BSc Sport Science – Performance & Health at Friedrich Schiller University Jena

There are always athletes or teams who are ahead by a nose and win almost every game—as is the case with the rarely beaten New Zealand men's rugby union team. Sports scientists try to investigate the scientific background of such phenomena and derive guidelines for action. Sports science finds answers to all these questions in its numerous disciplines such as sports medicine, training science or sports psychology.

Faculty: Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences  |  Department: Institute of Sport Science  |  Duration: 6 semesters (180 ECTS)  |  Study mode: full-time or part-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Jena, Thüringen, Germany

What you will study

Modules include Fundamental Scientific Skills in Sports Science; Basics of Sports Pedagogy; Testing in Human Movement Science and Exercise Physiology; Performance & Health in Sports Pedagogy; Fundamentals of exercise science; Advanced Course in Sports Medicine and Health Promotion I; Advanced Course in Sports Medicine and Health Promotion II; Methods and Statistics in Sports; An Introduction to Sports Medicine and Health Promotion; Applied Methods in Sports Sciences I.

Career pathways

Graduates work in areas such as Sportutensilien; fitness management / gyms; working for clubs / coaching / sports associations; public health and mass sports; hospitals and rehabilitation centres; sporting goods manufacturers; workplace health promotion; public health education / health insurance providers.

Official programme page