical capacity with the acquisition of self-defence skills, with respect for oneself and others.

Yoseikan Budo is a martial art whose main objective is to contribute to the development of inner peace and harmony between human beings, others and nature.

The inner search, the main purpose of Yoseikan Budo, is conducted through a complete method of self-defence, which stands out for its ability to enhance bodily strength, agility, quick perception of circumstances and the capacity for decision and action. This method allows practitioners to acquire dexterity in a range of other Japanese martial arts, such as Karate-Do, Judo, Aikido, Iai-Do and Jyu-JItsu, among others.

Yoseikan Budo, the Art of the Samurai, was conceived as a discipline that promotes physical well-being and the ethical and spiritual development of the individual, with an emphasis on self-esteem and respect for others. All Yosekan Budo techniques were created with respect for human anatomy and physiology in order to not only preserve but also develop the joint, muscular and cardiovascular condition of the students of this Optional Curricular Unit.

600 - ECTS Developing knowledge and competences related with aquatic activities that can be used with population that were not evolved in competitive sports.

602 - ECTS

- Knowledge of the Biophysics history
-Understand the inter-relationships between the Physical and the Biological Sciences
- Understand the concept of wave and know their properties
- Understand the speech and earring mechanisms and their relation with sound waves
- To apply the concepts learned in order to understand the echography mechanism and the Doppler effect
- Understand the concept of electromagnetic wave and know their properties
- To understand the functioning of the mirrors and lenses
- To understand the vision mechanism and the correction of visual defects by the use of lenses
- To understand the concept of electrically charged particles and the existence of the electric and magnetic fields
- To understand the physical mechanism for the creation and propagation of the action potential in nervous and muscle cells and its relation to electromyography

207 - ECTS

208 - ECTS Goals

This course aims to:

1) raise awareness of the issue of Special Needs through experimenting practical situations and theoretical analysis.
2) To highlight the relationship between physical activity and the various domains (biological / psychological / social) of the person with special needs.
3) Give the students a set of basic knowledge in the different special needs and different types of Adapted Physical Activities.
4) To promote activities and contacts with the various modes of Adapted Sports.
5) To experience and experiment techniques, tactics, accessories and specific equipment used under Adapted Physical Activity

656 - ECTS 1. To explore axiological elements of sport's reality inherited by sacred and religious contexts;
2. To deeply understand tensions and conflicts, as well affinities and proximities, between homo religiosus and homo sportivus
3. To consider sport from a proposed common ethics between both: the ethics of waiting, of wandering, of pilgrimage
4. To find in both sport and religion possibile paths of dialogue and peace, through a universal language of the sacred and the profane

240 - ECTS Master the basic skills of Handball, Football and Volleyball.

Understand the theoretical foundations of the skills, tactics and rules of Handball, Football and Volleyball.

(Specific objectives are listed in the file of each area)

233 - ECTS 1. Acquire and develop theoretical and practical knowledge about the Handball game, with emphasis on the collective and individual tactical-technical components.

2. Acquire knowledge about the general and specific rules of the handball game. Know thoroughly the organic of the sport and understand the implications of the rules for the actions of the game and its practice.

3. Acquire mastery of the practical skills of the handball game. Experience all of the motor constraints of the game and understands how the actions are related with the emergent problems in the game.

4. Understand the Handball evolution and the reasons for this progress.

220 - ECTS

- To perform the football-specific motor skills.

- To understand and to perform the different specific principles of the game of Football in the game context.

- To know the specific laws of the Football game.

- To understand the different trends of the football game and players.

219 - ECTS

• To acquire basic knowledge concerning the main actions of the volleyball game and their logic sequence: serve, reception, setting, attack, block and defence.
• To acquire basic knowledge of collective tactical organization in the context of 2 vs. 2 and 3 vs. 3 games.
• To acquire basic knowledge concerning Portuguese rules for Gira-Volei (Levels 1 and 2) and Minivolleyball (Age Groups A and B).
• To domain minimum motor skills to apply the previous points under game conditions.
• To domain pedagogical progressions for teaching the game (2 vs. 2 and 3 vs. 3) and its tactical-technical actions (main variations).
• To acquire basic knowledge of effective organization of tournaments in the context of 2 vs. 2 and 3 vs. 3 games.
• To acquire basic knowledge of the history of volleyball.

