Faculdade de Desporto da Universidade do Porto

The Faculty of Sport (Portuguese:Faculdade de Desporto (FADEUP)) is the sports faculty of the University of Porto, in Porto, Portugal. It is a top-level sports school, known to be one of the best 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.^[1]

Coordinates: 41°10′43″N 8°36′00″W / 41.17861°N 8.60000°W / 41.17861; -8.60000

Courses

• Bachelor
  • Sport Science^[2]
    • Sport Training Branch
    • Sport Management Branch
    • Exercise and Health Branch
    • Sport and Special Populations
• Masters
  • Adapted Physical Activity^[3]
  • Physical Activity and Health^[4]
  • Physical Activity for Seniors^[5]
  • Sport for Children and Youth^[6]
  • Teaching Physical Education in Primary and Secondary Education^[7]
  • Sport Management^[8]
  • Training in High Performance Sport^[9]
  • Motor Development^[10]
  • Communication in Sports.^[11] Course conjunction with: FBAUP, FEUP, FLUP
• PhD
  • Physical Therapy^[12]
  • Sport Sciences^[13]
  • Gerontology and Geriatrics.^[14] Course conjunction with: ICBAS, FCNAUP, FLUP, FMUP, UA
  • Occupational Safety and Health.^[15] Course conjunction with: FEUP, FAUP, FBAUP, FCUP, FCNAUP, FDUP, FFUP, FLUP, FMUP, FPCEUP, ICBAS
  • Physical Activity and Health^[16]

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

Notable alumni

• 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.

Scientific Journals

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.

Library

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.

References

External links

• FADEUP Official Website
• University of Porto
• FADEUP Student Association
• Porto Biomechanics Laboratory
• ARCHIVES of Exercise in Health and Disease
• Portuguese journal of sport sciences
• CIAFEL
• FADEUP Library
• Centre of Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport (CIFI2D)
• Erasmus program at FADEUP
• World Ranking 2011