The programme for this course was reformed in 2024-2025. If you started this bachelor's degree before September 2024, the programme shown below does not apply to you.
Students who began their course before September 2024 will follow the old programme, but with content adjustments following the reform for block 2 courses that have not been validated. The adapted programme for these students will be drawn up by the jury on the basis of the teaching units already taken and passed.
More information about the transition programme: Link to info block 2 [to be posted as a pdf file on the intranet].
Students who in September 2025 will only have block 3 courses in their EAP will take the block 3 courses from the old programme.
More information about block 3 ‘old programme’.
Link to https://uclouvain.be/prog-2024-edph1ba-programme_annual_blocks
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It is through the study of movement that the Faculty of Motor Sciences (FSM) asserts its specificity within the university and society.
At the start of their studies in physical education, students share their general training with physiotherapy and rehabilitation students. This partial equivalence of training facilitates any reorientation.
Studies in physical education are based on the mastery of physical activities and sports disciplines, as well as on the theoretical knowledge on which this practical training is based. The Bachelor's degree in physical education totals 180 credits divided, according to a standard programme, into 3 blocks of 60 credits each.
This division into three annual blocks takes into account the prerequisites and presents a typical pathway for students who successfully complete each year of their training. The programme consists of a major of 150 credits and a minor of 30 credits, chosen by the student from the FSM or another faculty.
Main subjects
The teaching provided during the bachelor's degree course in motor sciences, general orientation, finds its richness and specificity in its multiple roots. From the first year of study, the standard programme offers specific practical training for physical education students. From the second annual block of the bachelor's programme, the standard programme offers students choices to enrich their training in sports practice (15 credits per year).With around twenty hours of classes per week, the programme gives students the time they need for study and personal training.
- Training in exact, biomedical, human and social sciences, motor sciences (shared with physiotherapy):
- Anatomy and movement analysis - Biology - Chemistry - Critical thinking - Physics - Biomechanics - Neurophysiology - Philosophy - Physiology - Psychology.
- Training in motor sciences specific to physical education:
Introduction to physical activity and health - Sport and society - Theoretical foundations of training - Lifelong personal development - Socio-historical, legal, economic and institutional dimensions of physical activities and sport - Communication techniques in physical education - Fundamentals of motor learning - Health promotion through physical activity - Introduction to sport management. - Practical and pedagogical training specific to physical education :
Physical, sporting and expressive activities: Athletics - Dance and expressive activities - Gentle techniques - Artistic gymnastics and acrobatic sports - Games and team sports - Swimming - Didactics of physical and sporting activities. - Language training : English compulsory and Dutch optional.