Exercise Science for Healthy Life

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Exercise Science for Healthy Life
Course sheet
A.Y. 2024/2025
Master programme
LM-67 - Sport science for prevention and rehabilitation
Master programme
120
ECTS
Access
Open with entry requirements examination
2
Years
Course location
Milano
Language
Italian
The Master degree in "Exercise Sciences for Wellness" aims at training graduated specialists in exercise sciences to promote, conduct, prevent, maintain an active lifestyle suitable to evolutionary development and functional either to healthy people or to people affected by chronic diseases.
Professional outcomes of a master graduate in "Exercise Sciences for Wellness" (being in possession of technical, didactic and scientific competences adequate to ideation, planning and conduction of recreational, educational or sports activity in public and/or private organizations) will be represented by the possibility to assist health personnel, or acting indipendently, in the fields of prevention and health protection.
Professional activities of these graduates will be:
- fitness and physical activities adapted to people of different ages;
- effiency of the motor function in elderly;
- exercise to counteract chronic diseases related to sedentarity, poor- or non active lifestyles;
- physical activity to improve and recover lost function after an acute event (even hypo-activity), illness or injury that has caused functional limitations;
- sports and physical activities for disabled persons.

Employment statistics (Almalaurea)
Within the Erasmus+ project, the School of Sport Sciences offers to its master's students in Sport Sciences of physical activity for fitness to spend part of their time for academic formation by one among nine prestigious European partner universities localised in Spain, Portugal, France, Austria, Norway, Poland, Hungary and Turkey. Erasmus students will have from 2 to a maximum of 12 month each cycle for their Erasmus formation. Remarkably, some University require a certificate demonstrating the level of student's language competence, which is compulsory for admission. During Erasmus, students will have the possibility to attend courses included in their academic curriculum and integrate their formation with alternative and optional courses that are typical of the University geographical contest (e.g. water-base sport, diving, sailing, trekking, skiing ). Alternatively, students could choose for a research-oriented experience and being actively involved in research programs useful for their thesis preparation. They could also have the possibility to perform their external training in centres agreed upon the partner University. Once back to the University of Milan, the passed exams and their relative credits will be integrated in the students' study plan, after ECTS/CFU conversion.
Attendance of all coursework is mandatory. To be allowed to sit the for-credit exam, students must have attended at least 70% of the educational programming contemplated for each class.
Enrolment
Qualifications and knowledge required for admission
To be admitted into the Exercise Science for Healthy Life Master's degree programme, students must meet the following requirements:
- Bachelor's degree (Class 33 or Class L-22)
- Pre-participation examination certificate.

Students holding a Bachelor's degree, and those who will have obtained their degree by 31 December 2022, are eligible to apply.
Students must have a baseline knowledge in System Anatomy, as well as general knowledge of Neuromuscular Cardio-Respiratory Physiology, and Exercise Physiology.

Admission assessment
The degree programme is not subject to an enrolment cap. An admission interview is required, wherein students will be assessed on their baseline understanding of System Anatomy, and their general knowledge of Neuromuscular Cardio-Respiratory Physiology, and Exercise Physiology.
Students who do not pass the admission interview will not be allowed to enrol in the programme.

Admission interviews will be held on 8 and 9 September 2022.
The interview calendar, with candidates given an interview slot at a designated date and time, will be posted via a notice to the programme website at:
https://afb.cdl.unimi.it/it following the application deadline.

Applications must be submitted online at:
https://www.unimi.it/it/studiare/frequentare-un-corso-di-laurea/iscriversi/corsi-magistrali-biennali/magistrali-ad-accesso-libero by the deadline, which will be posted to the University website.
Pre-participation examination
Students must have passed a pre-participation examination and received a certificate in order to enrol in this degree programme.
Those not participating in any sport activities must file the following certificate: "Medical certificate permitting participation in high-cardiovascular intensity sport, pursuant to Art. 4 of the 24/04/2013 Ministerial Decree" (tests which must be administered: basal and after-exertion EKG, spirometry, urinalysis) issued by a Sport Medicine Clinic or Centre.
"Healthy and fit" or any other type of generic medical certificate or sport physical other than the one listed above will be insufficient.
Non-EU applicants without a stay permit for Italy must supply, prior to submitting their online application, the results of the following examinations: basal and after-exertion EKG, spirometry, urinalysis; if admitted into the programme, they must secure the above-mentioned certificate once they arrive in Italy.

