Course Coordination
Daniel F. Teixeira Silva Duarte
Description
The overall objective of the Master’s in Physical Conditioning in Sport and Exercise is to provide students with the opportunity to expand their knowledge in the area of physical conditioning and to engage their critical spirit in approaching this emerging area. This cycle of studies aims to train qualified and specialized professionals who can intervene in optimizing sports performance and in monitoring physical exercise, expanding their knowledge and skills in diagnosis, assessment and prescription of training programmes, monitoring and direct intervention. Students will interpret and assimilate different concepts, approaches and practices related to optimizing physical conditioning, and will acquire knowledge and skills for appropriate and highly specialized planning, control and intervention in sport and physical exercise. In addition, future graduates will gain high-level skills for conducting applied scientific research.