The teaching will as a rule be offered through Intensive Courses, providing:

a) Theoretical work – involving, for each specific course:

  • Introduction, program outline, and information on study materials;
  • Teaching corresponding to main aspects of the program;
  • Organisation of working plan and tutoring for program completion through individual study;
  • Outline of distance learning procedures, assessments and exams.

b) Field work – involving laboratory and clinical work, such as measurements, assessments, exercise prescriptions, and other activities, both in the context of the first-year Teaching Modules and of the second-year Internship.

In particular the courses and the distribution of the relative credits will be organized as follows:

Intensive Modules

ECTS

Location

Timetable

Responsible professor

1st  Year

Biomedical issues in Health and Exercise

15

ROME

1st year,
1st semes.

D. Caporossi

Changing behaviour towards a lifelong active lifestyle: from childhood to adulthood

15

ROME

1st year, 1st semes.

A. Zelli

Movement Therapy and Physical Activity for Elderly and Special Population

15

ROME

1st year,
2nd semes.

P. Caserotti

Research Methodology

15

ROME

VIENNA

OSLO

ODENSE

COLOGNE

1st year,
2nd semes.

S. Loland

A. Baca

P. Caserotti
Y. Ommundsen

K. Froberg

2nd  Year

Specialised Teaching & Internship on Physical Activity in Disease Prevention and Rehabilitation

(2 choices among the teaching  offerings of: Cologne, Odense, Oslo, Rome, Vienna)

30

Psycho-pedagogic  aspects of preventive physical activity  (OSLO)

2nd year,
1st semes.

Siv Gjesdal

Physical activity and disease prevention in children (ODENSE)

A. Kaer Gejl

Physical activity and disease prevention in adults  (VIENNA)

A. Baca

Physical activity and disease prevention in the elderly  (ODENSE)

P. Caserotti

Movement therapy for special populations (COLOGNE)

C. Wilke

Movement therapy in orthopaedic rehabilitation (ROME)

A. Macaluso

Final exam

Language and Communication skills finalised to the thesis presentation

0

2nd year,
2nd semes.

 

Thesis

30

Total ECTS

120

 

Tutoring
Upon student’s request, one or more tutors among the Faculty staff will be identified by the Study Course Board. Tutor/s, in agreement with Orientation and Tutoring Service and with other involved structure of the university, will be responsible for monitoring, assisting and directing all activities until completion of the program, including the selection of internships and thesis supervisor.