The 2nd-year, first-semester curriculum is highly flexible, allowing each student to design a personalized learning path by selecting two to three intensive training periods (total 30 ECTS credits, including up to 5 credits available online). These periods, undertaken at partner institutions, combine theoretical foundations with technical and practical training in physical activity, and may be complemented by interdisciplinary coursework and internship experiences. This structure enables students to align their studies with their specific professional interests and the educational objectives of the European MSc in Health and Physical Activity programme.
Among the fourteen courses offered, each student is required to select two core courses from the six main offerings (each awarding 10–15 ECTS credits) provided by partner universities (Group A); if necessary to complete the 30 ECTS credits required for the first semester, students may further integrate their study plan by selecting one or more courses from the remaining eight supplementary offerings (each awarding 5–10 ECTS credits) (Group B). In addition, students may, if desired, enrol in supplementary courses as extra-curricular activities to broaden their competencies beyond the mandatory credit requirements.
Owing to their shared learning outcomes, the various courses comprise the following multidisciplinary components. The credit allocation for each component varies in accordance with the total ECTS assigned to the course.
|
Multidisciplinary components |
Discipline |
15 ECTS course |
10 ECTS course |
5 ECTS course |
|
Methods and didactics of movement sciences |
MEDF-01/A |
9 |
6 |
3 |
|
Elective activities (bio-medical; socio-psycho-pedagogical; informatics; engineering; etc.) |
Depending upon the course |
4 |
3 |
1 |
|
Internship; Labs; etc. |
- |
2 |
1 |
1 |
Teaching Period
May – December 2026.
Shared Competences:
When finalising the semester, the students will be able to:
Professional competences:
• Utilize the conceptual and practical tools to design, conduct and monitoring exercise programs finalized to health maintaining and disease prevention in the various conditions and age.
• Utilize the methodological tools in an integrate way, allowing the deep understanding of a motor intervention protocol, detecting problems and finding solutions.
• Be able to work in team interacting with other professionals, critically evaluating the emerging technologies in each disciplinary sector.
Theoretical and Academic competences:
• Starting from the critical reading of literature, identify best practice knowledge to develop novel solutions and protocols of motor intervention.
Exam
The exam schedules will be defined by the university hosting the course (see the following sections).
The mark related to the internship exam/s will be registered on February 2027 (Early summer a.y. 2026-2027, or on the following dates).
Study Abroad
Essential information to help students prepare for their internship period will be provided by mid-February 2026.
The University of Rome Foro Italico grants a scholarship of € 200,00 to all students attending at least 15 ECTS in a different country from the one of his/her own nationality, given that his/her have not benefited of any scholarship, grant or reimbursement (either from national, European Union or home institution funds) for the above mentioned mobility periods. The scholarship will be assigned on June 2026 (1st year mobility) and on February 2027 (2nd year mobility), after formal registration of the relevant academic activity.
Students, in addition to the possibility of participating to Erasmus+ Calls (Study and/or Traineeship), benefit of additional funding issued by the Italian Ministry of Education to support their curricular internship/s abroad (Fondo Giovani), whose amount (up to € 500/month) is determined on the basis of the student’s ISEE/family income and assigned upon formal registration of the relevant academic activity.