Sports
Qualification awarded (in original language)
Branch: Minor in Sports Management"Licenciatura em Desporto - Minor em Gestão do Desporto". Title of "Licenciado".
Branch: Minor in Recreation and Leisure
"Licenciatura em Desporto - Minor em Recreação e Lazer". Title of "Licenciado".
Level of qualification
1st Cycle of Studies. EQF level 6. ISCED 2011 level 6.Admission requirements
Students may apply to this 1st cycle programme, through the general regime, if they obtain a minimum classification of 95 points (on a scale of 0 to 200) in one of the following national entrance examinations: Biology and Geology (02), or Geography (09), or Portuguese (18).Application may also be possible, through special regimes, for:
. students inside the Portuguese educational system who want to re-enroll, change course of studies, or transfer education institution;
. holders of technological specialization courses;
. olders than 23 who have succeeded a special exam of assessment of capabilities to access the Higher Education System;
. holders of middle or high level courses;
. students coming from foreign higher education systems.
The access requirements for the 1st cycle of studies of Higher Education appear in the description of the Portuguese Higher Education System, provided by NARIC (http://www.dges.mctes.pt/DGES/pt/Reconhecimento/NARICENIC/) and presented in section 8 of the Diploma Supplement.
Recognition of prior learning
Following the implementation of the Bologna Process and the consequent legislation regarding the mobility of students among degrees and higher education institutions, prior learning must be recognized and credited. The prior learning concept comprises all the previous learning/training undertaken in other higher education study cycles in national or international institutions (crediting of certified training), as well as previous professional experience and any post-secondary school training or education. As such, the IPB promotes the crediting of the student’s prior learning when arriving at the institution.Aiming at a quick and full integration of the student in his/her new education programme, the recognition procedures must be submitted when enrolling at the IPB.
For further enquiries on crediting and recognizing prior learning and training at the IPB (calendars, procedures and assessment criteria), please go to the Applicant Portal at www.ipb.pt/portaldocandidato.
Qualification requirements and regulations
Branch: Minor in Sports Management6 Semesters (3 years). 20 Weeks of study, per semester, full-time (40 per year). 40 total Hours per week. 810 total Hours per semester (1620 per year). 180 ECTS Credits (30 per semester); 1 credit corresponds to 27 hours. A variable number of Contact (teaching) Hours, depending on the established Schedule for each Course Unit). A period of on-the-job training with 14 ECTS Credits is included; this training is to be accomplished in a public or private institution with which ESE has signed a cooperation agreement.
Holders of this diploma are entitled to apply to the career of high staff in central and local public administration, as well as in private enterprises and institutions or to undertake their own independent qualified activity.
Branch: Minor in Recreation and Leisure
6 Semesters (3 years). 20 Weeks of study, per semester, full-time (40 per year). 40 total Hours per week. 810 total Hours per semester (1620 per year). 180 ECTS Credits (30 per semester); 1 credit corresponds to 27 hours. A variable number of Contact (teaching) Hours, depending on the established Schedule for each Course Unit). A period of on-the-job training with 14 ECTS Credits is included; this training is to be accomplished in a public or private institution with which ESE has signed a cooperation agreement.
Holders of this diploma are entitled to apply to the career of high staff in central and local public administration, as well as in private enterprises and institutions or to undertake their own independent qualified activity.
Profile of the programme
Branch: Minor in Sports ManagementThe profile of the programme comprises the development of the technical-scientific knowledge and professional skills in the study areas of recreation and leisure sports. Sports Sciences.
Branch: Minor in Recreation and Leisure
The profile of the programme comprises the development of the technical-scientific knowledge and professional skills in the study areas of recreation and leisure sports. Sport Sciences.
Key learning outcomes
Branch: Minor in Sports ManagementThe bachelor’s degree in Sports - Minor in Sports Management is awarded to those students that demonstrate, in this field, the ability to:
a) develop and enhance the acquired knowledge;
b) apply acquired knowledge and understanding capacity in order to clearly demonstrate a professional approach to the work carried out;
c) solve problems based upon their own arguments;
d) collate, select, and interpret relevant information which will enable them to consolidate the solutions they present and the opinions they put forward, including the analysis of relevant social, scientific and ethical aspects;
e) communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions, both to experts and non-experts;
f) develop competences that will enable them to benefit from lifelong learning with a high degree of autonomy.
To complete the qualification, the student is required to pass all compulsory course units of the study plan.
Branch: Minor in Recreation and Leisure
The bachelor’s degree in Sports- Minor in Sports Recreation and Leisure is awarded to those students that demonstrate, in this field, the ability to:
a) develop and enhance the acquired knowledge;
b) apply acquired knowledge and understanding capacity in order to clearly demonstrate a professional approach to the work carried out;
c) solve problems based upon their own arguments;
d) collate, select, and interpret relevant information which will enable them to consolidate the solutions they present and the opinions they put forward, including the analysis of relevant social, scientific and ethical aspects;
e) communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions, both to experts and non-experts;
f) develop competences that will enable them to benefit from lifelong learning with a high degree of autonomy.
