Photo by Daniela Azevedo, Photography 
Contest FADEUP, 2015

The Faculty of Sport, University of Porto (FADEUP) is located in Polo III of Porto University (Polo Asprela). It offers a solid education, following the needs of today's society, and seeks to train professionals capable and highly qualified in the various fields of training and sports intervention.

The FADEUP has its genesis in other training institutions in Physical Education and Sport, which preceded it. In 1964 it started the operation of a course of physical education instructors who formed the core of the School of Physical Education Instructors of Porto, established in 1969. These first initiatives in training were at the middle level education.

The year of 1975 marks the transition from training in physical education to university education, being born the Institute of Physical Education, part of the University of Porto (ISEF-UP), which starts its operation on July 1st, 1976.

In 1989 ISEF-UP is renamed to Faculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education, University of Porto (FCDEF-UP) and in 2005, with the revision of the Statutes of the University of Porto, is adopted the current designation FADEUP.

FADEUP approaches the sport in its plurality of meanings and forms, offering to its students a diverse educational offer of high quality and accuracy. This orientation, combined with the strong focus on research, credits to FADEUP a high status of consideration in a national and international level.

According to its statutes (D.R., 2nd series - paragraph 3 - January 6, 2010)...

FADEUP's mission is teaching, training, study and research in the field of sport, being sport understood as a plural and diverse object, that is, as polysemic phenomenon and polymorphic manifestation, as well as in related and correlated activities, aimed at practice exercising, recreation, re-education and rehabilitation, development and improvement, performance and transcendence of the human condition.

1ST CYCLE IN SPORT SCIENCES (1ST DEGREE)

It consists of six semesters with a total of 180 ECTS. It has 4 branches of specialization:

• Sport and Special Populations
• Exercise and Health
• Sports Management
• Sports Training (option for one of the following sports: handball, athletics, basketball, football, gymnastics, swimming and volleyball).

The first two years of the course consist of curricular units (CUs) of more theoretical or theoretical and practical nature, and other CUs of a more practical nature, without ignoring the theoretical foundation of the fundamentals taught. In the first case there are in the 1st year CUs of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, History of Sport, Sport Pedagogy, Functional Anatomy, Statistics, General Physiology, Developmental Psychology and Management of Sport Organizations and in the 2nd year the CUs of Sport and Special Populations, Theory and Methodology of Sports Training, Motor Development, Exercise Physiology I and II and Introduction to Contemporary Thought. In the second case, CUs of a more practical nature, in the 1st year come the Practical Studies I and II (Athletics, Basketball, Gymnastics and Swimming) and in the 2nd year Practical Studies III and IV (Handball, Football and Volleyball).
From the 2nd half of the 2nd year, students choose one of the four existing branches (Sport Performance, Exercise and Health, Sport and Special Populations and Sport Management), being each branch formed by specific CUs of Methodology I (2nd semester of the 2nd year) Methodology II and Methodology III (1st semester of the 3rd year and 2nd semester of the 3rd year, respectively).
In concomitance with the CUs of the chosen methodology, there are in the 3rd year common CUs to students of all branches, such as Motor Learning, Metabolism and Nutrition, Sports Anthropology, Sports Psychology, Health Education, Functional Reeducation and Biomechanics.
There are also Optional CUs: two in the 1st semester (optional 2 and Optional 4) and two in the 2nd semester (optional 1 and Optional 3). The range of Optional CUs is proposed annually by the Scientific Committee of the course. These CUs cannot be chosen in the 1st semester by the students of the 1st year and in the 2nd semester by the students of the 3rd year.

The Sports course of FADEUP has a wide range of career opportunities in different policy contexts. Examples:

1. School Field

• The access to the 2nd cycle in Physical Education Teaching in Elementary and High Schools Education, which qualifies for teaching the subject of Physical Education and other related subjects, in state and private education system at different levels of education.

 

2.1. Coaches - Recognition of training:

• Handball, Basketball, Volleyball, Athletics, Gymnastics, Pure Swimming, Synchronized Swimming, Water Polo: Full recognition of training to coach of Grade I and II.

• Football: Full recognition training to Grade I coach and partial recognition of training to coach of Grade II (professional internship missing).

Specialization branches "Sport and Special Populations," "Exercise and Health" and "Sports Management"

• Gymnastics, Pure Swimming and Volleyball: Recognition of the general training component and specific training component (missing component of professional internship) to coach of Grade I.
• Gymnastics, Pure Swimming and Volleyball: Recognition of general training component (missing component of specific training and professional internship) to coach of Grade II.
• Football: Recognition of the general training component (missing the specific training component and professional internship) to coach of Grade I.
• Football: recognition of the general training component (missing specific training component and professional internship) to coach of Grade II.

• Professional qualification for intervention in contexts of physical activity, leisure, recreation and well-being of the population in general (outdoors or in gymnasiums or health clubs).
• Participation in counseling projects of active and healthy lifestyles.

• Working with people with special needs, from a physical activity, recreation and adapted sports perspective.
• Participation in the development of social policies, particularly in projects drivers of inclusion of people with special needs.

In the labor market there are functions in the field of Sports Management that can go through qualifications of: Manager, Director, Consultant, Administrator, Assessor, Auditor, Lecturer, Researcher, Entrepreneur, Higher Technician of Sports in various institutions such as:

• Olympic and Paralympic committees, confederations, Sports Federations, Sports Clubs and other organizations of the Associative Movement;
• Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs);
• Entities of the Central, Regional or Local Public Administration;
• Public companies;
• Gyms / Health Clubs;
• Sports Services Companies (events, leisure and sports tourism, adventure sports and extreme activities, among others);
• Sports’ products companies;
• Consulting firms in the sport’s field;
• Entities of Social Communication.

• General schemes (2015/2016)

                Numerus Clausus: 132 vacancies

                Application Grade of the last candidate in the general quota: 1st stage: 139,5

                                                                                                                              2nd stage: 150

• Special schemes*

                Over 23: 12 vacancies

                Re-entry: It is not subject to limitations.

               Transfer - 1st curriculum year: 2 vacancies | Remaining academic years: 10 vacancies

                Change of program - 1st curriculum year: 10 vacancies

                International student: 5 vacancies

• Entrance exams: 12th year or equivalent.
• Entrance Examination: Biology and Geology (02) or Mathematics (16) or Portuguese (18)
• Prerequisites: Functional Aptitude, Physical and Sports Tests

The prerequisites are conditions of physical, functional or vocational nature which are of particular relevance for access to certain courses in higher education.

It is up to each higher education institution to decide if the application to any of the courses shall be subject to the fulfillment of prerequisites and determine its content.

Depending on its nature, prerequisites may be eliminatory, for the selection and ranking or just for the ranking of candidates.

Example: The application for some courses in Physical Education / Sport is subject to the fulfillment of prerequisites. A student who does not prove the fulfillment of the prerequisites cannot apply for that course.

To learn more about the prerequisites, please see the following link which is available on FADEUP’s webpage: www.fade.up.pt

FADEUP’s Prerequisites: Group C (Functional Aptitude, physical and sports).