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Sports Science Online - Bachelor's, Master's, Doctor Ph.D. Degree.

Faculty of Natural Health Science via distance learning

Sports Science via distance learning

This program of sport science studies of how the healthy human body works during exercise, and how sport and physical activity promotes health – physically, mentally and socially. The study of sports science incorporates areas of physiology, performance psychology, nutrition, biomechanics, and biochemistry. Through the scientific study of sport, researchers have developed a greater understanding on how the human body reacts to exercise, training, different environments and many other stimuli.

Academic Supervisor : Stefan Batran Aga
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Sports Science Online via distance learning

Specialist, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctor - Sports Science.

This module is applicable to Specialist, Expert, Bachelor's, Master's & Ph.D. (Doctor) Degree Programs. This academic program is designed at the postgraduate level (Master’s or Doctoral). This module may also be adapted to complete the course requirements of Specialist, Expert Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree. A further option is the enrollment into each of the courses listed within this specialization module. This module may be combined or completed with other modules from this faculty. For example: Kinesiology - Manual Therapy & Massage - Performance Psychology - Sport Management - Sports Training .

Specialist - Expert Diploma - Sports Science Online
Tuition Fee: 1.050 Euros (1.350 US$) ... 1.470 Euros (1.890 US$).
Specialist - Expert Diploma Online: 15 ... 21 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Sports Science via distance learning = 45 Academic credits - Select 5 courses for the online diploma of Specialist or 7 courses for the Expert Diploma from the total of courses from the specialization module.

Bachelor's Degree - Sports Science Online
Tuition Fee: Min. 3.510 Euros (4.420 US$) ... Max. 6.800 Euros (8.700 US$).
Bachelor's Degree Online: 130 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Sports Science via distance learning = 45 Academic credits + 60 credits in General Education (may be transferred from previous education and professional experience) + Additional courses may be selected from other modules in the Faculty of Natural Health Science from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: Performance Psychology.

Master's Degree - Sports Science Online
Tuition Fee: Min. 4.680 Euros (6.120 US$) ... Max. 7.020 Euros (9.180 US$).
Master's Degree Online: 36 ... 54 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Sports Science via distance learning = 45 Academic credits + Additional courses may be selected from other modules in the Faculty of Natural Health Science from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: Performance Psychology. + 13 Academic credits (Research methodology and final project or thesis. More info...).

Doctor Ph.D. Degree - Sports Science Online
Tuition Fee: Min. 5.850 Euros (7.650 US$) ... Max. 9.360 Euros (12.240 US$).
Doctor Ph.D. Degree Online: 45 ... 72 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Sports Science via distance learning = 45 Academic credits + Additional courses may be selected from other modules in the Faculty of Natural Health Science from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: Performance Psychology. + 18 Academic credits (Research methodology and final project or thesis. More info...).

Payment plans are available upon request up to 36 monthly installments. More info...

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Sports Science Online

Courses list (each subject accounts for 3 academic credits):

1 BIU Earned Credit = 1 USA Semester Credit (15 hours of learning) = 2 ECTS Credits (30 hours of study).
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Human Anatomy & Physiology
This course describes the organization and function of the human body. It explores the microscopic structure of its constituent, their interrelationships, and their integration within the body as a whole.
Academic Supervisor: Marcos Mazzuka Petitta

Movement & Physical Development
This course addresses the quantitative and qualitative changes that occur during physical growth as well as the development of the movement skills through a person's lifespan. It analyzes the observational techniques used to identify the basic movement patterns and considers the motor patterns of children, adults, and elders.
Academic Supervisor: Stefan Batran Aga

Physical Activity & Wellness
This course studies the effect of physical activity stimuli on the development of health based on social, emotional, intellectual, spiritual, and biological principles. It explains how to design a healthy active program that promotes fitness, proper nutrition, and wellness.
Academic Supervisor: Stefan Batran Aga

Monitoring Exercise
This course qualitatively observes motor skill performance and identifies any subsequent discrepancy between observed and desired responses. It explores topics such as weighting, measurement of body fat, prediction of physical work capacity, and the measurement of the energy cost of various activities.
Academic Supervisor: Stefan Batran Aga

Therapeutic Exercise
This course proposes the use of exercise as a preventive and therapeutic tool. It demonstrates the physiological benefits of exercise in the correction of postural and structural body imbalances as well as the value of stretching, deep breathing, yoga, and aerobic and non-aerobic activities. It explains how therapeutic exercise can alleviate structural and physiological imbalances and maintain optimal health.
Academic Supervisor: Stefan Batran Aga

Physical Conditioning
This course examines physical conditioning and sport programs. It considers various aspects of integration, accessibility, advocacy, motor skill development, and specific physical conditioning of persons with various disabilities.
Academic Supervisor: Stefan Batran Aga

Human Nutrition
This course examines the properties, functions, requirements, interrelationships, and metabolism of nutrients, and the nutritional needs throughout stages of the life cycle including pregnancy and lactation, infancy, adolescence, and aging. It deals with the socioeconomic, cultural, and psychological influences of food, nutrition behavior, food safety, and biotechnology.
Academic Supervisor: Leonie van Heerden

Sports Science
This course of sport science studies how the healthy human body works during exercise, and how sport and physical activity promote health and performance from cellular to whole body perspectives. The scientific study of sport requires interdisciplinary contributions from physiology, psychology, chemistry and anatomy.
Academic Supervisor: Stefan Batran Aga

