The Master’s Degree in Research and Teaching in Physical Activity and Health Sciences will help you develop your teaching and research skills in this field in a holistic manner.

This master’s degree provides training in teaching and research, offering a holistic, diverse programme of study aimed at those who wish to pursue doctoral research. It is an official master’s programme that will allow you to specialise to a high level in teaching innovation in Physical Education and design empirical research projects within the field of Physical Activity and Health Sciences. You will also acquire advanced knowledge of video, computer and telematic instruments and opportunities to learn and apply statistical analysis techniques that reflect different paradigms of scientific research.

You will be able to take advantage of the University of Jaén’s unique cross-disciplinary training programme and the range of activities offered in connection with this master’s programme to improve your personal development and professional prospects.

Main learning objectives

The main learning objectives of this master’s programme are:

• To provide you with advanced knowledge and strategies to plan healthy physical activity and sports programmes.
• To train you to design a research project in the field of Physical Activity and Health Sciences, collect data, perform statistical analysis, interpret data, reach conclusions and draft a research report correctly.
• To acquire advanced knowledge of teaching innovation, syllabus creation and resolution of case studies relating to the creation of didactic units in Physical Education at primary and secondary level.
• To provide you with up-to-date knowledge of information and communication technology (ICT) and its use in research and teaching in Physical Education.
• To equip you with advanced knowledge in teaching and scientific training methodologies applicable to physical education.

Specific curricular structures and methodological strategies for teaching innovation

Active methodologies will be used throughout this master’s programme, including the flipped classroom strategy, project-based learning or case studies, cooperative learning, problem-based learning, multilingual skills and intensive use of digital information and communication technologies in teaching. Teaching using the flipped classroom method will be especially important: short videos (12-15 minutes) will be followed by a summary of the module content by each teacher. Prior to the start of the lectures, the intention is for students to explore the content in-depth and carry out more competency-based tasks, with help from the teacher during their classroom intervention. Project-based learning or case studies are ideal for interdisciplinary teaching. One example is the design of holistic cross-sectional or longitudinal research projects in the Research Planning and Statistical Analysis Techniques in Physical Activity and Health Sciences modules. The acquisition of multilingual skills by students will also be prioritised through searching international databases for information, writing scientific and educational articles and using scientific videos. These activities will all require intensive use of digital information and communication technologies, such as the interactive platform PLATEA and specific software such as SPSS or R-project.

This master’s programme is aimed at anyone with a Bachelor’s degree or diploma in a subject related to physical activity and health who is keen to learn more about procedures for designing and applying exercises to maintain or improve health. All applicants must have excellent word processing skills, a basic ability to use statistical software and a sufficient level of English to allow them to read and understand scientific documents during the programme. It would also be helpful to have knowledge of anatomy, exercise physiology, biomechanics and training theory.

For admission to the Master’s Degree in Research and Teaching in Physical Activity and Health Sciences, a list of preferred qualifications divided into two categories has been drawn up. This will allow priority to be given to students with prior training in the area covered by the master’s programme. The two categories of prior training are as follows:

• High preference:
  • Holders of a Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Physical Activity and Sports Science, Teaching, Medicine, Nursing, Physiotherapy, Psychopedagogy, Psychology and Pedagogy.

• Low preference:
  • Holders of a Bachelor’s degree or an Engineering or Technical Engineering qualification or diploma who are interested in advanced training in Physical Activity and Health Sciences.

​​​​​​​If demand exceeds supply, the admission committee will assess the suitability of the applicant’s profile and the preference level of their degree qualifications, as well as their academic and professional background, making the selection criteria they have adopted public. Successful applicants will be selected solely on the basis of the numerical score on their academic record.

Pre-enrolment and allocation of places will be carried out in a centralised manner by the Andalusian Single District Commission. Up-to-date deadlines and procedures can be found on their website.

This link contains specific information from UJA about pre-enrolment and enrolment procedures, deadlines, fees, etc.

