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Presentation
The Master’s Degree in Nature Sports comes in response to the increasing demand for quality certified training in the area of nature activities.
This area is currently one of the training priorities for postgraduates in Sports Science, not only because it is an excellent alternative in terms of employability, but mainly due to the need for updating and specialisation.
With a special connection to the world of work, this course is aimed at filling the knowledge gaps felt by professionals and recent graduates, providing highly demanding and up-to-date technical, scientific and professional training.
The aim of this course is to innovate in the field of specialised training in sports science, closely linked to professional performance.
This innovation is mainly characterised by a specialised offering in Nature Sports, with a strong emphasis on practical know-how combined with the deepening of scientific, technical, professional, and methodological knowledge. This is complemented by a very strong connection to the actors in the professional world.
This training course is aimed particularly at holders of a Bachelor’s Degree in Sports or Physical Education and professionals already working in the area of Tourist Entertainment or similar areas. Candidates from a multitude of other areas that show an associated connection and/or interest (from tourism to social science) are also welcome.
We are confident that this combination of highly distinctive knowledge and skills will make it possible to attain high-level professional certification and recognition from employers.
Career progression
This course is recognised by the DGAE | Directorate General for School Administration for career progression for teaching staff.
Education level: First, second and third cycle and secondary education
Recruitment groups: 260 and 620
Tourist Entertainment Companies
– Pena Parque Aventura
– Azibo Parque
– Diver Lanhoso
– Dunar
– Anima Minho
– Portugal Green Walks
– Planeta Lima
– Pura Emoção
– Gerês Monte
– Tobogã
– CNA
– Melgaço Radical
– Melgaço WhiteWater
Nautical/Watersports Clubs
– Surf Clube de Viana do Castelo
– Darque Kayak Clube
– Viana Remadores do Lima
– Clube de Vela de Viana
Nature/Adventure Clubs
– ACERT
– Celtas do Minho
– ECDC Portugal
Institutions
– CIM Alto Minho
– Viana do Castelo Municipality – Centro de Mar
– Melgaço Municipality – Pegada Zero
– University of Girona Environmental Medicine and Clinical Simulation Course
– Spanish Society for Mountain Medicine and Rescue (SEMAM)
Federations
– Portuguese Camping and Mountaineering Federation
– Portuguese Canoeing Federation
– Galician Mountaineering Federation
– Spanish Mountain Sports and Climbing Federation
Course comisssion
Access
The following may apply for the Master’s Degree in Nature Sports:
a) Holders of a Bachelor’s Degree in Sports Science, Physical Education, Tourism or similar areas.
b) Holders of qualifications from foreign higher education institutions in Sports Science, Physical Education, Tourism or similar areas, dependent on a curricular assessment by the Scientific Committee.
c) Holders of academic, scientific or professional qualifications that are recognised as attesting to their ability to take on this study cycle by the scientific body officially authorised by the higher education establishment.
The selection of candidates by the Scientific and Technical Committee will take the following general criteria into account:
a) The candidate’s academic and scientific background.
b) The candidate’s professional background in sports science or similar areas, with particular relevance being given to proven professional experience in the area of nature sports.
International students
Goals
Aims
The general aims are to develop the skills learnt in the previous training (bachelor’s degree) and professional experience (if applicable), broadening these in terms of specific skills in nature sports, to allow for their autonomous and original application in a professional context, in particular:
Graduate profile
Following the training course, students are expected to have become specialists in nature sports and have developed skills including:
Professional outcomes
Study Plan
Curricular Unit | Area | Type | Contact hours | ECTS | PUC |
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Research Methods | CDTL | S1 | T:32.00 | OT:16.00 | 6.00 | Consult |
Geographic Information Systems in Sport Nature | CA | S1 | T:32.00 | OT:16.00 | 6.00 | Consult |
Seminar on Nature, Territory and Environment Sport | CDTL | S1 | T:16.00 | TP:16.00 | OT:16.00 | 6.00 | Consult |
Safety and Rescue in Sport Nature | CDTL | S1 | T:16.00 | P:48.00 | OT:16.00 | 8.00 | Consult |
Nature Sport I | CDTL | S1 | T:16.00 | P:16.00 | OT:16.00 | 4.00 | Consult |
Organization of OutDoor Sports Events | CDTL | S2 | T:16.00 | TP:16.00 | OT:16.00 | 6.00 | Consult |
Traumatology and First Aid | ENF | S2 | T:16.00 | TP:16.00 | OT:16.00 | 6.00 | Consult |
Exercise, Metabolism, and Nutrition | CDTL | S2 | T:16.00 | TP:16.00 | OT:16.00 | 6.00 | Consult |
Nature Sports II (Mountain) (optional) | CDTL | S2 | T:32.00 | PL:64.00 | OT:32.00 | 12.00 | Consult |
Nature Sports II (Water) (optional) | CDTL | S2 | T:32.00 | PL:64.00 | OT:32.00 | 12.00 | Consult |
Curricular Unit | Area | Type | Contact hours | ECTS | PUC |
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Dissertation (optional) | CDTL | A | S:32.00 | OT:48.00 | Consult | |
Project (optional) | CDTL | A | E:384.00 | S:64.00 | Consult | |
Internship (optional) | CDTL | A | S:64.00 | OT:192.00 | Consult |
Employability
More information at infocursos.mec.pt.
Partnerships and internships
Other information
Course Awards
– Basic Risk Management Course – Escola Espanhola de Alta Montanha
– Advanced Safety Course, taught by Alberto Ayora Hirsch
– International Rafting Federation | Guide Level 2
Projects
– Safety Plan for the Network of Walking and Cycling Paths in Melgaço Municipality.
The aim of this project is the development and approval of observation tools, gathering information on the main dangers detected on the ground, keeping a written reference and corresponding georeferencing, processing the data collected and preliminary preparation of the study, handing in a preliminary document, observing the hazards on the ground and making suggestions for improvements.
After this analysis, we will prepare and hand in the Final Project Report, with an introductory note, identification of the hazards, risk analysis and assessment, emergency plan, risk prevention plan and main conclusions.
Safety Plan for the Network of Walking and Cycling Paths in Melgaço Municipality.
Student names: Francisco Caleiro and Jorge Prozil
Com Acreditação em 2022, por 3 anos | Número máximo de admissões: 25
Registo inicial: R/A-Cr 12/2015 de 16-04-2015
Registos de alteração:
R/A-Cr 12/2015/AL01 de 12-10-2021
https://www.a3es.pt/pt/resultados-acreditacao/mestrado-em-desporto-natureza-0