Physiology of Exercise
This course examines the principles of physiology as applied to human movement. It explores various topics related to the metabolism of human muscles, red and white muscle fibers, neurological aspects of human movement, and muscle contraction and fatigue, respiration, and circulation. It evaluates the capacity for physical work and training and addresses some aspects of nutrition and physical performance, temperature regulation, and factors affecting performance.
Academic Supervisor: Stefan Batran Aga

Biomechanics
This course analyzes body motion, motor learning, and performance. The principles of biomechanics are applied to: muscle mechanics, the evaluation of body motion efficiency, postural and soft tissue dynamics, and prescription exercise.
Academic Supervisor: Stefan Batran Aga

Wellness & Health
This course uses a holistic approach to wellness and health management. It shows how to assess our current wellness status and how to make improvements where necessary. Topics include physical activity, nutrition, self-esteem, emotional intelligence, sexuality, and spiritual wellness.
Academic Supervisor: Marcos Mazzuka Petitta

Sports Training
This course explores the acquisition of strength and the improvement of cardiovascular endurance and resistance as means to enhance sport performance. It shows the importance of nutrition and the improvement of the fundamental ability factors: strength, skills, flexibility, cardiovascular, and muscle growth.
Academic Supervisor: Stefan Batran Aga

Sport Aids
This course studies the principles of increasing sports performance using supplements and anabolic steroids. It includes a detailed description of these, their physiological effects, classification, detection, and use. It deals with the physiological and psychological effects of supplements and aids on human sport performance.
Academic Supervisor: Stefan Batran Aga

Sports Coaching
This course discusses the psychological aspects of sport coaching as well as the design and implementation of personal and team training programs for optimal performance. It considers various aspects related to behavior, personality, motivation, stress, psychological preparation, gender differences, social influence, group dynamics, and leadership.
Academic Supervisor: Stefan Batran Aga

Sport Injuries
This course deals with the prevention and treatment of sport injuries. It covers topics such as protective equipment, first aid, micro traumas, specific injuries, athletes with disabilities, nutrition, and medications. It suggests ways to achieve safe and optimal performance for both the average performer and/or the elite athlete.
Academic Supervisor: Stefan Batran Aga

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Sports Science Online via distance learning

Recommended Professional References.

Joining the proper association is the best way to become an updated professional.

Bircham International University graduates may join many professional associations. Membership requirements for each association may vary depending on the degree program, specialization and graduate resume en each occasion. BIU can not guarantee membership in all instances. BIU does not intermediate in these procedures. Bircham International University provides a list of available memberships and professional references from each faculty where some BIU graduates may belong. Contact directly the ones you select. More info...

AECD - Asociación Española de Ciencias del Deporte
AESA - Asian Exercise & Sport Science Association
ALDECA - Associação Latina de Desenvolvimento Esportivo, Cultural e Ambiental
ASPC - Association of Sport Performance Centres
CBCE - Colégio Brasileiro de Ciências do Esporte
FISAF - Federation of International Sports, Aerobics and Fitness
ICSSPE - International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education
IFA - International Fitness Association
ISSN - International Society of Sports Nutrition
WFATT - World Federation of Athletic Training and Therapy
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Admission requirements - Sports Science

Specialist - Expert Diploma, Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, Doctor Ph.D. Degree.

For official admission status at Bircham distance education university; you need to send in a filled out, dated, and signed official Application for Admission. You may download this application form from the website or request it by email or mail. Please send this application and enclosed documents to our address. You may also submit this application and attached documents by email in a PDF Format. More info...

Bircham International University issues an admission certificate after receiving your complete application for admission. This document will show the amount of credits transferred and validated from previous education and experience, and the amount of credits required to complete the distance learning degree program's major. Bircham University can not perform this evaluation without the complete application for admission. More info...

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METHOD OF INSTRUCTION: Distance Learning Higher Education

This distance learning education program is completed by a traditional correspondence instruction method. Once you sign up for the course, Bircham International University will send you (to your mailing address) the suggested textbooks. After reading the book, you will be asked to write a 20 to 35 pages report that reflect your understanding of the book. This report is equivalent to the exam and can be submitted by email or mail. Bircham International University will evaluate your written work. If passed, BIU will issue the corresponding diploma. For more instructions about BIU pedagogy, tutoring, and evaluation, please read our distance learning education study guide. More info...

Students enrolling into this distance education program should be aware that:
1. Location: Bircham International University needs a functional geographical location to ship the book and materials for successful completion of this program of study.
2. Communication: Email, courier, phone are key communication instruments with Bircham University that play an important role in the progress and support of this program of study.
3. Capacity: Any impediment, physical or psychological, to read a book and write a report must be communicated to Bircham International University prior to enrollment into this distance learning program.
4. Technology: No specific technology is required to complete this distance education program.
5. Language: Book reading and report writing in other language than English must be requested (and approved by BIU) prior to enrollment in any distance learning program.
6. Discrimination: There is no discrimination with respect to race, color, gender, beliefs or religion.
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Duration - Sports Science Online via distance learning

For a program of 21 credits, the estimated time for completion is 21 weeks. For 45 credits, the estimated time for completion will be 45 weeks, and so on. Calculations are approximate. The length of each distance learning degree program is calculated based on an average of 15 hours of learning per week. It also depends on the number of validated credits from previous knowledge and the level of commitment to the studies. More info...

All information related to the distance learning degree programs is in English, although you may, upon request and approval, submit the required assignments in other languages.

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Faculty of Natural Health Science via distance learning

Sports Science Online

Specialist - Expert Diploma, Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, Doctor Ph.D. Degree.