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BA in Physical Education and Sport – Sports Training

French and English

96Credits
3Duration of the program
$140Price

Official Name of the Program	Bachelor of Arts in Physical Education and Sport – Sports Training
Official Degree Level	Bachelor of Arts in Physical Education and Sport
Price/Credit	$140
Campuses Availability	Hadat–Baabda; Nabi Ayla–Zahlé; Mejdlaya–Zgharta

Program Objectives

The Bachelor’s Degree in Sports Training graduates a new generation of sports coaches. It introduces them to research in sports science and covers the various topics that relate to the scientific foundations of sports coaching, trauma, and sports-related nutrition.

The program aims to prepare sports coaches who can take charge of a school sports teams as well as clubs performing in different Lebanese sport levels. Collaborations with different Lebanese sports federation allow our students to get the needed knowledge to succeed in their coaching career.

Eligibility

Students wishing to enroll in this program must hold a Lebanese baccalaureate degree or any equivalent diploma. Admission requirements are:

Physical capacity test.
Language placement test.

Assessment Methods

Depending on the types of courses given and based on evaluative components the system for assessing student’s achievement of course learning outcomes, is set as follows:

The knowledge acquired by the student in theoretical courses is evaluated in a written evaluation, a project, continuous evaluation, and a final exam.

Theoretical courses grade division:
- 40% final exam
- 20% test 1
- 20% test 2
- 10% project
- 10% continuous evaluation
The knowledge acquired by the student in practical courses is evaluated based on the student’s capacity, pedagogical aspect, and continuous evaluation.

Practical courses grade division:
- 70% Capacities
- 20% Pedagogical aspect
- 10% continuous evaluation

The passing grade is set on 12/20. The grade for practical subjects is distributed among the theory of practice score, the practical evaluation score, and the project’s score. Concerning the theoretical subjects, the grade is distributed between the written evaluation score and that of the project.

Graduation requires 100 hours of internship in a school, special needs school, special needs center, or retirement home. Students must defend an internship report at the end of the program.

Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)

After obtaining the Bachelor of Arts in Physical Education and Sport – Sports Training, the diploma holders will be able to:

transmit ethical values and social values through practicing different jobs in the field of sports;
work in a group as well as work individually in several projects whether at school or in sports’ institutions;
communicate easily in the French or English Language (based on the program chosen) both orally and in the written form;
use digital referencing tools and security rules in order to acquire, process, produce, and spread information as well as better organize, plan, and evaluate their tasks;
master the fundamental techniques and tactics in different proposed types of sports; and
manage a class, a team, or any sports related group.

Specific Learning Outcomes to the Common Trunk Courses

Identify and understand the functioning of the human body as well as the different motor and psychological development stages of the human being.
Spot a chronological progression and historical problems in different physical and sports activities

Specific Learning Outcomes to Sports Training

Understand the functioning of the human body during the practice of physical and sports exercises, and identify the effects of these practices on the different body systems.
Apply the different methodologies to plan and organize training programs that are specifics for sports teams and athletes as well as identify the different injuries that may be resulted from physical and sports activities. In addition, after identifying the injury, they are able to propose a rehabilitation plan.

Job Prospects

The Bachelor of Arts Physical Education and Sport – Sports Training prepares the student for various positions such as:

Sports coaches for professional teams.
Monitor or Instructor.
Coaches for school’s sport teams.