Los primeros días de cada inicio de curso la Universidad de Jaén organiza unas Jornadas de Acogida dirigidas a los estudiantes de nuevo ingreso. Estas jornadas generales se complementan con una jornada específicamente orientada al alumnado de cada máster en la que, la coordinación del máster, antes del comienzo de las clases, realiza una sesión de recepción y orientación dirigida a los estudiantes de nuevo ingreso con el fin de mostrar los recursos, herramientas y materiales que tanto la Universidad de Jaén como el máster pone a su disposición. Igualmente se ofrece información detallada de aspectos concretos del título (profesores, tutores, coordinadores, contenidos, horarios, metodologías, ritmos de trabajo, materiales, uso de la plataforma virtual, espacios docentes, etc.).

Se prevé ampliar el sistema de tutorías tradicional incorporando diferentes figuras y actividades que permitan garantizar y canalizar un seguimiento completo del alumnado.

Los tutores serán designados entre el profesorado del curso con más experiencia. Tendrán a su cargo a un grupo de alumnos y se ocuparán de realizar un seguimiento personal y continuo de ellos, observando su aprovechamiento, progreso y resolviendo sus dudas o problemas prácticos. Con ese propósito se convocarán reuniones periódicas y se realizará una tutoría colectiva con su grupo. Al mismo tiempo, se ocuparán de trasladar a otros profesores o especialistas las cuestiones de carácter más técnico que planteen sus alumnos. En definitiva, los tutores son el medio que permite integrar al alumnado en la globalidad del curso.

Se nombrarán, asimismo, coordinadores/as de asignaturas para unificar los contenidos teórico-prácticos en la docencia de asignaturas impartidas por varios profesores. También colaborarán en las funciones de tutoría especializada de la coordinación de módulo.

La dirección del Trabajo Fin de máster es la responsable de resolver los problemas prácticos que se planteen al alumnado al realizar este trabajo. Se elegirá en función de las temáticas de los trabajos y de los intereses del alumnado. Todas las interacciones entre el alumnado y el profesorado que surjan como consecuencia de las funciones anteriores se canalizarán a través de tutorías. Estas tendrán un horario y lugar predefinido en la programación.

En cuanto a la figura de Coordinación de Máster, tendrá la función de apoyar y procurar en todo momento la mejor integración y aprovechamiento académico por parte del alumnado, sin perjuicio de la posibilidad de establecer, conforme a la decisión que en cada caso pueda tomar el Centro, programas individualizados o personalizados de tutorización. Con el fin de promover la orientación profesional a los alumnos, la coordinación se mantendrá informada e informará, a través de los estudios de egresados elaborados por la Universidad, sobre las posibles proyecciones profesionales del alumnado. En este caso, su papel será ante todo la de dinamización y orientación.

The University of Jaén’s policy is to centralise the use of the spaces on the campus in order to optimise their occupation while meeting the specific needs of the courses delivered. These shared facilities will be used in part during this degree programme. Although they are not exclusively for use by the students on the programme, it is important to acknowledge their presence as the University allocates certain time slots and facilities to each degree programme from among the available classrooms, laboratories and IT rooms depending on the specific needs of the programmes and in coordination with the other courses taught at the University.

Additional information about University of Jaén facilities:

• Facility management
• ICT resources at UJA
• Available IT rooms

As well as the resources listed, the University of Jaén offers additional material resources and services, which may be grouped into three main blocks: Library, ICT and Accessibility & Disability Services.

• Interuniversity Doctoral Programme in Health Sciences at UJA and US

• Doctoral Programme in Educational Innovation and Teacher Training

Research groups:

• Research group: HUM 943 ‘Physical Activity Applied to Education and Health (AFAES)’
• Research group: HUM 660 ‘Educational Research and Development in Orientation’.
• Research group: HUM 642 ‘Comparative Psychology - Learning, Attention and Memory’.
• Research group: CTS 435 ‘Epidemiology, Preventive Medicine and Surgery’.
• Research group: CTS 107 ‘New Technologies Applied to Health Research’.
• Research group: HUM 008 ‘Processes of Decision-Making and Memory’.
• Research group: HUM 790 ‘Physical Activity and Sports’.

Agreements:

• Jaén Provincial Government

Application form

• Federación de Organizaciones Andaluzas de Mayores