Physical Activity and Sports Sciences - Rey Juan Carlos University

Basic Information

What knowledge will I acquire with this Degree?

Students should show knowledge about:

The conceptual and methodological foundations of Physical Activity and Sports Sciences.
The structure and function of the different manifestations of Human Motricity.
The fundamentals of sport and its methodological application for sports education.
The fundamentals of the skills and patterns of Human Motricity.
The physiological, biomechanical, behavioral and social factors that condition the practice of physical activity and sport.
The teaching-learning processes of sport.
The process of sports training, in the different stages of human development.
The bases of physical conditioning and the prescription of healthy physical exercise.
The effects of the practice of physical exercise on the structure and function of the human body and on the psycho-social variables of the athlete.
The management, supervision and evaluation of physical-sports activity programs.
The organization and management of the sports system and the facilities for its practice.

Where will I be able to work when I graduate?

The title of Graduate in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences allows you to acquire the basic initial training to develop a professional activity in the following areas:

Physical activity and health
- Physical trainer and sports readaptor for people with pathologies and chronic diseases.
- Personal trainer and fitness specialist.
Sports training
- Trainer in sports teams.
- Physical Trainer as a specialist in sports performance.
- Technical director of sports clubs.
Teaching of Physical Education
- Physical education teacher in the educational system.
- Technician of extracurricular activities in educational centers.
Sports Management and Recreation
- Technical director of sports facilities.
- Technical director of sports service companies.
- Sports entertainer and sports recreation technician.
Research and University Teaching

Is this Degree official according to the regulations required by the European Higher Education Area?

Yes (final verification report is attached); The implementation of the degree will be done progressively, starting the first year in the academic year 2017-18.

The final verification report turned out FAVORABLE

Favorable report first modification

Favorable report second modification

Favorable report third modification

What subject areas will I address in this grade?

MODULE 1 - BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

History of Physical Activity and Sport
Psychology in Sport
Organization and Management of Sports Services
Sport Sociology
Sports Legislation
Economic Management of Sports Organizations

MODULE 2 - BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES

Functional Anatomy
Human physiology
Exercise Physiology
Biomechanics of Human Movement
Motor Control and Learning

MODULE 3 – BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF SPORTS SCIENCE

Human Motricity Manifestations
- Development of Motor Skills
- Dance and Body Expression
- Physical Activities in Natural Environments

Sports Basics
- Swimming and Water Activities
- Introduction to Athletics
- Introduction to Soccer
- Introduction to Basketball
- Volleyball Initiation
- Introduction to Racquet Sports
- Initiation to Combat Sports

Teaching of Physical Activity and Sport
- Didactics of Physical Activity and Sport
- Planning and Evaluation of Physical Education

Sports training
- Sports Training Methodology
- Assessment of Physical Condition
- Sports Training Planning
Physical activity and health
- Physical Activity and Quality of Life
- Physical Activity and Adapted Sports
- Personal Training and Exercise Prescription

Recommended Income Profile

The recommended entry profile for the future student of the Degree in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences is as follows:

Possess a basic level of skills and competencies for practicing sports.
Have previous experience in any sport or relationship with the field of physical activity and sport (athlete, coach, sports entertainer, referee, etc.).
Possess a high level of motivation and professional vocation.
Show interest in learning about sport at all levels, from different perspectives or areas of scientific knowledge.
To be able to execute skills and motor skills and to express sensations and emotions through the body.
Have the capacity for attention, observation and analysis.
Have the capacity for socio-cultural animation and social integration.
Possess basic knowledge of new technologies and languages.

Objectives

The objectives of the degree are linked to "knowing" and "knowing how to do", based on the following structure:

I – Learning basic disciplinary knowledge. (to know)

Know and understand the object of study of Physical Activity and Sports Sciences.
Acquire basic scientific training applied to physical activity and sport in its different manifestations.
Know and understand the physiological, biomechanical, behavioral and social factors that condition the practice of physical activity and sport.
Know and understand the effects of the practice of physical exercise on the structure and function of the human body.
Know and understand the fundamentals, structures and functions of the skills and patterns of human motor skills.
Know and understand the structure and function of the different manifestations of human motor skills.
Know and understand the fundamentals of the sport.

