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Responsible Center: Faculty of Education and Sports Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies Location: Fuenlabrada Campus
Modality: Onsite Title code: 6375 Orientation: Approval
Number of ECTS Credits: 60 ECTS Duration of the Master: an academic year
Public prices: See table
Academic Calendar Schedule Examinations Teaching Guides Adaptations table Faculty
Director of the Master: Prof. Dr. D. Alfonso Jiménez Gutiérrez
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University master's information: Phone: 91 488 8508 Inquiries Mailbox
Student attention: Student Help Box Suggestions, complaints and congratulations mailbox
Basic Information
What knowledge will I acquire with this Master?
The fundamental objective of the proposed postgraduate program is to acquire a series of postgraduate skills and competencies that allow future graduates to be able to implement, with guarantees of effectiveness and maximum safety, healthy physical exercise programs for the general population, as well as exercise programs. adapted for people affected by chronic non-communicable diseases, always under the direction of medical personnel.
Is this degree official according to the regulations required by the European Higher Education Area?
Yes (final verification report is attached), starting the first course in the academic year 2024-25
Final verification report turned out FAVORABLE
What is the minimum number of credits for which I can enroll?
You can see it in the rules of permanence in this link
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The specific qualification that will facilitate access to the Master is the Degree in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences.
Competences
C01 - Adequately adapt physical exercise based on information provided by the health professional about a person's health status, considering the complex mechanisms of diseases, the functioning of the body and risk factors. TYPE: Competencies
C02 - Adequately develop an advanced training program adapted to the needs of users with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular, neurodegenerative, mental, respiratory, metabolic, cancer, and musculoskeletal diseases, appropriately applying training control methods. TYPE: Competencies
C03 - Apply the main advanced technological tools for the application of health-oriented physical exercise programs and for research (bibliographic, computer, laboratory) with the aim of developing scientific research. TYPE: Competencies
C04 - Decide appropriately regarding the ideal strategies for quantifying the load in physical training in chronic diseases based on the most current scientific findings. TYPE: Competencies
C05 - Appropriately apply strategies that contribute to the success of business projects related to Physical Activity, exercise and health, so that you can fully propose a business project consistent with the legal and institutional framework. TYPE: Competencies
C06 - Develop a systematic, rigorous and autonomous work habit, planning professional development with dedication and working as a team through the construction of alliances, adequate communication and leadership for the promotion of physical activity, exercise and health. TYPE: Competencies
C07 - Implement a complex research in the field of physical exercise and health, from its initial approach to the presentation of results, so that you will be able to develop, present and defend a project in the field of Physical Activity before an academic tribunal and Health, under the tutelage of a professor and expert, in which the skills acquired in the Master's teachings are synthesized and integrated and showing mastery of scientific and professional language related to sports sciences applied to health. TYPE: Competencies
C08 - Act with ethics and professional responsibility in the face of social, environmental and economic challenges, taking as references the democratic principles and values and the Sustainable Development Goals. TYPE: Competencies
C09 - Contribute to the design, development and execution of solutions that respond to social demands, showing awareness of respect for diversity and the principles of universal accessibility and design for all people, taking into account the Sustainable Development Goals as a reference . TYPE: Competencies
H01 - Report the general mechanisms of chronic diseases and the risk factors for highly prevalent diseases and syndromes based on the latest scientific findings for the safe and effective adaptation of physical exercise prescribed by a health professional. TYPE: Skills or abilities
H02 - Apply a training program prescribed by a health professional for adequate physical preparation in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular, neurodegenerative, mental, respiratory, metabolic, cancer, and musculoskeletal diseases, taking into account complex training control methods. TYPE: Skills or abilities
H03 - Apply advanced research designs, quantitative and qualitative analyses, and appropriate statistical tests in the different scientific disciplines applied to Physical Activity and Sports Sciences. TYPE: Skills or abilities
H04 - Analyze complex problems related to the start-up, expansion and consolidation of a business project, related to Physical Activity, exercise and health, so that a business project consistent with the current legal and institutional framework is developed. . TYPE: Skills or abilities
H05 - Use current technological tools for evaluating physical condition and monitoring training load, as well as information from scientific articles, books, etc. TYPE: Skills or abilities
H06 - Appreciate the current fundamental ethical aspects of professional research and interventions. TYPE: Skills or abilities
