2nd Cycle in Physical Activity, Exercise and Health

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The 2nd SC in Physical Activity, Exercise and Health (AFES) has a duration of 4 curricular semesters and integrates a master's course (not conferring a degree) that confers a diploma in Physical Activity and Health, encompassing a set of curricular units(CUs) corresponding to 50% of the total SC credits (60 ECTS), to be carried out during the 2 semesters of the 1st curricular year.

The 2nd SC study plan in AFES devotes, in the 1st Semester, 7 broadband UCs (30 ECTS), common to all students, and a 2nd Semester with 4 areas of specialization and differentiated CUs to teach separately to admitted students in each area of specialization. This organizational model is justified for scientific reasons, but also for the need to adjust specialized academic training to the contexts of the professional activity of coach/ teacher/sports instructor.

The CUs and their contents are mainly in the disciplinary area of Sports Sciences. The "Seminar" CUs or the "seminar" typologyin a CU, present a more "open" profile, adjustable each year to the guidelines that the Director of the SC, the Scientific Commission and the CU responsible can understand as relevant in the valuation and treatment of specific themes not addressed in the remaining CUs or class typologies. The 2nd year of CE (60 ECTS) will have two components:

- a CU common to the branches of specialization for the acquisition of knowledge and development of transversal skills in firstaid and emergency care with risk of compromising survival (3 ECTS);

- an optional CU (3 ECTS) to attend any U.Porto SC (Personal Development Catalog/Transverse/ Transferable Skills from U. Porto) of academic training/specialization other than the cycle of studies they attend;

- the CU preparation and presentation of the dissertation / internship / project report will function on a tutorial basis, similar to the one already existing within the scope of the SCs currently functioning (AFA, AFS and AFTI), but to be discontinued, that is, students will have the possibility of choosing a scientific work, professional internship or project, in accordance with the U.Porto general regulation for 2nd SC and the specific regulation of the SC. In order to make possible to undergo the internship / project, protocols will be carried out with gyms, health institutions or nursing homes and day care centers, in addition to the possibility of enrollment in community programs and ongoing projects within U.Porto and FADEUP.

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1st Year

1st Semester
Code	Acronym	Name	Obs.	Credits
AFES01	AFES01	Assessment of Physical Activity and Physical Fitness		3
AFES02	AFES02	Biomechanics		3
AFES03	AFES03	Exercise Physiology		6
AFES05	AFES05	Research Methodology		6
AFES06	AFES06	Psychology of Physical Activity, and Sport		6
AFES04	AFES04	Metabolism, Biochemestry and Nutrition		3
AFES07	AFES07	Sociology of Physical Activity, and Health		3

2nd Year

Yearly
Code	Acronym	Name		Obs.	Credits
AFES31	AFES31	Dissertation/Internship/Project			54

1st Semester
Code	Acronym	Name	Obs.	Credits
AFES30	AFES30	First Aid and Basic Life Support with Defibrillation		3
		Option

2nd Semester
Code	Acronym	Name		Obs.	Credits
		Option

Type of Classification: OFICIAL

Course units belonging to the academic fields defined in the active curricular structure(s) in the current academic year

Keyword	Branch	Code	Acronym	Name	Credits	Mandatory
Social Science	Adapted Physical Activity	AFES17	AFES17	Psychosocial Aspects of Adapted Physical Activity	3	Yes
Social Science	Adapted Physical Activity	AFES16	AFES16	Physical Educationand Inclusive Practices	6	Yes
Social Science	Physical Activity, and Exercise for Seniors	AFES19	AFES19	Social, and Cultural Gerontology	3	Yes
Social Science		AFES05	AFES05	Research Methodology	6	Yes

Social Science

Keyword	Branch	Code	Acronym	Name	Credits	Mandatory
Health Sciences	Adapted Physical Activity	AFES15	AFES15	Advanced Knowledge in Motor,Intellectual and Sensory Disabilities	9	Yes
Health Sciences	Physical Activity, and Exercise for Seniors	AFES21	AFES21	Aging, Pathologyand Disease	9	Yes
Health Sciences	Fitness Academies, and Nature Activities	AFES10	AFES10	Physical Activity, and Exercise in Health Promotion	6	Yes
Health Sciences	Exercise in Clinical Contexts	AFES29	AFES29	Exercise in Oncological Disease	3	Yes
Health Sciences	Exercise in Clinical Contexts	AFES26	AFES26	Exercise in cardiovascular, and respiratory diseases	6	Yes
Health Sciences	Exercise in Clinical Contexts	AFES25	AFES25	Exercise in endocrine, and metabolic diseases	6	Yes
Health Sciences	Exercise in Clinical Contexts	AFES27	AFES27	Exercise in Musculoskeletal Diseases	6	Yes
Health Sciences	Exercise in Clinical Contexts	AFES28	AFES28	Exercise in Neurodegenerative Diseases and Mental Illness	6	Yes
Health Sciences		AFES30	AFES30	First Aid and Basic Life Support with Defibrillation	3	Yes

Health Sciences

Keyword	Branch	Code	Acronym	Name	Credits	Mandatory
Sports Sciences	Adapted Physical Activity	AFES14	AFES14	Paralympic Athlete: from Rehabilitation to HighPerformance	6	Yes
Sports Sciences	Adapted Physical Activity	AFES13	AFES13	History of Adapted Sport	3	Yes
Sports Sciences	Adapted Physical Activity	AFES18	AFES18	Seminars inAdapted Physical Activity	3	Yes
Sports Sciences	Physical Activity, and Exercise for Seniors	AFES20	AFES20	Aging, and Motor Behavior	6	Yes
Sports Sciences	Physical Activity, and Exercise for Seniors	AFES22	AFES22	Training Methodology for Seniors	9	Yes
Sports Sciences	Physical Activity, and Exercise for Seniors	AFES23	AFES23	Seminars in Physical Activity, and Exercise for Seniors	3	Yes
Sports Sciences	Fitness Academies, and Nature Activities	AFES08	AFES08	Sport Practices in Nature	9	Yes
Sports Sciences	Fitness Academies, and Nature Activities	AFES09	AFES09	Gym,and Fitness Center Sport Practices	9	Yes
Sports Sciences	Fitness Academies, and Nature Activities	AFES12	AFES12	Seminars in Fitness Academies, andNature Activities	3	Yes
Sports Sciences	Fitness Academies, and Nature Activities	AFES11	AFES11	Normative systems of sportspractices, Management and Marketing	3	Yes
Sports Sciences	Exercise in Clinical Contexts	AFES24	AFES24	Organization of clinical exercise programs and ethical issues	3	Yes
Sports Sciences		AFES01	AFES01	Assessment of Physical Activity and Physical Fitness	3	Yes
Sports Sciences		AFES02	AFES02	Biomechanics	3	Yes
Sports Sciences		AFES31	AFES31	Dissertation/Internship/Project	54	Yes
Sports Sciences		AFES03	AFES03	Exercise Physiology	6	Yes
Sports Sciences		AFES04	AFES04	Metabolism, Biochemestry and Nutrition	3	Yes
Sports Sciences		AFES06	AFES06	Psychology of Physical Activity, and Sport	6	Yes
Sports Sciences		AFES07	AFES07	Sociology of Physical Activity, and Health	3	Yes

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2nd Cycle in Physical Activity, Exercise and Health

Official Plan

Option

Type of Classification: OFICIAL

Course units belonging to the academic fields defined in the active curricular structure(s) in the current academic year