II - Learning of applied knowledge. (know to do)

Design, develop and evaluate teaching-learning processes related to physical activity and sports, paying attention to the individual and contextual characteristics of people.
Promote and evaluate the formation of lasting and autonomous habits of practicing physical activity and sports.
Plan, develop and control the training process at its different levels.
Assess physical condition and prescribe health-oriented physical exercises.
Identify the risks that derive for health, from the practice of inappropriate physical activities.
Plan, develop and evaluate the performance of physical-sports activity programs.
Develop programs for the management of organizations, entities and sports facilities

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

CON01	Know the procedures, strategies, activities, resources, techniques, and methods involved in the teaching-learning process.
CON02	To understand the essential parameters and mechanisms underlying the athlete's training process, as well as the educational principles of sports initiation.
CON03	Understand the social dimension of human movement and the basic principles of human behavior, physical fitness, training, and/or athletic performance.
CON04	Identify the health risks that arise from inappropriate physical activities.
CON05	Understand the purposes of healthy physical activity programs and services depending on the population to which they are applied.
CON06	Describe the needs and interests of adults, seniors, and special populations in relation to promoting physically active lifestyles.
CON07	Understand the fundamentals of human motor development, motor skills, sports technique, and how they vary with learning, maturation, and the unique characteristics of each individual.
CON08	Identify technical and/or tactical errors in the different manifestations of human motor skills and sports modalities.
CON09	Understand the legislative and legal elements related to physical activity and the sports ecosystem, as well as the processes for creating and managing an organization and the areas of marketing.
CON10	Understand the structure, organization, and operation of sports institutions and services.
CON11	Understand the scientific method and its application in Sports Sciences.
CON12	Learn the tools for searching for scientific information, the different research methods, and tools for data collection and basic statistical analysis.
CON13	To understand the ethical, deontological, social justice, and sustainable development objectives of professional practice that strives for excellence.
CON14	Understand the organization of the profession of the graduate in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences.
CON15	Understand the main challenges facing humanity, considering the social, economic, and environmental impact that any decision or action can have on the planet's sustainability.
CON16	Understand the democratic values, equality, equity, and tolerance of the diversity of societies with which professional interventions must be implemented.
CON17	Know the scientific literature in the field of physical activity.
CON18	Understanding the epistemological models of human motor skills.
CON19	Gain an in-depth understanding of the unique characteristics of the different population groups to whom you will need to implement physical activity and sports programs.
CON20	Understanding the meaning of the body in contemporary culture.

Skills

HAB01	Analyze teaching skills and propose teaching alternatives for effective teaching.
HAB02	Analyze the structure of the motor task and manipulate the structural elements to propose new motor tasks according to the different teaching models
HAB03	Articulate procedures for assessing and monitoring physical condition and sports performance.
HAB04	Develop adaptation and/or readaptation processes of certain capacities of each person in relation to human movement and its optimization
HAB05	Prevent health risks from physical activity and sports among all populations.
HAB06	Promote strategies that encourage citizens to adopt an active lifestyle and participate in and regularly engage in healthy physical activity, sports, and exercise in an appropriate, efficient, and safe manner to improve their overall health, well-being, and quality of life.
HAB07	Fluently develop procedures and protocols to solve poorly structured, unpredictable and increasingly complex problems, taking into account the different types of population and the sectors in which physical activity and sport are carried out.
HAB08	Analyze movement patterns, execution models, and/or game situations by applying instrumentation and recording techniques to motor behavior, physical-physiological, technical-tactical, cognitive, and emotional variables.
HAB09	Plan the maintenance and upkeep of various sports facilities and equipment.
HAB10	Differentiate the characteristics and needs of practitioners depending on the type of activity, the space, entity, organization, population, and context in which it is carried out.
HAB11	Analyze the effect and effectiveness of methods, techniques, research resources, and scientific work methodology in solving problems that require the use of creative and innovative ideas.
HAB12	Interpret relevant information and data from the field using technological and statistical tools to make judgments that include reflection.
HAB13	Critically and autonomously reflect on professional identity, training, and performance to achieve the goals and benefits of physical activity and sport in the physical and sports services offered.
HAB14	Assess the functions, responsibilities, and importance of professionals graduated in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences.
HAB15	Analyze social reality from a perspective that integrates sustainability, responsibility, and democratic values.
HAB16	Interpret the sporting reality from the perspective of the different agents involved.
HAB17	Differentiate the different areas and realities of professional application for the transmission of contextualized knowledge.
HAB18	Develop leadership and teamwork skills.
HAB19	Critically interpret certain social events related to the genesis and expansion factors of modern sport.
HAB20	Analyze competition as an element for improving an athlete's training and performance.