652 - ECTS Develop knowledge, experiences and pedagogical-didactic skills to an approach of Body Expression and Dance at school, with a current and responsible vision;
Know and explore the body as an expressive and communicative agent;
Explore the meaning of musicality, establishing relationships between music and movement;
Promote and develop skills in the execution of expressive sequences and construction of choreographic projects;
Implement different expressive approaches to dance in different contexts and diverse populations.

232 - ECTS

To develop knowledge on exercise physiology by using them in the creation, design and discussion of problems in Sport Sciences.

610 - ECTS

- To know the history of computation
- To know the way computers work
- To know the MS Windows operating system
- To know and to use antivirus and antimalware programs
- Learn to use MS Word
- Learn to use email clients
- Learn to use MS PowerPoint
- Learn to use MS Excel
- To program formulas in MS Excel

211 - ECTS

The curricular unit of Theory and Methodology of Sports Training (TMTD) is located in the 2nd year of the Sports Sciences course. This curricular unit is not specifically oriented to any field of sport practice or sport discipline.
The curricular unit of Theory and Methodology of Sports Training is oriented to the study of sport performance, particularly the study of the theoretical and methodological fundamentals of sport performance development and its formal verification (in testing or competition). Thus, changes in sport performance induced by deliberated practice are the main issue of this curricular unit. In general, this unit aims to provide students with basic knowledge about the theoretical and methodological principles of sports training, and by this way allowing them to access and respond successfully to more specific educational and training demands within the different areas included in the Sports Sciences curriculum, such as elite sports training, sports training for populations with special needs or training for health and fitness. Therefore, the curricular unit has propaedeutic features supporting the educational training in more specific professional settings like physical education and sports at school, sports rehabilitation, or recreational and leisure sport.
The general purpose of this curricular unit is to develop attitudes and values that enable students the realization of their future professional practice in a competent, efficient, enthusiastic manner and based on ethics and responsibility.

606 - ECTS

608 - ECTS

1.To interpret through critical understanding the aesthetic statue of sport.
2.To understand and develop an aesthetic attitude which facilitates access to aesthetic experience.
3.To enhance visual and conceptual imagination and to interpret critically the polysemy of sporting images.
4.To identify and understand the presence of sport in art and develop the taste for its enjoyment.

241 - ECTS

222 - ECTS 1. Acquire and develop theoretical and practical knowledge about the Handball game, with emphasis on the individual, grupal and collective tactical-technical components.

2. Acquire knowledge about the general and specific rules of the handball game. Know thoroughly the organic of the sport and understand the implications of the rules for the actions of the game and its practice.

3. Acquire mastery of the practical skills of the handball game. Experience all of the motor constraints of the game and understands how the actions are related with the emergent problems in the game.

4. Acquire knowledge about the methods and didactic strategies of the Handball teaching at school.

238 - ECTS

• Acquire and improve the football specific motor skills.

• Comprehend and identify the logical organization of the game.

• To know and understand the laws of the game.

• Understand and to identify the evolutionary trends of the game and of the player.

239 - ECTS

• To acquire advanced knowledge concerning the main actions of the volleyball game and their logic sequence: advanced variations of serve, reception, setting, attack, block and defence.
• To acquire basic knowledge of collective tactical organization in the context of 4 vs. 4 and 6 vs. 6 games.
• To acquire basic knowledge concerning rules for 6 vs. 6 volleyball.
• To domain minimum motor skills to apply the previous points under game conditions.
• To domain pedagogical progressions for teaching the game (4 vs. 4 and 6 vs. 6) and its tactical-technical actions (main variations).
• To acquire basic knowledge of effective organization of tournaments in the context of 4 vs. 4 and 6 vs. 6 games.