K01 - Explain the general physiological mechanisms, the risk factors for diseases and the functioning of the body in a disease situation for the safe and effective adaptation of physical exercise prescribed by a health professional. TYPE: Knowledge or content
K02 - Identify healthy lifestyles and advanced key aspects related to a sedentary lifestyle and adherence to physical exercise. TYPE: Knowledge or content
K03 - Cite the latest scientific findings regarding the benefits and possibilities of physical exercise in populations affected by chronic diseases, as well as exercises contraindicated for different non-communicable diseases. TYPE: Knowledge or content
K04 - Recognize the main advanced technological tools for evaluating and monitoring physical load for the application of physical exercise programs in users with chronic diseases. TYPE: Knowledge or content
K05 - Identify advanced research designs, quantitative and qualitative analyses, and the most current and appropriate statistical tests in the different scientific disciplines applied to Physical Activity and Sports Sciences. TYPE: Knowledge or content
K06 - Describe complex strategies and the legal framework for the start-up, expansion and consolidation of a business project, related to Physical Activity, exercise and health. TYPE: Knowledge or content
Admission and enrollment
The requirements for access to the proposed title are according to article 18, of Royal Decree 822/2021, of September 28:
- Possession of an official Spanish Graduate or Graduate university degree or equivalent is a condition for accessing a Master's Degree, or, where appropriate, having another University Master's degree, or titles of the same level as the Spanish Bachelor's or Master's degree issued by universities and higher education institutions in an EHEA country that in that country allow access to Master's degrees.
- In the same way, people in possession of titles from educational systems that are not part of the EHEA, which are equivalent to a Bachelor's degree, will be able to access a Master's Degree in the Spanish university system, without the need for homologation of the title, but verification by of the university of the level of training that they imply, as long as in the country where said title was issued it allows access to university postgraduate level studies. In no case will access through this route imply the homologation of the previous degree held by the person concerned or its recognition for other purposes than that of carrying out the Master's degree.
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Universities will guarantee transparent and accessible information on admission procedures, and must have student orientation systems. Likewise, they will ensure that said information and admission procedures take into account students with disabilities or with specific needs, and will have appropriate support and advice services.
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Universities may exceptionally establish, based on specific regulations approved by their governing bodies, conditional enrollment procedures for access to a University Master's Degree. This will consist of allowing a Bachelor's degree student who has yet to pass the TFG and a maximum of up to 9 ECTS credits, to be able to access and enroll in a University Master's Degree, although in no case will they be able to obtain the Master's degree if they have not previously has obtained the Bachelor's degree. Universities will guarantee priority in the enrollment of students who have the official university degree of Graduate or Graduate. In this procedure, credits pending recognition or transfer in the Bachelor's degree may be taken into account, or the requirement to exceed a certain level of knowledge of a foreign language to obtain the degree.
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Universities or centers will regulate admission to Master's Degree courses, establishing specific requirements and, if necessary, training complements, whose credit load may not exceed the equivalent of 20 percent of the credit load of the degree. The training complement credits will have the same consideration as the rest of the credits in the University Master's degree curriculum.
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Universities will reserve at least 5 percent of the places offered in official university Master's degrees for students who have a recognized degree of disability equal to or greater than 33 percent, as well as for students with permanent educational support needs. associated with personal circumstances of disability, who in their previous studies have required resources and support for their full educational inclusion.
ADMISSION
The Rey Juan Carlos University does not have specific admission regulations, but is governed by article 18 of Royal Decree 861/2010, of July 2. Each degree has its own general access criteria and special access tests.
Admission to the Master's Degrees will be carried out through a selection process; in some cases, that process may involve a selection test. The Direction of the Master will communicate to the interested parties what the selection test will consist of, as well as the exact date and place of its realization through this application and by means of an email notice.
GENERAL ACCESS CRITERIA:
To be able to access the master's degree, students will need to be in possession of general knowledge integrated in the field of physical activity, exercise and sports sciences. This knowledge will provide them with the ability to understand the advanced and specific approach from which the contents, skills and competencies defined in the different subjects of the master's degree are addressed.
