Bachelor's Degree in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences

⁽¹⁾ Ord: ordinary call, Ext: extraordinary call. Cut-off mark for the 2026/2027 academic year
⁽²⁾ Tuition fees for the ECTS credits of the first year. Other fees not included
⁽³⁾ Discount equivalent to 99% of the tuition fees for first-time enrolment, under a decree of the Xunta de Galicia

Description

The Bachelor's Degree in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences responds to the transformation of the sports system into a significant market product in contemporary societies, as well as to the current promotion of active, healthy lifestyles. It provides in-depth training in fields such as, among others, the knowledge and understanding of the physiological and biomechanical factors that condition the practice of physical activity and sport, the social and behavioural factors that condition that practice, and its effects on the structure and function of the human body.

Applicant profile

• Basic knowledge of biology, human anatomy, physics, philosophy and history
• Interest in practising physical activity and sport
• Interest in and curiosity about the expressions of human movement and sport
• Basic sports skills and control of one's own body
• Sensitivity to recognise the limitations of others and to facilitate their learning
• Basic oral and written expression and reading comprehension skills
• Basic social skills for teamwork

Access and admission

• Baccalaureate with the university entrance exam (PAU) passed
• Higher vocational training qualifications
• Entrance exam for people over 25 or over 45
• Previous university degree

Career opportunities

• Sports performance: coaching and managing sports teams, coaching and physical preparation of elite athletes, physical conditioning, judges at sports events
• Sports management: management, administration and organisation in sports bodies and facilities, technical direction in sports bodies
• Teaching physical education
• Physical activity for health: motor re-education programmes, adapted physical activity for special populations, physical activity for adults and older people, sport for health, advice on post-operative physical activity, sports massage
• Leisure and free time: physical activity and sports leadership, tourism and sports activities