236 - ECTS

622 - ECTS

:: To master fundamental concepts for understanding how gender issues interfere with opportunities to practice sport, the ways in which men and women are involved, and how they are valued at the various levels, functions, and spheres of competence in sport;
:: To problematize the genderization of bodies in sports;
Identify the mechanisms that strengthen hegemonic representations and power relations in sports;
:: Know and apply basic principles for promoting gender equality in the design of sports projects, in different contexts and for different populations.

642 - ECTS

229 - ECTS

The purposes of this curricular unit are:

- To relate contemporary thinking with the main issues raised by sport sciences.
- To face sport in a multivariable perspective.
- To understand the major importance of aesthetics and ethics to the understanding of sports.
- To think about sport in the context of corporality.

657 - ECTS To acquire basics knowledge and skills which enabling to participate in research projects in Sports Sciences requiring  biomolecular methods (laboratory techniques of Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology and Histologic and Morphologic evaluation) as well as the respective fundamentals of techniques and potential applications in research and laboratory practice. Foster scientific skill, providing knowledge about experimental models currently used at different contexts and research in Sports Sciences and Health.
The appreciation of specific examples of applications of biomolecular methods will allow understanding their huge impact, potentials, connections and also their limitations.

641 - ECTS The main purpose of the course Laboratory Practice in the Study of Motor Behavior is to provide any help to bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and its practical applicability as regards the area of evaluation of motor behavior (in its subareas motor development, motor learning and motor control), namely in the study of its intraindividual and interindividual variations.

- Based on the theoretical reference Behavior Motor to make known methodologies, data collection and analysis procedures and evaluation tools that enable the applied academic research.

- To familiarize the students with the main laboratories, at national and international level, whose lines of investigation refer to the study of Motor Behavior.

- Acquire competences in the field of choice and application of test protocols and test batteries that allow to appreciate intraindividual differences and between subjects, particularly in parameters of motor coordination, motor competence, body perception, laterality and functional motor asymmetries.

- Develop knowledge and skills for the application, in the field, of some tests and Batteries with the consequent collection and processing of the data.

- To initiate the students in the analysis and discussion of the results comparing them with the theoretical body of knowledge.

- Understand intraindividual differences and between subjects in different types of practice and in different conditions of practice.


- To stimulate the critical sense of the students in a controversial field such as the evaluation of motor behavior in the various ages and in the populations that the Sports Sciences involve as a subject of study (infantojuvenil, high income, special needs and elderly).

659 - ECTS Students should acquire the basic knowledge relating to both sports - Rowing and Canoe. They must be able to maneuver on land and in the water the various equipment. They should be able to master the basic principles in the teaching-learning respecting the motor field of prospective students observing all safety procedures on land, river and sea. Should experience as much experience in both modalities.

606 - ECTS

658 - ECTS Students must acquire the basic knowledge concerning the sport Sailing. They must be able to maneuver on land and in the water the various equipment. They must be able to master the basic principles in the teaching-learning process respecting the motor mastery of future students observing all safety procedures, on land, and at sea. They should experience as many experiences as possible in the sport, including light sailing and sailing and cruising.

664 - ECTS The aim of this Yoseikan Budo Optional Curricular Unit is to contribute to the promotion of human, civic and spiritual values through the practice of this martial art, in order to reinforce in students the ethical and relational dimension essential to any student and professional in Sports Sciences. The acquisition of these skills by the students will be promoted through the methodology of Yoseikan Budo, a martial art that combines the improvement of physical capacity with the acquisition of self-defence skills, with respect for oneself and others.

Yoseikan Budo is a martial art whose main objective is to contribute to the development of inner peace and harmony between human beings, others and nature.

