The Teaching of Physical Education in Basic and Secondary Education

​Description

One of UMAIA's most defining and distinguishing features has been its investment in training physical education teachers in line with academic and legal requirements and the demands of the teaching profession today. It has done this by providing training that seeks to meet the challenges faced by recognising the value of physical education in education and sports policy. The training provided involves three different training areas that form the profile of an UMAIA physical education teacher: delivering lessons, education management, planning and participating in the education community and extension to the surrounding community. The aim is to train professionals who are able to: 

• Further develop and incorporate knowledge in physical education and its different fields, specifically school sport and active lifestyles: 
• Apply their scientific training pedagogically and didactically, based on a neohumanistic perspective with an ethical, social and cultural focus; 
• Deal with issues of school management and organisation in order to know how to communicate appropriately using different forms of expression in specific educational contexts; 
• Behave in such a way as to encourage teamwork, the sharing of information and individual and collective achievements in the educational environments where they teach; 
• Incorporate the demands of professional life by progressively increasing autonomy, based on a considered professional identity and founded on the principles of sports culture.

People who have a Bachelor’s degree in Physical Education and Sport, a similar subject with a minimum of 120 ECTS in the field of physical education and sport, or a legal equivalent.

Requirements

1. Portuguese language test in accordance with the terms of Decree Law no. 79/2014 of 14 May;
2. ​Bachelor's degree in Physical Education and Sport, a legal equivalent, or a qualification recognised by UMAIA's Scientific Council under the terms of Decree-Law no. 43/2007 of 22 February.

​Entrance examinations (free of charge) are compulsory ​​

Application requirements

1. Pass the entrance examination referred to in the Admission Requirements (minimum mark of 10);
2. Bachelor’s degree in Physical Education and Sport, or a legally recognised equivalent;
3. Submission of the Master’s degree application;
4. Ranking of candidates using the following weighting:

• Entrance Exam score: 50%
• Final Bachelor’s degree average: 50%

​​​​NOTE: The entrance exam may only be used for applications in the year it is taken.​​​​

The philosophy of this Master’s course is based on best practices and education research in Portugal and the world. By using an innovativ​e perspective, it seeks to bring together knowledge on physical education and issues that raise questions related to educational practices in a research setting. Research is connected to the work of UMAIA's Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health and Human Development (CIDESD), which was classified as “Very Good” in the Foundation for Science and Technology’s international evaluation.

Qualification to teach in basic and secondary education.

Registry​

Publication in the Official Gazette

Notice n.º 11294/2022 - 2nd series, nº 107 of 2 june 2022 

​Accreditation of the Study Program

Study Program Evaluation 

Study program self-evaluation report (in portuguese) ​​​​​