Exercise and Health
In the two-subject Bachelor’s programme "Sports, Exercise and Health", the socially highly relevant topics of sports, exercise and health are examined from both a natural science and social science perspective. The degree programme focuses on behavioural and relationship-based change processes in the context of exercise and sports as well as exercise-related health promotion, taking into account technology and sustainability. The degree course aims to equip students with the skills needed to promote exercise and health at the level of individuals, groups and settings in a behavioural and relationship-oriented, theory-led and evidence-based manner.

What’s special about it?
The degree course initially provides broad fundamentals in sports science by viewing exercise not only as sporting and physical activity, but also as a comprehensive biological, motoric, psychological, technological, educational, social, environmental and political concept. The modules based on this are then strongly oriented towards the later professional fields: this is particularly evident in the project- and practice-oriented modules, where students can choose from the two focus areas of "Exercise, Cognition and Technology" and "Exercise-Related Health Promotion". In addition to testing self-developed exercise units, students develop, implement and evaluate projects and innovative solutions for larger complex and open problems in the context of sports, exercise and health.

Key study areas
The degree course offers two distinct focus areas. These are, firstly, the focus area "Exercise-Related Health Promotion" and, secondly, the focus area "Exercise, Cognition and Technology". Both focus areas are studied together until the fourth semester. In the fourth and fifth semester, students can choose to focus on one of the two focus areas in the project module.
The profile subject is studied in combination with a complementary subject. The subjects Public Health/Health Sciences or Computer Science are recommended. Furthermore, the combination of Educational Sciences, Geography or Philosophy is also possible.

Perspectives
Successful completion of the two-subject Bachelor’s degree course qualifies graduates to act as scientifically trained designers of change processes in various professional fields in the context of exercise and health promotion.

Professional fields include
• Sports organisations (clubs/associations)
• Politics, NGOs, public administration (local, state, federal)
• Public healthcare (e.g. health insurance companies, associations, insurers)
• Sports and leisure industry (e.g. health centres and gyms, biomechanics laboratories)
• New professional fields through digitalisation & exercise (e.g. development of assistance systems, VR/AR applications, games industry/serious games)
• Companies (e.g. occupational health management)

International
The department offers opportunities for collaboration in Europe and beyond through numerous partnerships (e.g. Erasmus). The 5th semester is a good time to study abroad. It is also possible to complete a work placement or a project abroad.