You can't just do sports - you can also study them. Especially in the fields of sports and fitness, there are a variety of degree programs that allow you to enter the fitness industry. The basic study program is usually completed after 6 semesters with a bachelor' s degree, after which there are a variety of advanced master's degree programs with which you can further qualify yourself. To study sports and sports science, you must first pass a sports aptitude test; the respective university describes very precisely what to expect during this test.
Subject of the study and further possibilities
In the study of sports and sports science, you can expect a diverse range of topics. Sports medicine, sports pedagogy, exercise and training science are as much a part of the course as sports psychology, sports marketing and sports management. The program prepares you to experience sports and exercise yourself, but also to train other people and promote health and fitness in the process. You'll also learn how sporting events are conceived and organized and get to know different sports organizations.
Within the framework of a scientific examination of the subject area of sport and exercise, you will learn sports theory and sports practice and practice the application of both areas.
With a completed bachelor's degree in sports and sports science, a variety of advanced master's degree programs are open to you:
- Health Promotion and Therapy through Sport
- International Sports Management
- Movement and Wellbeing
- Sport Psychology
- Sports Physiology
- Prevention, Regeneration and Rehabilitation
- Competitive Sport
- International Sport Development and Politics
- Game Analysis
These courses are offered at various universities throughout Germany and also Europe and represent only a tiny selection of the possible specializations available after studying sport and sports science.
Contents of the study
At the beginning of the study program, sports science basics and methodology are taught. Building on this, subject content on movement and training is developed and deepened in the medical basics for this. Continuing on, the course deals with sport in society, for example through the main topics of sport psychology and education in and through sport. In the course of your studies you will get to know individual sports in more detail, including compositional sports, movement in water, athletics, so-called big ball games (such as basketball, soccer, handball or volleyball), other ball sports (such as field hockey, golf, badminton, tennis or table tennis) and integrative sports game teaching.
During your studies you have the possibility to specialize in fitness and health sports, senior sports, rehabilitation sports, trampolining or quigong. Often compact modules with special subject content are part of your studies, possible topics are windsurfing, sailing, mountain biking or winter sports.
Another focus of study is on event management and sports marketing. In the course of your studies, you will acquire various key qualifications and gain professional experience in a mandatory internship. In the final module, you will complete your Bachelor's thesis and take the final oral examination.
Possible jobs and fields of activity
With a Bachelor of Arts in Sports and Sports Science, you have a wide range of options. You can work at universities, but sports associations, sports clubs and municipalities also need sports and sports scientists. You can also find work in the (juvenile) penal system. In health-oriented institutions for prevention, rehabilitation or in sports for the disabled you will find further exciting fields of activity, and there are also exciting tasks for sports and sports scientists in the sports and leisure industry. In sports marketing and sports management you are just as well off as in sports journalism or sports communication. You can also find other jobs, for example, in corporate health management.
Conclusion
With the study of sports and sports science, you will acquire a wide range of skills, which will give you the opportunity to further qualify and specialize in a master's degree program. On the other hand, a wide variety of jobs in different fields are open to you, from public service to tourism to a media job, there are hardly any limits to your imagination when it comes to choosing a career.
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Published on: 9 September 2019