Master STAPS: entraînement et optimisation de la performance sportive – Sciences du Mouvement et Santé (M2) at Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1

The professional EOPS (Training and Performance Optimisation) pathway offers research-oriented training. From the first year, SMS (Movement Sciences and Health) students combine professional specialisation with exposure to research through a laboratory internship. They benefit from research-focused training via their dissertation conducted in a laboratory.

Faculty: UFR des Sciences et Techniques des Activités Physiques et Sportives (STAPS)  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; taught in French and English  |  Location: Villeurbanne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

What you will study

In addition to the general competencies of the EOPS master’s programme (https://www.francecompetences.fr/recherche/rncp/32169/), the SMS pathway develops skills focused on scientific production: Acquire specific training in a particular research topic (specialisation). Master bibliographic research methods (database consultation).

Career pathways

The SMS Master is designed to be followed by a Doctorate, but its combination with professional training already allows specialisation in motor performance and health. It opens multiple professional pathways. The SMS programme corresponds to an “engineer” level within companies, with responsibilities such as research officer or research assistant.

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