The inner search, the main purpose of Yoseikan Budo, is conducted through a complete method of self-defence, which stands out for its ability to enhance bodily strength, agility, quick perception of circumstances and the capacity for decision and action. This method allows practitioners to acquire dexterity in a range of other Japanese martial arts, such as Karate-Do, Judo, Aikido, Iai-Do and Jyu-JItsu, among others.

Yoseikan Budo, the Art of the Samurai, was conceived as a discipline that promotes physical well-being and the ethical and spiritual development of the individual, with an emphasis on self-esteem and respect for others. All Yosekan Budo techniques were created with respect for human anatomy and physiology in order to not only preserve but also develop the joint, muscular and cardiovascular condition of the students of this Optional Curricular Unit.

600 - ECTS Developing knowledge and competences related with aquatic activities that can be used with population that were not evolved in competitive sports.

317 - ECTS

The Sport’s Anthropology Curriculum Unit is designed to enable students to understand that sports is, above all, a cultural phenomena housing a cultural subject which grounds itself upon man, and therefore bringing to light an Anthropology’s course .
Students should have not only the knowledge of the anthropological groundings that authenticate sports but also should place them over time – temporal line – as through each individual lifetime – personal line.

314 - ECTS

602 - ECTS

- Knowledge of the Biophysics history
-Understand the inter-relationships between the Physical and the Biological Sciences
- Understand the concept of wave and know their properties
- Understand the speech and earring mechanisms and their relation with sound waves
- To apply the concepts learned in order to understand the echography mechanism and the Doppler effect
- Understand the concept of electromagnetic wave and know their properties
- To understand the functioning of the mirrors and lenses
- To understand the vision mechanism and the correction of visual defects by the use of lenses
- To understand the concept of electrically charged particles and the existence of the electric and magnetic fields
- To understand the physical mechanism for the creation and propagation of the action potential in nervous and muscle cells and its relation to electromyography

656 - ECTS 1. To explore axiological elements of sport's reality inherited by sacred and religious contexts;
2. To deeply understand tensions and conflicts, as well affinities and proximities, between homo religiosus and homo sportivus
3. To consider sport from a proposed common ethics between both: the ethics of waiting, of wandering, of pilgrimage
4. To find in both sport and religion possibile paths of dialogue and peace, through a universal language of the sacred and the profane

652 - ECTS Develop knowledge, experiences and pedagogical-didactic skills to an approach of Body Expression and Dance at school, with a current and responsible vision;
Know and explore the body as an expressive and communicative agent;
Explore the meaning of musicality, establishing relationships between music and movement;
Promote and develop skills in the execution of expressive sequences and construction of choreographic projects;
Implement different expressive approaches to dance in different contexts and diverse populations.

610 - ECTS

- To know the history of computation
- To know the way computers work
- To know the MS Windows operating system
- To know and to use antivirus and antimalware programs
- Learn to use MS Word
- Learn to use email clients
- Learn to use MS PowerPoint
- Learn to use MS Excel
- To program formulas in MS Excel

315 - ECTS

To provide the students with the basic knowledge to enable them to understand the requirements of a balanced diet regarding the daily metabolic requirements, either in health or in Sport perspectives.

344 - ECTS

Overall, this course aims to introduce the students to the field of sports psychology, develop a comprehensive approach to the main topics of this area of knowledge, and invariably regarding the contexts in which they'll do their activities.

606 - ECTS

319 - ECTS

Study the mechanical laws that govern human movement and the importance of their application in the analytical and experimental resolution of problems in teaching, training and evaluation of physical activities in sport, ergonomics and rehabilitation.

320 - ECTS

The learning objectives are closely linked to the content covered, seeking to develop specific competences in students. These objectives include the ability to critically analyse health-related information, promote healthy behaviours through education and example, develop effective communication skills to disseminate health information, as well as the ability to evaluate and apply health promotion strategies in diverse communities.

In this way, the coherent integration between the learning objectives and the syllabus content in this course provides students with a comprehensive and applicable educational experience.

This structured approach aims not only to impart theoretical knowledge, but also to empower students to become agents of positive change, promoting health and well-being in their lives and in the community around them.