Competences

COM01	Apply teaching-learning progressions based on a methodological process comprising observation, analysis, evaluation, and diagnosis, demonstrating teaching skills in managing groups.
COM02	Adapt educational intervention to individual characteristics and needs, demonstrating leadership, interpersonal skills, and teamwork.
COM03	Control physical and sports training processes by applying a multidisciplinary approach to problem-solving to improve performance.
COM04	Rehabilitate and retrain individuals, groups or teams with injuries and pathologies through physical and sports activities and physical exercises appropriate to their characteristics and needs.
COM05	Apply appropriate and varied physical activity, exercise, and sports programs technically and scientifically.
COM06	Promote policies, strategies and educational programs on aspects of public health (for the prevention of risk factors and diseases through physical activity and sport), cooperating with other agents involved in any sector of professional intervention
COM07	Demonstrate the ability to adapt and solve professional problems through a deep understanding of basic motor skills, physical activities, sports skills, play, expressive body language activities, dance, and outdoor activities.
COM08	Demonstrate motor mastery of sports skills and/or technical-tactical situations in different sports modalities.
COM09	Manage the material, technical, human, and economic resources of the sports ecosystem to improve organizations.
COM10	Develop programs for the management of sports organizations, entities, and facilities, promoting creative and innovative solutions to solve problems in a business context.
COM11	Articulate with scientific rigor the justifications on which to base decisions, processes, and actions inherent to professional performance.
COM12	Develop basic research projects in the Physical Activity and Sports Sciences that culminate in the defense of a scientifically structured report.
COM13	Apply the ethical and deontological code of the profession, considering the rights of users and current legislation.
COM14	Apply, from a multidisciplinary perspective, the ethical-deontological, structural-organizational, and regulatory conditions of professional practice in any sector.
COM15	Develop professional activity with a critical vision and an active commitment to social, economic, and environmental sustainability, with respect for human rights and democratic institutions.
COM16	Develop autonomous and proactive decision-making linked to professional intervention.
COM17	Demonstrate oral and written communication skills in a foreign language.
COM18	Communicate knowledge, skills and abilities.
COM19	Adapt the intervention to the individual and group needs, demands, and characteristics of the entire population, with an emphasis on older adults (senior citizens), women and diversity, schoolchildren, people with disabilities, and people with pathologies, health problems, or similar conditions.
COM20	Lead multidisciplinary work groups that intervene with athletes/students/practitioners.

Minimum stay requirements

The permanence of the students in the Degree studies will be a maximum of eight years for full-time students. Part-time students may request an extension of up to two more years from the Rector.
In Bachelor's degrees lasting more than 240 credits (4 years), the maximum of the previous section will be increased by one more year for every 60 ECTS credits that are added to the 240 ECTS.
Students must pass a minimum of two subjects in the first year. Students studying part-time must pass at least one subject in their first academic year.
Students who are studying any official Bachelor's degree at the Rey Juan Carlos University may make a maximum of four registrations to pass each of the subjects of the study plan, without counting previous cancellations of the same.

