Licence STAPS, Adapted Physical Activity and Health (Licence STAPS Activités Physiques Adaptées et Santé) at Université de Rouen Normandie

Programme overview

The Licence STAPS is a three-year multidisciplinary programme on the theory and practice of physical, sporting and artistic activities, with a generalist core over the first three semesters and specialisation in the third year. This mention trains students to design, run and evaluate prevention, rehabilitation and integration programmes using adapted physical activity for people with disabilities or chronic conditions such as obesity, diabetes, COPD, hypertension and cancer.

Faculty: UFR Sciences et Techniques des Activités Physiques et Sportives | Duration: 3 years (180 ECTS) | Study mode: full-time (French) | Intake: September (L3 starts 1 September 2025) | Location: Mont-Saint-Aignan, Normandie, France

What you will study

Shared STAPS core in sciences of life, humanities and social sciences and physical activities, then adapted physical activity and health in the third year.

Career pathways

Design and delivery of adapted physical activity interventions for people with disabilities or chronic illness.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Baccalauréat or equivalent. Expected skills: scientific skills, written expression and sporting skills (theory and practice), which can be shown through baccalauréat track and marks, PE marks, UNSS or club participation, high-level sport status or associative involvement. L2 and L3 entry by validation of studies (e-candidat commissions, VAE and VAPP routes available).

Domestic applicants: EUR 142 a year (2026-2027). Principal registration fee (Licence) 2026-2027 at the national rate; excludes the 35.50 EUR university library fee and the CVEC. Source

International applicants: EUR 2,866 a year (2026-2027). Differentiated registration fee (Licence) 2026-2027 for non-EU students where it applies; excludes the 35.50 EUR university library fee and the CVEC. Source

Intake: September (L3 starts 1 September 2025)

Duration: 3 years (180 ECTS)

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