322 - ECTS

346 - ECTS

214 - ECTS
- Conhecer as características do Andebol no âmbito da formação de atletas e do alto rendimento; 
- Perceber e contextualizar os conhecimentos da Teoria e Metodologia do Treino, na modalidade de Andebol;
- Identificar o processo de formação desportiva a longo prazo do jogador de Andebol.
- Adquirir conhecimentos no âmbito da planificação, implementação, condução e avaliação do treino e da competição.

223 - ECTS

1. Adquirir novos conhecimentos teóricos no âmbito do treino desportivo no Atletismo.

2. Desenvolver os conhecimentos teóricos abordados noutras unidades curriculares direcionando-os para as várias especialidades do Atletismo.

3. Identificar alguns problemas inerentes à prescrição do exercício de treino.

4. Entender as estretégias mais corretas para a um trabalho de prevenção e recuperação de lesões desportivas.

5. Entender os melhores procedimentos de avaliação e controlo do treino e como este prescrever treino a partir dos resultados obtidos em testes.

6. Comparar propostas metodológicas de outras modalidades desportivas.

7. O enquadramento e desenvolvimento das várias especialidades do Atletismo no âmbito das Capacidades Motoras e Coordenativas.

8. Análise do controlo de treino numa perspetiva interdisciplinar

224 - ECTS
1. Compreender a estrutura formal e funcional do jogo de Basquetebol.
2. Conhecer os diferentes procedimentos de intervenção do treinador centrados na direção da equipa durante o treino e a competição (relação com os jogadores e equipa) e no restante espaço contextual (relação com os pais, dirigentes e árbitros).
3. Dominar e aplicar os conhecimentos teórico-práticos adquiridos no âmbito da iniciação ao jogo (Minibasquete e 3x3 FIBA), bem como da formação de jovens basquetebolistas.

226 - ECTS

1. Integrar e reorganizar os conhecimentos da Teoria e da Metodologia do Treino em Ginástica;
2. Aprofundar os conhecimentos no treino de alto rendimento;
3. Conhecer o processo de formação desportiva na ginástica;
4. Adquirir conhecimentos no âmbito da planificação, implementação, condução e avaliação do treino e da competição.

228 - ECTS

• Compreender a estrutura formal e funcional do jogo de Voleibol, nomeadamente a sua lógica de sete complexos de jogo (K0 a K6).
• Entender a relevância da construção de Modelos de Jogo coerentes internamente e adaptados aos atletas e nível competitivo.
• Entender a relevância da construção de Modelos de Treino coerentes com os Modelos de Jogo.
• Integrar e contextualizar os conhecimentos de Teoria e Metodologia do Treino Desportivo na modalidade de Voleibol, nomeadamente:
  1. Mitos e factos sobre aquecimento e retorno à calma.
  2. Mitos e factos acerca de preparação física, com ênfase na força e seus derivados (velocidade e resistência).
  3. Mitos e factos acerca da utilização de alongamentos.
  4. Mitos e factos acerca da utilização de programas de treino periodizados.
• Entender a importância de perspetivar a formação do atleta a longo prazo, nomeadamente efetivando escolhas de ensino que visem aprendizagens úteis a longo prazo e não somente o rendimento imediato.

225 - ECTS

• Possibilitar um entendimento do Futebol consentâneo com o seu quadro específico de problemas, enquanto desporto de rendimento, promovendo nos estudantes uma atitude de curiosidade e de busca do conhecimento a partir de fontes diversas, embora complementares.

• Dotar os estudantes de conhecimentos acerca da Teoria e da Metodologia do treino do Futebol, com incidência em distintos níveis de rendimento. Neste âmbito, levar os formandos a adquirirem conhecimentos acerca da programação, planificação, condução e avaliação do processo de treino e da gestão da competição em Futebol. 