Program Structure

First Year Common Courses

Code	Course	Credits
ANAT 601-EC00	Anatomy of the body system Anatomy of the body system ANAT 601-EC00 3 Credits The course will familiarize the physical education student with the anatomy of the human body, he will understand its different anatomical structures and systems. The three credits course of 45 hours consists of delivering several lectures including anatomical schematic diagrams to the physical education student.	3
SSKL 301-EC00	Introduction to computer Introduction to computer SSKL 301-EC00 3 Credits This 3 credits course (45 hours) provides students with the knowledge and skills required to use industry standard software in the business world such as Microsoft Office Word 2007 and Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007. Lab practices will empower students to prepare professional university projects and to promote their education in the business or the computer technology field.	3
HIST 601-EC00	History of physical activities and sports History of physical activities and sports HIST 601-EC00 3 Credits This 3 credits course of 45 hours will examine and interpret Physical Activities and Sports from the ancient period till present putting the accent on different subjects and topics such as Ancient Olympic Games, Gymnastics Era and History of Lebanese Physical Activities and Sports.	3
SPRT 104-EP00	Racket sport 1 Racket sport 1 SPRT 104-EP00 3 Credits One of the physical education requirements is to design different physical and social contexts for students to build skills. To this table tennis is a privileged APSA in order to develop this. One of the goals pursued during the course of 3 credits (45 hours) is the acquisition of motor skills through the bio-informational improvement, bio-mechanics and social.	3
SPRT 102-EP00	Basketball Basketball SPRT 102-EP00 3 Credits Basketball is a 3 credits course of 45 hours designed to enable the student to study the theory of basketball and to put the fundamentals of the game to use during competition. Approximately one-third of a two and one half hour session is used in the presentation of basketball theory and the remainder of the period is used for demonstrations and practice of the fundamentals of basketball. Progressively, the theory includes different types of defense and offensive patterns, the principles involved in each of these, the individual performances of the players, and the over-all team effort.	3
SPRT 124-EP00	Fitness Fitness SPRT 124-EP00 3 Credits The 3 credits (45 hours) fitness course will allow students to develop practical and theoretical skills in fitness such as: The basic rules of the use of gym material and bodybuilding . Toning of muscles and performance development through different methods of training. 1- Muscle - Toning - Hypertrophy Max Strength - Endurance Strength 2- Cardiovascular - VMA 3 - Flexibility (stretching )	3
SPRT 118-EP00	Gymnastics Gymnastics SPRT 118-EP00 3 Credits This 3 credits course (45 hours) introduce the technical, teaching and learning rules of gymnastics. Allow the student: to acquire knowledge related to the rules of the game, strategic and didactic aspects; to develop their own skills in the practice of gymnastics	3
PHSO 103-EC00	Human physiology Human physiology PHSO 103-EC00 3 Credits The 3 credits course of 45 hours allows the acquisition of a basic knowledge in human physiology, this being done within the framework of the skill-based approach of the EPS program.	3
SECO 202-EC00	First Aid First Aid SECO 202-EC00 3 Credits This 3 credits course of 45 hours will allow the student to acquire knowledge about all emergency threatening the vital functions of the human being, while completing their knowledge originally required by their courses in anatomy and functioning of the body and its malfunction in the event of a sudden and unexpected accident. This course will also help them develop practical skills to be a suitable way to face any damage caused by an accident at home, on the street, on a social place or a place for sport or recreation	3
MRCH 905-EC00	Basics of Research methodology Basics of Research methodology MRCH 905-EC00 3 Credits This 3 credits course of 45 hours will help students to understand the basics of research methodology. Many topics are covered including data collection, understanding the importance of the literature review, understanding the difference between quantitative and qualitative approach, ethical and moral issues in research, plagiarism, oral presentation and the use of online research tools.	3

Second Year Common Courses

Code	Course	Credits
PHSO 108-EC00	Motor learning and performance Motor learning and performance PHSO 108-EC00 3 Credits This 3 credits course of 45 hours will develop the physiological, biological and biochemical mechanisms of muscular and nervous control of motion, and therefore of motricity, based on the development of motor learning and methods of practice. Study of sensory stimuli that stimulate brain responses and at the level of the affectionate system (muscles, joints) in favor of an adequate motor action by correct decision-making. This defines the development of skills, perfect movements with maximum certainty and minimal consumption of time and energy.	3
PSYC 601-EC00	Developmental psychology Developmental psychology PSYC 601-EC00 3 Credits The 3 credits course of 45 hours uses different psychological currents that help us to understand the diversity of approaches of the human being.	3
ESPR 101-EC00	Introduction to training Introduction to training ESPR 101-EC00 3 Credits This 3 credits course of 45 hours is offered to 2nd year students. It introduces the five basic training skills through implementation and practice.	3
STAT 301-EC00	Introduction to statistics Introduction to statistics STAT 301-EC00 3 Credits The first part of this 3 credits course of 45 hours covers the basic concepts of descriptive statistics as well as collection and data processing. The concepts relating to correlation and linear regression, and their usefulness in the world of sports, form the bulk of the second part. The last part of the course will introduce inferential statistics: statistical laws, sampling, hypothesis testing...	3
SOCI 103-EC00	Ethics and sports Ethics and sports SOCI 103-EC00 3 Credits This 3 credits course of 45 hours teaches students about the different values in sports and how to respect them. Moreover it also help them notice the many decadances in sports elaborated by actual and accurate examples.	3
SPRT 107-EP00	Football Football SPRT 107-EP00 3 Credits This 3 credits course of 45 hours will teach the fundamentals and the rules of football. It is also designed to teach students how to play the game and how to implement strategies during matches. Emphasis will be placed not only on skills, rules and coaching but also on implementing football as a part of PE curriculum	3
SPRT 112-EP00	Combat sport Combat sport SPRT 112-EP00 3 Credits In this unsecure world, this 3 credits course of 45 hours will provide students with enough knowledge to take right, secure and responsible decisions.	3
SPRT 119-EP00	Racket sports 2 (Badminton) Racket sports 2 (Badminton) SPRT 119-EP00 3 Credits The 3 credits course (45 hours) aims to provide students with opportunities to acquire the knowledge, understanding and experience necessary to develop an appreciation of, and play, the sport of badminton. Students will be taught the essential skills necessary to play the sport.	3
SPRT 123-EP00	Track and field level 1 Track and field level 1 SPRT 123-EP00 3 Credits This 3 credits course (45 hours ) is given to students in 2nd year. It exposes the complexity of athletics reflecting the plurality of activities. They will learn the analytical breakdown of the movement and the whole of gesture by the pedagogy of discovery and repeating sequences.	3
SPRT 109-EP00	Track and field level 2 Track and field level 2 SPRT 109-EP00 3 Credits This 3 credits course of 45 hours that is given to students in 2nd year. It exposes the complexity of athletics reflecting the plurality of activities. They will learn the analytical breakdown of the movement and the whole of gesture by the pedagogy of discovery and repeating sequences.	3
TCEO 101-FC10	Written and oral Communication	3