For more information see: Permanence regulations

Minimum number of ECTS credits by type of enrollment and course

Full-time students:

COURSE	MINIMUM	MAXIMUM
1º Course	48 ECTS	78 ECTS
Other courses	48 ECTS	78 ECTS

Part-time students:

COURSE	MINIMUM	MAXIMUM
1º Course	24 ECTS	47 ECTS
Other courses	24 ECTS	47 ECTS

Access and registration

Access

Access to the official teachings of Degree will require to be in possession of the bachelor's degree or equivalent and the passing of the test referred to in article 42 of the Organic Law 6/2001, of Universities, modified by Law 4/2007, of April 12, without prejudice to the other access mechanisms provided for by current regulations.

The number of places offered for new admission are:

Fuenlabrada Campus:

75 places

Matriculation year

The enrollment process at the Rey Juan Carlos University is done through the Internet. You can carry out the procedures on the computers installed on campus or through any computer with network access. You can check the deadlines at registration , as well as the different requirements and necessary documents.

Validation with FP qualifications

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING DEGREES

SUPERIOR TECHNICIAN IN ANIMATION OF PHYSICAL AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES

Training itinerary

ACCESS TO ALL UNIVERSITY TEACHING GUIDES

Old curriculum

New curriculum (from the 2025-2026 academic year)

Material resources

External Internships

The External Practices subject is a curricular subject whose main objective is to promote a comprehensive training of the student through the practical application of the knowledge acquired during the Degree, which facilitates direct contact with the professional activity and the opportunity to join the professional world with a minimum of experience. All practices are designed so that the students who participate in them acquire professional experience in real situations and conditions, applying the knowledge, skills and attitudes that are acquired in the training processes throughout the degree. The internships represent a decisive opportunity for the personal development and professional future of the students.

Internships are activities carried out by the student in companies, institutions and organizations; that is, in centers outside the university premises, which aim to enrich and complement your university education, while providing you with a deeper knowledge about the skills you will need once you have graduated.

The External Practices subject will consist of two phases:

Completion of the internship period that offers professional experience related to any of the graduate profiles that are expressed in the Verification Report of the degree.
Elaboration of the memory

Documentation:

Degree Training Project

For more information: External Internship Unit

Social Security contributions for interns starting January 1, 2024

Academic Recognition of Credits

Regulations for academic recognition of credits in undergraduate studies

Mobility programs

ERASMUS

The Erasmus program makes it easy for URJC students -both undergraduate and postgraduate- to study one or several semesters at one of the European universities with which the URJC has agreements.

These exchanges traditionally have an economic endowment thanks to the Erasmus Scholarships provided by the EU and the Spanish Ministry of Education.

ERASMUS (intranet)

WORLD

The Munde program manages mobility with universities from countries not included in the Erasmus Program.

The possibility of obtaining a scholarship or economic endowment and its amount depends, in each case, on the agreements with the universities, countries or entities that sign it.

WORLD (intranet)

For more information:

URJC Mobility

SICK

SICUE is a national mobility program for GRADOS university students that allows them to carry out part of their studies at another Spanish university with guarantees of academic recognition, use and adaptation to their curricular profile.

SICUE Mobility

Student support programs

Orientation to future students. The University offers various orientation programs for future students: we carry out visits to high schools and secondary schools, we organize guided visits to the Campuses, we are present in the Classroom and, at the beginning of each course, we carry out welcome days to guide students new students.

academic tutorials. Each teacher carries out, within their teaching planning, academic tutorials on their subject.

Coordinator of the degree. It works to promote coherence and balance between the subjects and the workloads of the students.

mentoring program. The URJC has this program, peer tutoring, in which the students of the last years act as mentors with the first year students.