• Perspetivar diferentes modelos de reflexão e intervenção no âmbito do processo de treino e de competição, no contexto do treino de crianças e jovens e no alto rendimento, que encontrem sustentação nos conhecimentos recentes do Treino Desportivo e de outras áreas científicas. Neste sentido, serão enfatizados os constrangimentos específicos dos contextos de prática e as conceções suscetíveis de induzir práticas profissionais eficazes, no exercício da atividade de treinador desportivo. 

227 - ECTS

- Conhecer o desporto de participação e de rendimento
- Conhecer a natureza, processos de potenciação e controlo do desenvolvimento dos diferentes pressupostos de rendimento da Natação, tendo em vista a obtenção de prestações competitivas superiores
- Dominar teórica e metodologicamente as questões relativas ao controlo e avaliação de treino, bem como a prospecção precoce de talentos desportivos em natação
- Conhecer o estado actual de desenvolvimento do conhecimento no domínio dos factores condicionantes do rendimento desportivo em natação

323 - ECTS

336 - ECTS

a) Aplicar e desenvolver os conhecimentos teóricos adquiridos no âmbito do treino desportivo na modalidade de Voleibol.
b) Adquirir competências básicas para o exercício da função de treinador em contextos reais de treino e de competição em Voleibol.
c) Identificar e resolver os constrangimentos afetos à função e intervenção do treinador desportivo em contextos reais de prática.
d) Desenvolver a reflexão crítica dos problemas emergentes dos contextos reais de prática.
e) Desenvolver a capacidade de aprender autónoma e deliberadamente pelo recurso a fontes de conhecimento diversificadas.
f) Desenvolver capacidades no domínio da investigação científica, nomeadamente no campo metodológico.

318 - ECTS

331 - ECTS
1.    Desenvolver as competências teóricas específicas dos sectores de velocidade e saltos
2.    Desenvolver e aperfeiçoar os conhecimentos teóricos adquiridos no âmbito do treino desportivo no Atletismo.
3.    Adquirir competências básicas para o exercício da função de treinador em contexto teórico de treino.
4.    Identificar e resolver os constrangimentos inerentes à função e intervenção do treinador desportivo em contextos reais de prática.
5.    Desenvolver capacidade de análise/reflexão/discussão crítica a partir dos problemas emergentes dos contextos reais de prática.
6.    Desenvolver capacidade de sustentar teoricamente os problemas da prática.
7.    Perspetivar a capacidade de intervir no processo de treino de forma autónoma.
8.    Perspetivar a transferência dos conteúdos cognitivos e práticos para outras esferas de intervenção.
9.    Receber aportes de experiências individuais dos diversos campos de intervenção desportiva (outras modalidades).

332 - ECTS

1. Aplicar e desenvolver os conhecimentos teórico-práticos adquiridos no âmbito do treino desportivo na modalidade de Basquetebol (parte I).
2. Adquirir competências para o exercício da função de treinador em contextos reais de treino e de competição em equipas de Basquetebol de formação e/ou rendimento (parte I).
3. Identificar e resolver os constrangimentos afetos à função e intervenção do treinador desportivo em contextos reais de prática.
4. Desenvolver a reflexão crítica dos problemas emergentes dos contextos reais de prática.

333 - ECTS

335 - ECTS

- Conhecer o desporto de rendimento e o meio desportivo específico da natação

- Conhecer o estado da arte no domínio da definição dos fatores condicionantes do rendimento desportivo em natação

- Aplicar os conhecimentos adquiridos relativos à natureza, processos de potenciação e controlo do desenvolvimento dos diferentes pressupostos de rendimento da natação, tendo em vista a obtenção de elevadas prestações competitivas

- Desenvolver competências práticas para a intervenção no âmbito do planeamento, condução, controlo e avaliação do treino desportivo em natação (em sentido lato) e orientação competitiva de desportistas e de equipas.  