To complete the qualification, the student is required to pass all compulsory course units of the study plan.
Occupational profiles of graduates
The degree of "licenciado" (bachelor) in Sports belongs to the education and training area of Tourism, Sport and Leisure. Graduates are qualified to develop a professional activity within the profile of the programme.Access to further studies
The bachelor’s degree in Sports allows to proceed to post-graduate studies, according to the diagram of the Portuguese Higher Education System, provided by NARIC (http://www.dges.mctes.pt/DGES/pt/Reconhecimento/NARICENIC/) and presented in section 8 of the Diploma Supplement.In the School of Education, this degree gives access to the master’s programme in Exercício e Saúde.
Graduation requirements
Graduation is obtained after completion of the total ECTS credits foreseen in the study plan.Examination regulations, assessment and grading
Examination and assessment are regulated by the IPB general regulation, available in www.ipb.pt/sa, and by the Attendance and Assessment Regulations of the School, available in www.ese.ipb.pt.Consult this Guide under the option “The ECTS at the IPB” for information on the grading and qualification system.
Mode of study
Full-time.Programme director
| Pedro Miguel Queiros Pimenta Magalhaes ( | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) |
Branch: Minor in Sports Management
Scientific areas of the study plan
| Scientific Area | Acronym | ECTS Credits | |
| Compulsory | Optional | ||
| Business Sciences | BS | 8.0 | 0.0 |
| Foreign Languages | FL | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Sport Sciences | SS | 168.0 | 0.0 |
| Total | 180.0 | 0.0 | |
Course structure
| Year | Sem | Type | Code | Course Unit | Scientific Area | ECTS Credits |
| 1 | 1 | Semestral | 9563-624-1101-00-22 | Functional Anatomy | SS | 7.0 |
| 1 | 1 | Semestral | 9563-624-1102-00-23 | Motor Learning and Control | SS | 5.0 |
| 1 | 1 | Semestral | 9563-624-1103-00-23 | Individual Sports I | SS | 8.0 |
| 1 | 1 | Semestral | 9563-624-1104-00-23 | Technical English | FL | 4.0 |
| 1 | 1 | Semestral | 9563-624-1105-00-23 | Introduction to Sports Management | SS | 4.0 |
| 1 | 2 | Semestral | 9563-624-1201-00-23 | Team Sports I | SS | 8.0 |
| 1 | 2 | Semestral | 9563-624-1202-00-23 | Sports Nature I | SS | 4.0 |
| 1 | 2 | Semestral | 9563-624-1203-00-23 | Water Sports | SS | 4.0 |
| 1 | 2 | Semestral | 9563-624-1204-00-22 | Exercise Physiology I | SS | 4.0 |
| 1 | 2 | Semestral | 9563-624-1205-00-23 | Research Methodology and Data Analysis in Sports Science | SS | 7.0 |
| 1 | 2 | Semestral | 9563-624-1206-00-23 | Sport Psychology | SS | 5.0 |
| 2 | - | Annual | 9563-624-2001-00-22 | Biomechanics | SS | 8.0 |
| 2 | - | Annual | 9563-624-2002-00-23 | Academy Sports I | SS | 8.0 |
| 2 | 1 | Semestral | 9563-624-2101-00-23 | Accounting | BS | 4.0 |
| 2 | 1 | Semestral | 9563-624-2102-00-23 | Team Sports II | SS | 8.0 |
| 2 | 1 | Semestral | 9563-624-2103-00-23 | Human Resource Management | BS | 4.0 |
| 2 | 1 | Semestral | 9563-624-2104-00-23 | Organization and Development of Sports | SS | 4.0 |
| 2 | 2 | Semestral | 9563-624-2201-00-23 | Growth and Motor Development | SS | 4.0 |
| 2 | 2 | Semestral | 9563-624-2202-00-23 | Individual Sports II | SS | 8.0 |
| 2 | 2 | Semestral | 9563-624-2203-00-23 | Exercise Physiology II | SS | 8.0 |
| 2 | 2 | Semestral | 9563-624-2204-00-23 | Administration of a Sports Centre | SS | 4.0 |
| 3 | - | Annual | 9563-624-3001-00-23 | Initiation of Professional Practice | SS | 14.0 |
| 3 | 1 | Semestral | 9563-624-3101-00-23 | Evaluation and Prescription of Exercise | SS | 4.0 |
| 3 | 1 | Semestral | 9563-624-3102-00-23 | Hygiene Traumatology and First Aid | SS | 5.0 |