Third Year

Code	Course	Credits
PATH 503-EC00	Specific exercises program for sports injuries Specific exercises program for sports injuries PATH 503-EC00 3 Credits The objectives of the specific exercise program for sports injuries course among others are to promote the development of Sports rehabilitation, the reciprocity of the recognition of sports rehabilitation qualifications, and to improve the quality of Rehabilitation education and practice at the Antonine University. This 3 credits course is composed of 45 hours .	3
ESPR 103-EC20	Training Methods Training Methods ESPR 103-EC20 3 Credits This 3 credits course of 45 hours will explain the achievement of a "sports performance" as the result of the integration of several parameters, several factors determining. Today, this approach is considered "multifactorial" and "multidisciplinary". At present, it is commonly accepted that "sport performance" (its process and its outcome) must be considered as the result of determinants related to the athlete himself, his practice and his environment, The level of practice.	3
BMEC 202-EC20	Introduction to biomechanics Introduction to biomechanics BMEC 202-EC20 3 Credits This 3 credits course of 45 hours is given to 3rd year students during the first semester. They improve their knowledge in mechanics and biomechanics with given examples and direct applications in different sports fields. This course includes kinematics and dynamics.	3
ESPR 102-EC20	Strenght and conditioning, scientific approach Strenght and conditioning, scientific approach ESPR 102-EC20 3 Credits Acquisition of the theoretical knowledge concerning the physical qualities (QP) of sports. Approach of the biomechanical and physiological problems of their evaluation Definition of terms, objectives, content and training program and its organization over time, overall training load, volume and intensity of loads. Tis 3 credits course of 45 hours will allow learning and manipulation of programming tools.	3
ESPR 104-EC20	Sports nutrition Sports nutrition ESPR 104-EC20 3 Credits This 3 credits course of 45 hours will teach students how to implement nutritional regiments in order to improve athletes and individuals performances. Specific diets for all types of sports and physical activities are going to be proposed.	3
PHSO 105-EC20	Exercice physiology Exercice physiology PHSO 105-EC20 3 Credits This 3 credits course of 45 hours allows to specify the effects of the training on the main physiological markers, to address the influence of the environment on the exercise and to determine the physiological properties of the different types of training.	3
PATH 501-EC20	Sports injuries Sports injuries PATH 501-EC20 3 Credits The objectives of the Specific exercise program for sports injuries course among others are to promote the development of Sports rehabilitation, the reciprocity of the recognition of sports rehabilitation qualifications, and to improve the quality of Rehabilitation education and practice at the Antonine University. This 3 credits course is of 45 hours.	3
SPRT 120-EP00	Volley-ball Volley-ball SPRT 120-EP00 3 Credits This 3-credit course (45 hours) provides students with the necessary study material for their practical volleyball training; to acquire the knowledge and basic skills necessary for a dynamic volleyball practice. It is a source of information in choosing the best ways to develop the specific skills needed for volleyball.	3
MEMO 701-EM00	Thesis Thesis MEMO 701-EM00 3 Credits All internships must lead to a written report that aims to present the entire internship completed. This report must be synthetic (from 20 to 30 pages maximum excluding technical annexes). The report must present the work done during the internship and must highlight the achievements and skills acquired. It corresponds to 3 credits of 45 hours.	3