337 - ECTS
i. Aplicar e desenvolver os conhecimentos teóricos adquiridos no âmbito do treino desportivo na modalidade de andebol.
ii. Adquirir competências básicas para o exercício da função de treinador em contextos reais de treino e de competição no âmbito do Desporto de participação ou de rendimento em andebol.
iii. Identificar e resolver os constrangimentos afetos à função e intervenção do treinador desportivo em contextos reais de prática.
iv. Desenvolver a reflexão crítica dos problemas emergentes dos contextos reais de prática.
v. Desenvolver a capacidade de aprender autónoma e deliberadamente pelo recurso a fontes de conhecimento diversificadas.

339 - ECTS

1. Aplicar e desenvolver os conhecimentos teórico-práticos adquiridos no âmbito do treino desportivo na modalidade de Basquetebol (parte II).
2. Adquirir competências para o exercício da função de treinador em contextos reais de treino e de competição em equipas de Basquetebol de formação e/ou rendimento (parte II).
3. Identificar e resolver os constrangimentos afetos à função e intervenção do treinador desportivo em contextos reais de prática.
4. Desenvolver a reflexão crítica dos problemas emergentes dos contextos reais de prática.

340 - ECTS

• Conhecer o quadro desportivo específico do Futebol (Parte II).
• Aplicar e desenvolver os conhecimentos teóricos adquiridos no âmbito do treino desportivo em Futebol (Parte II).
• Desenvolver competências para intervir no quadro do treino desportivo e da competição no Futebol, nomeadamente no que respeita à organização, condução e controlo do treino de equipas (Parte II).

341 - ECTS

- Conhecer o desporto de rendimento e o meio desportivo específico da natação

- Conhecer o estado da arte no domínio da definição dos fatores condicionantes do rendimento desportivo em natação

- Aplicar os conhecimentos adquiridos relativos à natureza, processos de potenciação e controlo do desenvolvimento dos diferentes pressupostos de rendimento da Natação, tendo em vista a obtenção de elevadas prestações competitivas

- Desenvolver competências práticas mais avançadas (comparativamente com a UC anterior) para a intervenção no âmbito do planeamento, condução, controlo e avaliação do treino desportivo em natação (em sentido lato) e orientação competitiva de desportistas e de equipas. 

342 - ECTS

a) Aplicar e desenvolver os conhecimentos teóricos adquiridos no âmbito do treino desportivo na modalidade de Voleibol.
b) Adquirir competências básicas para o exercício da função de treinador em contextos reais de treino e de competição em Voleibol.
c) Identificar e resolver os constrangimentos afetos à função e intervenção do treinador desportivo em contextos reais de prática.
d) Desenvolver a reflexão crítica dos problemas emergentes dos contextos reais de prática.
e) Desenvolver a capacidade de aprender autónoma e deliberadamente pelo recurso a fontes de conhecimento diversificadas.
f) Desenvolver capacidades no domínio da investigação científica, nomeadamente no campo metodológico

334 - ECTS

Conhecer o desporto de rendimento e o meio desportivo específico da Ginástica.

Integrar o estudante na equipa técnica de um clube (colaboração), sendo progressivamente confrontado com os conhecimentos e competências necessárias ao respectivo exercício profissional.

Conduzir o processo de treino em regime de Centro de Treino – CT, através da orientação de ginastas em treino e em competição.

Desenvolver e aplicar conhecimentos no âmbito da planificação, implementação, condução e avaliação do processo de treino em Ginástica.

Adquirir conhecimentos teóricos complementares face ao conjunto de limitações, obstáculos ou dificuldades decorrentes da aplicação prática.

Desenvolver as competências necessárias para a organização de uma competição oficial de Ginástica.

338 - ECTS

327 - ECTS
1. Sensibilizar para a problemática da Reabilitação, muito particularmente da Atividade Física Adaptada;
2. Promover a aquisição de conhecimentos que permitam aos estudantes vir a intervir na área do Desporto para populações especiais, nomeadamente no sistema regular de ensino, em associações, clubes desportivos, unidade de saúde, entre outros locais;

328 - ECTS
1. Sensibilizar para a problemática da Reabilitação, muito particularmente da Atividade Física Adaptada;
2. Promover a aquisição de conhecimentos que permitam aos estudantes vir a intervir na área do Desporto para populações especiais, nomeadamente no sistema regular de ensino, em associações, clubes desportivos, unidades de saúde, entre outros locais.

