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ECTS · full bachelor

Courses across four years

Semesters · 30 ECTS each

Specialisation pathways

01 / How the curriculum is structured

From foundations to specialisation —
in four years.

The curriculum is designed as a progression, not a collection of separate subjects. The first three years build the scientific and applied foundations common to all students — anatomy, biomechanics, physiology, motor learning, training science, sport medicine, research methods, psychology, sport sociology. Year 4 splits into one of two pathways and ends in a supervised final-year Project.

Every semester awards 30 ECTS, distributed across five courses of six ECTS each. The Project is the exception — twenty-four ECTS in total, split across the two semesters of year 4.

Of the thirty-six courses on the programme, twenty-eight are Mandatory Core courses delivered in years 1–3 to every student. Four are Mandatory Specialisation courses within the chosen pathway. Four are Elective courses — two Elective Core in year 3, and two Elective Specialisation in year 4.

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Programme structure at a glance

Foundations

60 ECTS · 10 courses

Foundation phase

Core sport science

60 ECTS · 10 courses

Core phase

Advanced sport science

60 ECTS · 8 core + 2 electives

Advanced phase

Pathway + Project

60 ECTS · 4 mand + 2 elec + Project

Pathway specialisation

Course types Mandatory Core Elective Core Mandatory Specialisation Elective Specialisation Project

02 / Years 1–3 · The common foundation

Three years of shared sport science.

Every student takes the same courses in years 1–3. Click a year to expand the full course list with codes, types and ECTS credits. The course codes (e.g. CM01) correspond directly to the codes used in the official AUTh Study Guide.

Code	Course	Type	ECTS
Semester 1
CM01	Functional Anatomy	Mandatory Core	6
CM02	Teaching Sport Skills	Mandatory Core	6
CM03	Sport and Social Sciences	Mandatory Core	6
CM04	Critical Pedagogies	Mandatory Core	6
CM05	Sport Business	Mandatory Core	6
Semester 2
CM06	Human Physiology	Mandatory Core	6
CM07	Biomechanics	Mandatory Core	6
CM08	Exercise Biochemistry	Mandatory Core	6
CM09	Motor Control and Motor Learning	Mandatory Core	6
CM10	Research Methods and Statistics	Mandatory Core	6

The shared foundation. Year 1 introduces the science underpinning sport and exercise — anatomy and physiology, motor learning, biomechanics, exercise biochemistry, research methods. Every course is mandatory and shared by every student in the cohort.

Code	Course	Type	ECTS
Semester 3
CM11	Sport Training Principles & Methodology of Training	Mandatory Core	6
CM12	Strength and Conditioning	Mandatory Core	6
CM13	Exercise Physiology	Mandatory Core	6
CM14	Sport Marketing	Mandatory Core	6
CM15	First Aid in Sport and Exercise	Mandatory Core	6
Semester 4
CM16	Exercise and Sport Nutrition	Mandatory Core	6
CM17	Exercise Testing	Mandatory Core	6
CM18	Funding Sports and Sponsorship	Mandatory Core	6
CM19	Sports and Exercise Medicine	Mandatory Core	6
CM20	Health and Exercise Psychology	Mandatory Core	6

Where theory becomes applied. Year 2 brings the principles of Year 1 into applied contexts — training methodology, conditioning, exercise physiology, sport medicine, exercise psychology. Laboratory work intensifies.

Code	Course	Type	ECTS
Semester 5
CM21	Advanced Biomechanics	Mandatory Core	6
CM22	Advanced Motor Control & Motor Learning	Mandatory Core	6
CM23	Sport Coaching	Mandatory Core	6
CM24	Psychology of Performance	Mandatory Core	6
—	Elective Core course (EM1 or EM2)	Elective Core	6
Semester 6
CM25	Clinical Exercise Physiology	Mandatory Core	6
CM26	Sport Injuries	Mandatory Core	6
CM27	Exercise and Health	Mandatory Core	6
CM28	Promoting Active Lifestyle	Mandatory Core	6
—	Elective Core course (EM3 or EM4)	Elective Core	6

Depth and breadth in equal measure. Year 3 deepens the scientific work (advanced biomechanics, advanced motor control, clinical exercise physiology) while opening up to electives. Students choose two Elective Core courses from a list of four (EM1–EM4).

03 / Year 4 · The pathway split

One curriculum splits in two.

At the start of year 4, every student chooses one of two pathways. The pathways run in parallel — same ECTS, same structure, same final-year Project — but differ entirely in their specialisation content. The tables below show both pathways side by side so you can compare them directly.

Pathway A

Year 4 · Pathway A — Exercise for Health & Rehabilitation

Semesters 7 & 8 · 60 ECTS · clinical and rehabilitation specialisation

The Health & Rehabilitation pathway prepares graduates for applied work in clinical exercise, rehabilitation, sports cardiology, and adapted physical activity. Both semesters culminate in the supervised final-year Project.