Candidates holding a valid Pre-Participation Examination Certificate as of their interview date may upload the document when they register for their interview slot.
The certificate must be submitted no later than during the online enrolment process.

Admission

Application for admission: from 22/01/2024 to 25/08/2024

Application for matriculation: from 08/04/2024 to 15/01/2025


Attachments and documents

Admission notice


Please note

Non-EU students visa applicants are required to apply for admission no later than 30 April 2024. Applications submitted after the deadline will not be evaluated and it will in no case be possible to request the refund of the admission fee.

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Programme description and courses list
year
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Physical Activity Promotion and Design for Healthy Lifestyles Lifestyles 12 72 Italian M-PED/01 M-PSI/06 SPS/08
Physiopathology and Medical Techniques Applied to Adapted Physical Activity 11 72 Italian MED/09 MED/33 MED/50
First semester
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Biological Basis of Wellness 9 54 Italian BIO/10 BIO/12 MED/13
Exercise Physiology and Nutrition Related to Wellness 9 60 Italian BIO/09 MED/49
Physical Activity Monitoring Assessment 9 57 Italian ING-INF/06 M-EDF/02
Second semester
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Analytic Methods for Genes and Enviroment Interactions On Physical Exercise Metabolism 6 42 Italian MED/46 MED/50
Physical Exercise in Water 6 36 Italian M-EDF/01 M-EDF/02
First semester
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Ageing and Physical Exercise: Theory, Technique, Didactics and Organization 9 72 Italian M-EDF/02
Optional
Corrective Approch to the Back-Thoracic and Lumbar Pain 8 48 Italian M-EDF/02
Injury Prevention and Functional Rehabilitation in Sport 4 24 Italian M-EDF/02
Neurologia dello sport 8 48 Italian M-EDF/02
Welfare Related to Exercise and Sport 8 48 Italian M-EDF/02
Second semester
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Functional Recovery for Athletic Performance in Sport 4 24 Italian M-EDF/02
Meditation. Yoga Sport Health 8 48 Italian M-EDF/02
Yoga, the Pedagogy of Sport Between Body Mind and Health 8 48 Italian M-EDF/02
Conclusive activities
There are no specific sessions for these activities (e.g. open online courses).
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Training/stages 20 0 Italian
Graduation Thesis Graduation Thesis 21 0 Italian
Optional activities and study plan rules
- Lo studente dovrà scegliere 8 crediti da conseguire tra gli insegnamenti che verranno proposti dalla Scuola oppure tra gli insegnamenti attivati dall'Università degli Studi di Milano.
Gli insegnamenti proposti dalla Scuola vengono attivati o meno in funzione delle scelte espresse dagli studenti al 1° anno di corso.
Per i dettagli relativi alla modalità delle scelte e all'attivazione degli insegnamenti si rimanda al paragrafo "Presentazione del piano studi".
Di seguito si elencano gli insegnamenti proposti per l'a.a 2024/2025:
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Corrective Approch to the Back-Thoracic and Lumbar Pain 8 48 Italian First semester M-EDF/02
Functional Recovery for Athletic Performance in Sport 4 24 Italian Second semester M-EDF/02
Injury Prevention and Functional Rehabilitation in Sport 4 24 Italian First semester M-EDF/02
Meditation. Yoga Sport Health 8 48 Italian Second semester M-EDF/02
Neurologia dello sport 8 48 Italian First semester M-EDF/02
Welfare Related to Exercise and Sport 8 48 Italian First semester M-EDF/02
Yoga, the Pedagogy of Sport Between Body Mind and Health 8 48 Italian Second semester M-EDF/02
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