| 3 | 1 | Semestral | 9563-624-3103-00-23 | Nutrition in Sports | SS | 4.0 |
| 3 | 1 | Semestral | 9563-624-3104-00-23 | Sport Pedagogy | SS | 4.0 |
| 3 | 1 | Semestral | 9563-624-3105-00-23 | Theory and Methodology of Sports Training | SS | 6.0 |
| 3 | 2 | Semestral | 9563-624-3201-00-23 | Local Development of Sports | SS | 6.0 |
| 3 | 2 | Semestral | 9563-624-3202-00-23 | Sport for Special Populations | SS | 4.0 |
| 3 | 2 | Semestral | 9563-624-3203-00-23 | Racket Sports | SS | 4.0 |
| 3 | 2 | Semestral | 9563-624-3204-00-23 | Strategic Development of Sports Organizations | SS | 4.0 |
| 3 | 2 | Semestral | 9563-624-3205-00-23 | Sports Marketing | SS | 5.0 |
Branch: Minor in Recreation and Leisure
Scientific areas of the study plan
| Scientific Area | Acronym | ECTS Credits | |
| Compulsory | Optional | ||
| Foreign Languages | FL | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Sport Sciences | SS | 176.0 | 0.0 |
| Total | 180.0 | 0.0 | |
Course structure
| Year | Sem | Type | Code | Course Unit | Scientific Area | ECTS Credits |
| 1 | 1 | Semestral | 9563-625-1101-00-22 | Functional Anatomy | SS | 7.0 |
| 1 | 1 | Semestral | 9563-625-1102-00-23 | Motor Learning and Control | SS | 5.0 |
| 1 | 1 | Semestral | 9563-625-1103-00-23 | Individual Sports I | SS | 8.0 |
| 1 | 1 | Semestral | 9563-625-1104-00-23 | Technical English | FL | 4.0 |
| 1 | 1 | Semestral | 9563-625-1105-00-23 | Introduction to Sports Management | SS | 4.0 |
| 1 | 2 | Semestral | 9563-625-1201-00-23 | Team Sports I | SS | 8.0 |
| 1 | 2 | Semestral | 9563-625-1202-00-23 | Sports Nature I | SS | 4.0 |
| 1 | 2 | Semestral | 9563-625-1203-00-23 | Water Sports | SS | 4.0 |
| 1 | 2 | Semestral | 9563-625-1204-00-22 | Exercise Physiology I | SS | 4.0 |
| 1 | 2 | Semestral | 9563-625-1205-00-23 | Research Methodology and Data Analysis in Sports Science | SS | 7.0 |
| 1 | 2 | Semestral | 9563-625-1206-00-23 | Sport Psychology | SS | 5.0 |
| 2 | - | Annual | 9563-625-2001-00-22 | Biomechanics | SS | 8.0 |
| 2 | - | Annual | 9563-625-2002-00-23 | Academy Sports I | SS | 8.0 |
| 2 | 1 | Semestral | 9563-625-2101-00-23 | Team Sports II | SS | 8.0 |
| 2 | 1 | Semestral | 9563-625-2102-00-23 | Sports Nature II | SS | 4.0 |
| 2 | 1 | Semestral | 9563-625-2103-00-23 | Organization of Sports Events | SS | 4.0 |
| 2 | 1 | Semestral | 9563-625-2104-00-23 | Organization and Development of Sports | SS | 4.0 |
| 2 | 2 | Semestral | 9563-625-2201-00-23 | Growth and Motor Development | SS | 4.0 |
| 2 | 2 | Semestral | 9563-625-2202-00-23 | Individual Sports II | SS | 8.0 |
| 2 | 2 | Semestral | 9563-625-2203-00-22 | Exercise Physiology II | SS | 8.0 |
| 2 | 2 | Semestral | 9563-625-2204-00-23 | Sports Tourism | SS | 4.0 |
| 3 | - | Annual | 9563-625-3001-00-23 | Initiation of Professional Practice | SS | 14.0 |
| 3 | 1 | Semestral | 9563-625-3101-00-23 | Evaluation and Prescription of Exercise | SS | 4.0 |
| 3 | 1 | Semestral | 9563-625-3102-00-23 | Hygiene Traumatology and First Aid | SS | 5.0 |
| 3 | 1 | Semestral | 9563-625-3103-00-23 | Nutrition in Sports | SS | 4.0 |
| 3 | 1 | Semestral | 9563-625-3104-00-23 | Sport Pedagogy | SS | 4.0 |
| 3 | 1 | Semestral | 9563-625-3105-00-23 | Theory and Methodology of Sports Training | SS | 6.0 |
| 3 | 2 | Semestral | 9563-625-3201-00-23 | Socio-Sports Recreation | SS | 4.0 |
| 3 | 2 | Semestral | 9563-625-3202-00-23 | Sport for Special Populations | SS | 4.0 |
| 3 | 2 | Semestral | 9563-625-3203-00-23 | Academy Sports II | SS | 4.0 |
| 3 | 2 | Semestral | 9563-625-3204-00-23 | Racket Sports | SS | 4.0 |
| 3 | 2 | Semestral | 9563-625-3205-00-23 | Planning in Nature Sports | SS | 3.0 |
| 3 | 2 | Semestral | 9563-625-3206-00-23 | Personal Training | SS | 4.0 |