Semester 7

CMPA1	Exercise Rehabilitation	Mandatory Specialisation	6
CMPA2	Exercise Testing and Prescription in Clinical Population	Mandatory Specialisation	6
—	Elective Specialisation course in Health 1 (HEM1 or HEM2)	Elective Specialisation	6
CMPA3	Project — Part I	Project	12

Semester 8

CMPA4	Exercise and Aging	Mandatory Specialisation	6
CMPA5	Sports Cardiology	Mandatory Specialisation	6
—	Elective Specialisation course in Health 2 (HEM3 or HEM4)	Elective Specialisation	6
CMPA6	Project — Part II	Project	12

Pathway B

Year 4 · Pathway B — Sport Performance

Semesters 7 & 8 · 60 ECTS · performance and coaching specialisation

The Sport Performance pathway prepares graduates for applied work in athletic training, performance optimisation, sport technology, and team-sport coaching. Both semesters culminate in the supervised final-year Project.

Semester 7

CMPB1	Technology in Sports	Mandatory Specialisation	6
CMPB2	Training Process in Individual Sports	Mandatory Specialisation	6
—	Elective Specialisation course in Performance 1 (PEM1 or PEM2)	Elective Specialisation	6
CMPB3	Project — Part I	Project	12

Semester 8

CMPB4	Optimizing Performance in Sport	Mandatory Specialisation	6
CMPB5	Coaching in Team Sports	Mandatory Specialisation	6
—	Elective Specialisation course in Performance 2 (PEM3 or PEM4)	Elective Specialisation	6
CMPB6	Project — Part II	Project	12

04 / Elective courses

Four elective courses
across the bachelor.

Students choose four electives over the course of the bachelor — two Elective Core courses in year 3 (chosen from EM1–EM4), and two Elective Specialisation courses in year 4 (chosen from the pathway's elective pool). All electives award 6 ECTS each.

Elective Core (Years 3 — choose 2 of 4)

Code	Course title	Semester
EM1	Human Growth and Development	Semester 5
EM2	International Sport for All Policy	Semester 5
EM3	New Technologies / AI	Semester 6
EM4	Data Analysis in Movement Science	Semester 6

Pathway A · Health & Rehabilitation Electives (choose 2 of 4)

Code	Course title	Semester
HEM1	Exercise for Cardiometabolic Diseases	Semester 7
HEM2	Exercise for Pulmonary Diseases	Semester 7
HEM3	Adapted Physical Activity	Semester 8
HEM4	Health and Lifelong Physical Activity	Semester 8

Pathway B · Sport Performance Electives (choose 2 of 4)

Code	Course title	Semester
PEM1	Performance Training and Monitoring	Semester 7
PEM2	High-level Sport Performance	Semester 7
PEM3	Sport Development	Semester 8
PEM4	Applied Sports Psychology	Semester 8

05 / The final-year Project

A supervised project,
across both semesters of year 4.

The final-year Project is the structural climax of the bachelor — 24 ECTS in total, four times the credit weight of any other course on the programme. It runs across both semesters of year 4 (Part I in semester 7, Part II in semester 8) and is supervised by a faculty member in the student's chosen pathway.

24 ECTS · Two semesters · Pathway-specific

From proposal to defended report — across two semesters.

Each student conducts an individual research project under the supervision of a faculty member in their chosen pathway. The project is split into two parts of equal weight, mapped to the two semesters of year 4.

Semester 7 · 12 ECTS

Project — Part I

Proposal development, literature review, methodology design and ethics approval. Coded as CMPA3 (Pathway A) or CMPB3 (Pathway B).

Semester 8 · 12 ECTS

Project — Part II

Implementation, data collection, analysis and written report. Coded as CMPA6 (Pathway A) or CMPB6 (Pathway B).

The full Study Guide is the canonical source.

Course descriptions, learning outcomes, assessment policies, and the full programme regulation are published in the official AUTh Study Guide. The summary above is drawn from this document.

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Eight semesters. Thirty-six courses.One supervised project.

From foundations to specialisation —in four years.

Three years of shared sport science.

One curriculum splits in two.

Year 4 · Pathway A — Exercise for Health & Rehabilitation

Year 4 · Pathway B — Sport Performance

Four elective coursesacross the bachelor.

A supervised project,across both semesters of year 4.

From proposal to defended report — across two semesters.

Start the year-one curriculumin September 2026.

Eight semesters. Thirty-six courses.
One supervised project.

From foundations to specialisation —
in four years.

Four elective courses
across the bachelor.

A supervised project,
across both semesters of year 4.

Start the year-one curriculum
in September 2026.