Sport Science

Objective

The Doctoral Programme in Sports Sciences fits within the UCAM Strategic Plan, which, in terms of research, establishes the following: "We want UCAM to be recognised as a reference centre for research in the area of Sports Sciences, through its research groups and its collaborations with companies and other institutions", and to this end:

• We will promote the development of research in collaboration with external agents, such as research centres, universities, sports federations, schools, sports clubs and companies, through the signing of collaboration agreements and the creation of university-business Chairs.
• We will establish active policies to enable the creation and consolidation of research groups with the potential for excellence and promote the public dissemination of their results.
• Researchers will be provided with the services and necessary means to stimulate and improve their research activities.
• We will promote the procurement of resources for research through different research promotion programmes.
• Research recognition will be part of the financial incentive for teachers.

Career Opportunities

The field of study of Sports Sciences in Spain, and in the European Union as a whole, is structured around five profiles (physical education, recreational sports, sports training, health and management), which in the current proposal are integrated into Physical-Sport Education and Performance and Sports Health and Management.

In this sense, the area of Sports Sciences is an area of vast professional activity, both in terms of care as well as research and technology. For this reason, future doctorate graduates of this doctoral programme have different opportunities:

• Postdoctoral research in the area of Sports Science.
• University teaching in the area of Sports Science.
• Highly specialised training focused on professionals and researchers in Physical-Sport Education and Performance as well as Health and Sport Management.
• The training aimed at technological and innovative development in the area of Sports Science.