The Faculty of Sport (Portuguese:Faculdade de Desporto (FADEUP)) is the sports faculty of the University of Porto, in Porto, Portugal. FADEUP is a top-level sports school and according to the ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Sport Science Schools and Departments, is rated as the 23rd best school of sport in the world, and the 11th in Europe. Porto Biomechanics Laboratory (LABIOMEP) is hosted by this faculty which is one of the three best biomechanics laboratories in Europe in terms of equipment and technology.
Bachelor
Sport ScienceSport Training Branch
Sport Management Branch
Exercise and Health Branch
Sport and Special Populations
Masters
Adapted Physical Activity
Physical Activity and Health
Physical Activity for Seniors
Sport for Children and Youth
Teaching Physical Education in Primary and Secondary Education
Sport Management
Training in High Performance Sport
Motor Development
Communication in Sports. Course conjunction with: FBAUP, FEUP, FLUP
PhD
Physical Therapy
Sport Sciences
Gerontology and Geriatrics. Course conjunction with: ICBAS, FCNAUP, FLUP, FMUP, UA
Occupational Safety and Health. Course conjunction with: FEUP, FAUP, FBAUP, FCUP, FCNAUP, FDUP, FFUP, FLUP, FMUP, FPCEUP, ICBAS
Physical Activity and Health
Laboratories and Offices
The Faculty is organized by Laboratories and Offices, which have some autonomy and can be divided in sections, if their dimension or scientific aims recommend it.
Anatomy
Handball
Motor Learning
Athletics
Basketball
Biology of Sport
Biomechanics of Sport
Kinanthropometry
Special Physical Education
Statistics
Aesthetics of Sport
Football
Sports Management
Gymnastics
Swimming
Pedagogy of Sport
Psychology of Sport
Recreation and Leisure
Sociology of Sport
Sports Traumatology
Sports Training
Volleyball
Research and Development
FADEUP has two main research units known as:
CIAFEL: Research Center on Physical Activity, Health and Leisure Research Unit is funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology.
CIFI2D: Located at FADEUP, it is active in five areas of
Sport, Education, and Culture
Gender studies
Professional competence
Sports management
Body and aesthetic
Sport and values
Sport, Structure, and Function
Consequences upon locomotion, posture, and sports techniques, of different mechanical disturbing elements
Biophysical optimization of locomotion, sports techniques, posture, and exercise evaluation procedures
Modeling internal forces, human performance, and injuries predisposition
Exercise and cancer disease
Sport, Genetics, and Motor Behavior
Levels and patterns of physical activity and inactivity
Determinants of physical activity and inactivity
Multilevel modeling of physical activity
Cross-cultural levels in physical activity
Sport, Excellence, Well-being, and human development
From participation to dropout of sport
From identification to development of excellence in sport
From lifestyles to well-being
Positive youth development through sport
Sport, special needs and inclusion
Sport, Training, Coaching, and Performance
Analysis of performance
Conceptions and models of coaching and coaching education
Athletes' evaluation
Fitness decline of retired elite athletes
João Paulo Vilas Boas Soares Campos, Former swimming coach CDUP, FC Porto and the national team. Three times honored as "Coach of the Year" by the Portuguese Association of Technical Swimming.
FADEUP publishes two main journals:
Portuguese Journal of Sport Sciences
Archives of Exercise in Health and Disease is an online journal publishing original research articles, reviews and letters to the editor analyzing the advantages/disadvantages of acute or chronic physical exercise repercussions in health and disease of humans or laboratory animals.
FADEUP library, specialized and constantly updated, with more than 20,000 volumes offers wide range of services to students and faculty members. Other services include training users, photocopies, etc. FADEUP library has been subscribed to more than 50 scientific journals. Notably, Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, American Journal Sports Medicine, Applied Psychological Measurement, International Journal Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, Journal of Aging and Health, Journal of Applied Biomechanics, and Journal of Physical Activity and Health. Some of the journal can be available by IP address and some of them have restricted access with password.
