Master’s Programme Sport Science
Would you like to deepen your knowledge of training programmes in competitive and health sports as well as training therapy?
The students of the Master’s Degree Programme in Sport Science learn competencies required to offer high-quality, demand-oriented and target-oriented sport and exercise programmes. In addition, they learn to carry out scientific research work independantly and implement research projects in the fields of rehabilitation, leisure and high performance sport.
Please note: the language of instruction for this programme is German.
Master of Science
Duration/ECTS-Credits
4 semesters/120 ECTS-Credits
Mode of Study
Full-time
Language
German
Requirements
Relevant bachelor's degree/equivalent
and Language Certificates
Faculty
Faculty of Psychology and Sport Science
Level of qualification
Master (Second Cycle)
ISCED-11: Level 7, EQF/NQF: Level 7
ISCED-F
1014 Sports
Study Code
UC 066 825
FAQ
Graduates possess well-founded knowledge to supervise training processes for different target groups and objectives. They are experts in analysing movement with the competence of supporting learning processes and technological developments. The programme conveys in-depth knowledge of the methods of empirical research and sportscientific measurement methods, and it qualifies students for critical evaluations. The study programme offers the possibility to acquire special scientific competences.
Graduates possess communicative skills to implement individual, group-related and organizational measures in sports or to counsel organisations and business companies in terms of sport- and movement-related issues.
Graduates of the Master’s Programme Sports Science are able to convey a comprehensive high-quality demand-oriented and targeted sports and movement offer. They are able to carry out scientific work independently and to implement research projects in different fields of health, popular and competitive sports.
Graduates have in-depth and advanced sport-scientific qualifications which enable them to hold sport-related management positions with wide-ranging planning and decision functions. Problem-solving strategies in new challenges and the elaboration of appropriate concepts and their successful realization are conveyed.
Graduates are qualified for supervising research projects in all areas of sport science. Combined with the successful completion of the Bachelor’s Programme in Sport Science at the University of Innsbruck and within the framework of the medical assistant professions law (MABG, BGBl. I No 89/2012, 3rd section), they possess defined qualifications the field „training therapy“.
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