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Institution
University of Cundinamarca
Program Name
Sports Science Professional
Degree to be awarded
Sports Science Professional
Educational level
Undergraduate
Type of training
University Graduate
Methodology
In-person
Academic Credits
150 credits
Estimated duration
9 semesters
Learning path
Sports Science and Physical Education
Semester 1
- Human Morphophysiology
- History of Sport and Olympic Studies
- Land Sports, Time and Brand
- Hand-eye coordination ball sports
- Coordinative abilities
- Motor Development
- Introduction to Sport Management
Sports Science and Physical Education
Semester 2
- Exercise and sports physiology
- Sociology of Sport and Physical Activity
- Water Sports Time and Brand
- Hand-eye coordination ball sports
- Motor Learning
- Principles of Sports Management
Sports Science and Physical Education
Semester 3
- Quantitative analysis in sports
- Evaluation and measurement of exercise physiology and
- Cooperative Team Sports
- Conditional capacities
- Theory of Motion
- Sports marketing
Sports Science and Physical Education
Semester 4
- Qualitative analysis in sports
- Sports Nutrition
- Sports and Physical Activity Ethics
- General characteristics of art and precision sports
- Opposing team sports
- Theory and Methodology of Sports Training
- Sports Theory 2
- Sports finance and budgets
Sports Science and Physical Education
Semester 5
- Reading and writing of scientific texts
- Sports biomechanics
- Characterization of artistic and precision sports
- Combat Sports
- Recruitment, Selection and Guidance of Sports Talent
- Fundamentals of disability: Functional diversity
- Development Plans and General Applied Methodology
Sports Science and Physical Education
Semester 6
- Fundamentals of Statistics
- Current trends in physical activity and sports
- Methodological processes of adaptive sports
- Fundamentals of pedagogy in sports
Sports Science and Physical Education
Semester 7
- Biostatistics applied to sports and physical activity
- Motion Analysis
- Sports training planning models
- Adaptive Sport
- Training sciences: An approach from Psychology
Sports Science and Physical Education
Semester 8
- Technology and sports
- Contemporary sports practices
- Epistemological foundations of sports performance
- Sport and physical activity in nature
Sports Science and Physical Education
Semester 9
- Thesis
- Professional Internship
Specialization tracks
Specialization tracks allow you to tailor your education to specific areas of interest. Through specialized modules and course content, you can strengthen your skills, deepen your mastery of key topics in your discipline, and move forward with greater clarity in your academic and professional pursuits.
- Specialization Track: Sports Training.
Specialization: Specialization in Sports Training Innovation (resignification of the Specialization in pedagogical processes of sports training).
- Specialization Track: Sports Administration.
Specialization: Specialization in Management and Development of Physical Activity and Sport.
Mission and Vision
Mission: The Faculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education must be an academic community oriented towards the creation of a center and the production and dissemination of knowledge and professional exchange in the field of physical culture, both nationally and internationally; through permanent processes of qualified research, the strengthening of cultural identity, training, and professional practice in the service of human talent development, taking into account the aspirations for transformation in the fields of education, ecology, technology, and the culture of the country.
Vision: Cultivation of the knowledge and practices inherent to Sports Sciences for professional training, social progress, and physical culture in the service of human talent development, identity, and the quality and enjoyment of life in the region, the department, and the country.
Professional Profile
To train a sports science professional with a solid disciplinary scientific foundation, an adequate understanding of the social reality in which the practice of the profession is framed, appropriate technical training for efficient action, and an ethical commitment to their social environment and the country.
Train professionals with an appropriate attitude toward the research processes inherent to their disciplines and social practices, in order to contribute to the identification and solution of problems in their social environment and the country.
Project the action of physical culture in the program's area of influence, as a necessary condition to contribute to community development and the improvement of the quality of life.
Contribute to the construction of a national physical culture, necessary for the strengthening of our identity based on the traditions and practices of Colombian society.
Occupational Profile
The Sports Science professional, a graduate of the University of Cundinamarca, is generally competent to:
- Design and guide the development of Physical Culture processes, both in the fields of sports and Physical Education, in educational institutions and the field of non-formal activity.
- Design and conduct, or participate in the development of, interdisciplinary research projects in the specific fields of Physical Culture.
- Work efficiently in a team with professionals from one's own discipline or in interdisciplinary processes.
- Build positive interpersonal relationships in your workplace and in society at large.
- To ethically assume professional performance and social commitment.
Training Purpose
The Sports Science program at UCundinamarca is oriented from a philosophical and scientific foundation capable of addressing disciplinary developments and the social demands of our environment, in accordance with the perspectives outlined in the Institutional Educational Project, especially in its teleological aspects of mission and vision, which emphasize professional training in the service of the department and the country and the cultivation of knowledge in accordance with the development of academic and scientific disciplines.
Professional Teacher Profiles
Hernan Lopez Riano
Bachelor of Education with a major in Physical Education, Sport, and Recreation, National Pedagogical University
Jorge Enrique Correa Bautista
Doctor (PhD) in Health Sciences from the Public University of Navarra, Spain. Degree currently undergoing validation.
Historical Overview of the Program
| Program Creation | Qualified Certification | Curriculum Consolidation | First Renewal |
| 2000 | 2007 | 2013 | 2015 |
| Program creation. | Obtaining qualified registration. | Curriculum consolidation. | Renewal of qualified registration. |
| Study Adjustment | Self-assessment | Improvement Plan | Current State |
| 2017 | 2019 | 2020 | 2023 – 2024 |
| Program analysis and adjustment of the Curriculum. | Self-evaluation process and consolidation of curricular redefinition. | Improvement plan and application for renewal of the qualified registration. | 2023 Renewal of Qualified Registration and 2024 Assessment of initial conditions. |
Team
Contact
Faculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education
Fusagasugá Branch
Faculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education Building (Coliseum)
(+57 1) 828 1483 Ext. 155 / 197
School of Sports Science and Physical Education
School of Sports Science and Physical Education
School of Sports Science and Physical Education
School of Sports Science and Physical Education