216 - ECTS

A Unidade Curricular de Metodologia I é uma disciplina semestral e destina-se aos alunos do 2º ano da Licenciatura, com início no 2º semestre. Apresenta uma carga horária de 8h semanais, divididas em 6h de aulas práticas e 2h de teóricas. Nesta disciplina foram consideradas diferentes áreas com uma estreita ligação aos domínios de intervenção preferenciais no que toca às propostas de exercício e saúde.

1. Desenvolver conhecimentos e competências relacionadas com a prática do Exercício e Saúde;

2. Compreender a importância da prática do Exercício e da Atividade Física na promoção de um estilo de vida saudável;

3. Desenvolver competências na área da promoção do exercício em determinadas populações (3ª idade, crianças obesas, diabéticos, etc);

4. Adquirir competências nas Atividades de Ginásio/Academia (Ginástica "Aeróbica"; Step; Hidroginástica; trabalho de resistência muscular), Atividades de Ar Livre e Desportos na Natureza (Escalada, Rappel, Orientação, etc).

5. Adquirir competências na promoção, organização e desenvolvimento de atividades desportivas nos diferentes contextos da prática e populações de intervenção.

6. Adquirir conhecimentos no âmbito da planificação, implementação, condução e avaliação dos Centros de Treino/Estágio

325 - ECTS

1. Desenvolver conhecimentos e competências relacionadas com a prática do Exercício e Saúde;
2. Compreender a importância da prática do Exercício e da Atividade Física na promoção de um estilo de vida saudável;
3. Desenvolver competências na área da promoção do exercício em determinadas populações.

326 - ECTS
1. Desenvolver conhecimentos e competências relacionadas com a prática do Exercício e Saúde;

2. Compreender a importância da prática do Exercício e da Atividade Física na promoção de um estilo de vida saudável;

3. Desenvolver competências na área da promoção do exercício em determinadas populações (3ª idade, crianças obesas, diabéticos, etc);

4. Adquirir competências nas Atividades de Ginásio/Academia (Ginástica "Aeróbica"; Step; trabalho de resistência muscular), Atividades de Ar Livre e Desportos na Natureza (Escalada, Rappel, Orientação, etc).

5. Mobilizar conhecimentos e competências para resolver problemas da prática do ensino das diferentes atividades dos Centros de Estágio, mediante as particularidades das matérias, dos escalões etários e dos níveis de prática.

6. Adquirir competências na promoção, organização e desenvolvimento de atividades desportivas nos diferentes contextos da prática e populações de intervenção.

7. Integrar e contextualizar os conhecimentos da Metodologia I e II da opção de Exercício e Saúde nos diferentes Centros de Estágio;

217 - ECTS

329 - ECTS

Esta unidade curricular pretende dotar os estudantes dos conhecimentos básicos para a compreensão dos âmbitos de intervenção e investigação da Gestão do Desporto, assim como da organização do sistema desportivo nacional e internacional. Pretende igualmente que os estudantes consigam compreender quais os fatores fundamentais da definição de um cultura organizacional e os principais elementos comportamentais para a efetivação e o alcançar do sucesso no seio das instituições desportivas.
A realização de um estágio em ambiente externo à faculdade, designadamente numa organização desportiva, vai permitir a recolha de informações para a caracterização exaustiva dessa entidade especificamente dos seus pressupostos estruturais, funcionais, humanos, e financeiros, para elaborar um relatório final que será apresentado e discutido em momento de avaliação final. Com este estágio pretende-se que os estudantes tenham um primeiro contacto e vivência com as organizações desportivas para adquirirem competências técnicas e relacionais no sector da gestão do desporto.

330 - ECTS