Students with disabilities. The Support Office for Persons with Disabilities offers guidance and assistance to students with special needs.

Scholarships . The Rey Juan Carlos University manages the main scholarships and annual grants, both its own and from other official bodies: Ministries, Community of Madrid, International Organizations and other entities. It also publishes and disseminates those scholarships and grants of interest to its students and graduates. Throughout the course, students receive information about them through the different communication channels established.

Job placement program. The Rey Juan Carlos University, through the External Internship Unit and the Graduates Office, organizes conferences, workshops and various actions aimed at supporting and guiding students in their job search, to improve their employability and promote job placement . The University has a Job Exchange -a platform available to companies and graduates- where institutions can carry out their selection processes.

Privacy Policy

ACADEMIC CALENDAR

Academic Calendar

REGISTRATION

*The rates corresponding to double degrees with different degrees of experimentality will be applied as established in the new Decree 43/2022, of June 29, of the Government Council, which establishes the public prices for university studies leading to official degrees and services of an academic nature in the public universities of the Community of Madrid*

TRAINING PROCESS

EVALUATION

Regulation on the Assessment of Learning Outcomes (in force from 1 September 2024)
Review and claim of the evaluation (Regulations for the Evaluation of Learning Outcomes - Title VII)
Request for review and claim of the evaluation
Early call (Regulations on the Assessment of Learning Outcomes - Article 19)
Early call procedure
Compensation Court (Regulations for the Evaluation of Learning Outcomes - Title X)

Validation, adaptation of studies, recognition of credits and homologation of foreign qualifications

UNIVERSITY DEGREES

Extinction of university degrees

VISITING STUDENTS AND STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

TEACHING COORDINATION

Regulations for Teaching Coordination Positions

COEXISTENCE REGIME

Coexistence Regulations of the Rey Juan Carlos University for the Development of Law 3/2022, of February 24, on University Coexistence, approved by Agreement of March 30, 2023, of the Governing Council of the University

SCHOOL INSURANCE

School insurance

ASSOCIATIONS

Regulation of student associations

Quality guarantee

RUCT link

BOCM Link

Internal quality assurance system

Manual of the Internal Quality Assurance System

Composition of the commission

Composition of the Commission

Results report

Once the follow-up has been carried out, the quantitative information on the results obtained in the follow-up of said Degree is shown, differentiated by academic year.

General information collection plan

Within the quality assurance system of the Rey Juan Carlos University, the following surveys are planned:

- New students

- Teacher evaluation

- Student satisfaction

- Satisfaction of the graduates

- Labor insertion

- Causes of abandonment

- Career path:

Second year after graduation
Third year after graduation
Fourth year after graduation

- Degree of satisfaction:

Faculty with the campus and university
Teacher with degree
of the evaluators
Incoming student mobility program
Outgoing Student Mobility Program
Administration and services staff with the university

- External internships:

Student satisfaction
External tutor satisfaction
Evaluator satisfaction

Survey results:

Improvement actions

The Quality Assurance System of the Rey Juan Carlos University establishes that the degree's Quality Assurance Commission will annually analyze the information derived from the degree's indicators and prepare a report that will include improvement plans if the results so indicate.

Renewal of accreditation

The renewal of the accreditation represents the culmination of the implementation process of the official Bachelor's and Master's degrees registered in the Register of Universidciencias_activity_physical_sports, Centers and Degrees (RUCT). The renewal of the accreditation of official bachelor's and master's degrees is organized in three phases: self-assessment report, external visit and final assessment.

In the first phase, the university describes and assesses the status of the degree with respect to the established criteria and guidelines. The result is the Self-Assessment Report (IA) that is presented. The second and third phases are carried out by a group of evaluators external to the evaluated title.”

Final Report Accreditation Renewal 2023

Tracking

Ordinary

Final Ordinary Monitoring Report 2020

Professors and Researchers

2030 Agenda

Strategic plan

Admission

student office

Sciences of Physical Activity and Sports