On the other hand, master's students will have to master the skills specific to the field of Exercise Sciences, such as the ability to analyze and interpret evaluation protocols, linked to the design of structured exercise programs, managing the interdependent variables of the processes. of training and its corresponding physiological adaptation, so that they can face, with methodological help, the development of different protocols for adapting exercise in different chronic non-communicable diseases, including the development of a Master's Thesis, as well as the management of the safest, most efficient and effective intervention resources, within the framework of each subject. The only specific qualification that will give access to the Master is the Degree in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences.
CONDITIONS OR SPECIAL ACCESS TESTS:
If necessary, assessment of the student's curriculum, based on their professional experience, their projection in relation to the objectives of the master's degree, as well as their academic record.
In the event that the demand exceeds the supply of places, the following admission criteria will be applied, weighted as follows:
- Motivation and projection potential of the candidate in the scope of the program: 40%
- Academic results (degree academic record): 30%
- Professional experience in the field of the program: 30%
The bodies responsible for said selection will be the Graduate School of the Rey Juan Carlos University, the Faculty of Education and Sports Sciences and those responsible for the program (Director of the Master and Coordinators), who will analyze the documentation presented and evaluate the admission to the master's degree.
Offer of places: 30 seats. If the minimum number of students envisaged is not reached in a course, the University may choose not to open the teaching group.
Training itinerary
Master's Teaching Guides
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Training Itinerary
|
Custom code |
RAW MATERIAL |
TYPE |
SEMESTER |
ECTS |
|
637501 |
Advanced pathophysiology of chronic non-communicable diseases |
OB |
1S |
9 |
|
637502 |
Physical exercise and healthy lifestyles |
OB |
1S |
6 |
|
637503 |
Practices in Sports Sciences laboratories |
OB |
1S |
9 |
|
637504 |
Entrepreneurship and management for fitness and health professionals |
OP |
1S |
6 |
|
637505 |
Research methodology in physical exercise and health |
OP |
1S |
6 |
|
637506 |
Adapted training programs for people affected by chronic non-communicable diseases |
OB |
2S |
15 |
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637507 |
External academic practices |
OB |
2S |
9 |
|
637508 |
Master's thesis |
OB |
INDEFINITE |
6 |
Mobility programs
University Master's degrees, due to their duration and characteristics, in general do not specifically contemplate the mobility of their students. However, the Rey Juan Carlos University has different mobility programs for both students and University workers (PDI and PAS) and has procedures for collecting and analyzing information on these mobility programs. The management of all the mobility programs of the University is centralized in the Office of the Vice President for International Relations and any student of the University can participate in them.
Regulation
- Academic Calendar
- Regulations for enrollment and permanence in university master's degrees at the URJC
- academic waiver
- Public prices for university master's degrees
- Exemption from the prices of official master's and doctoral studies for the sons and daughters under 25 years of age of victims of gender violence
- External Internships
- University Master's Thesis
- Review and Complaint of the Continuous Evaluation in the studies of university master's degrees of the URJC
- Acknowledgments / Adaptations of university master's degrees
- Simultaneity of URJC university master's degree studies
- Regulations of the School of Official Masters
- Addendum to the protocol for adapting teaching at the School of Official Master's Degrees
- Royal Decree 1125/2003, of September 5, which establishes the European credit system and the qualification system in official university degrees valid throughout the national territory
STUDENTS
COEXISTENCE REGIME
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ASSOCIATIONS
Quality guarantee
External monitoring report
RUCT link
BOCM Link
Results report
Once the monitoring of the Master's Degree has been carried out, the most relevant quantitative information on the results obtained in the monitoring of said Degree is displayed, differentiated by academic year.
Report by course:
General information collection plan
Within the quality assurance system of the Rey Juan Carlos University, the following surveys are planned:
- Student profile
- Teacher evaluation
- Degree of satisfaction:
- Of the students
- of the graduates
- From the Faculty
- Administration and Services Staff
- Labor insertion
- External internships:
- Satisfaction of interns
- External tutor satisfaction
- Employer 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 Universities, 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.”