Master's Programme Sport Science
Faculty | Faculty of Psychology and Sport Science |
Duration / ECTS-Credits | 4 semesters / 120 ECTS-Credits |
Academic Degree |
Master of Science (MSc) |
Qualification Level |
Master (Second Cycle) ISCED-11: Level 7, EQF/NQF: Level 7 |
ISCED-F | 1014 Sports |
Mode od Study |
Full-Time |
Study Code |
UC 066 825 |
Curriculum | Information on the curriculum (2015W)* |
Language of Instruction | German |
Admission Requirements |
Relevant bachelor's degree or equivalent and Language Certificates |
Application |
* Information on the curriculum (2015W)
The complete version of the curriculum reflects the currently valid version of the curriculum. It is for informational purposes only and is not legally binding. The legally binding version of the curriculum, including any amendments, may be found in the University of Innsbruck Bulletins.
In order to determine which version of the curriculum is applicable in your case, see the Catalogue of Studies,
available at: https://lfuonline.uibk.ac.at/public/lfuonline_meinestudien.studienblatt
Section: Current Curriculum version.
University of Innsbruck Bulletins » (Click to open all University of Innsbruck Bulletins)
- English version of the Curriculum (from October 1st 2019)
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin August 7 2019, Issue 73, No. 676 (equivalence list)
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin June 28 2019, Issue 66, No.590 (modification of the curriculum)
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin April 9 2019, Issue 34, No. 383 (modification of the curriculum)
- English version of the Curriculum
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin May 28 2015, Issue 58, No. 441
Requirements
Relevant bachelor's degrees at the University of Innsbruck:
- Bachelor's Programme Sport Science
- Bachelor's Programme Health and Competitive Sports
Proof of general university entrance qualification:
The general university entrance qualification for admission to a master's programme must be proven by the completion of a subject-related bachelor's programme, another subject-related programme of at least the same higher education level at a recognised domestic or foreign post-secondary educational institution, or a program defined in the curriculum of the master's programme. To compensate for significant differences in subject matter, supplementary examinations (maximum 30 ECTS credits) may be prescribed, which must be taken by the end of the second semester of the master's programme.
The rectorate may determine which of these supplementary examinations are prerequisites for taking examinations provided for in the curriculum of the master's programme.
In the course of the proof of the general university entrance qualification, the completion of the following core areas within the framework of the completed bachelor's degree programme shall be examined in any case:
- 10 ECTS-Credits Core Area: Medical Principles
- 15 ECTS-Credits Core Area: Sports Education and Sports Psychology
- 30 ECTS-Credits Core Area: Kinesiology and Training Sciences
- 20 ECTS-Credits Core Area: Prevention and Rehabilitation
- 5 ECTS-Credits Core Area: Statistics, Empirical Methods
- 25 ECTS-Credits Core Area: Theory Based Training (including Alpine Sports)
Recommended Course Sequence
The exemplary course sequence given below is recommended for full-time students beginning their study programme in the winter semester. The table shows one possible course sequence for the bachelor's programme and is not compulsory. Delays resulting from repeated examinations are not taken into account.
The standard duration of the study programme is 4 semesters or 120 ECTS-Credits, whereby according to the Universities Act of 2002, a workload of 1,500 (real) hours per academic year must be fulfilled, corresponding to 60 ECTS-Credits (one ECTS-Credit is equivalent to a workload of 25 hours).
10.0 ECTS-Credits: Basics in Sport Science 1
15.0 ECTS-Credits: Methods in Sport Science 1+2
5.0 ECTS-Credits: Basics of Law in Therapy Training and Sports
10.0 ECTS-Credits: Basics in Sport Science 2
5.0 ECTS-Credits: Advanced Topics in Sport Science
5.0 ECTS-Credits: Competencies Related to Sport Professions
5.0 ECTS-Credits: Interdisciplinary Skills
5.0 ECTS-Credits: Elective Module (Alpine Sports - Winter / Alpine Sports - Summer)
10.0 ECTS-Credits: Advanced Topics in Sport Science
5.0 ECTS-Credits: Competencies Related to Sport Professions
5.0 ECTS-Credits: Elective Module (Practical Courses Related to Therapy Training/
Practical Courses Related to Elite Sport)
10.0 ECTS-Credits: Elective Module (Internship in Exercise Therapy/
Internship in Recreational Sport and Coaching)
7.5 ECTS-Credits: Master's Thesis Preparation
27.5 ECTS-Credits: Master's Thesis
2.5 ECTS-Credits: Master's Thesis Defense
Qualification Profile and Skills
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.
Expected Learning Outcomes
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.
Future Prospects: Occupational Profiles and Career Opportunities
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“.
Postgraduate and further Studies at the University of Innsbruck
Supplementary Programme
Within the scope of the Study Programme, a Supplementary Programme corresponding to 45 ECTS-Credits or 60 ECTS-Credits may be passed. Admission to the Supplementary Programme requires the admission to or the having passed of one of the selected Study Programmes. Detailed information:
Information about examination regulations, assessment and grading
Examination regulations
The examination regulation is an integral part of the curriculum, detailed information can be found under the paragraph examination regulations.
Description of the applied grading system (including the grade distribution table) »
The grade distribution table is a statistical representation of the distribution of all successfully completed examinations in a given programme of study or subject (based on all registered students for the programme or subject). The grade distribution table is updated in regular intervals.
Austrian grading scheme |
Definition |
%-age |
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1 | EXCELLENT: Outstanding performance |
49 |
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= 100% |
2 |
GOOD: Generally good, but with some errors |
31.3 |
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3 | SATISFACTORY: Generally sound work with a number of substantial errors |
13.7 |
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4 | SUFFICIENT: Performance meets the minimum criteria |
6 |
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5 | INSUFFICIENT: Substantial improvement necessary; requirement of further work |
December 2021
Overall classification of the qualification
Not applicable
Explanation: An overall classification (mit Auszeichnung bestanden/pass with distinction, bestanden/pass, nicht bestanden/fail) – is awarded only for examinations that conclude a programme of study and consist of more than one subject (an examination of this type is not specified in the curriculum of this programme of study).
Information about the Programme (in German only)
Forms (in German only)
- Examination Records
- Application for the Master's Thesis
- Assessment of the compulsory module: Preparation of the Master’s Thesis
- Cover Sheet for the Master's Thesis
- Declaration of Academic Honesty
- Submission of the Master's Thesis
- To block the Master's Thesis
- Application for Admission to the third and fourth repetition of a course examination
Recognitions (in German only)
Contact and Information
Examination Office
Standort Innrain 52d
Further information about the study
master-sportwissenschaft-studieren@uibk.ac.at
Associate Dean of Studies
Mag. Dr. Michael Barth, Bakk. MSc