Sports Sciences (Bachelor of Arts, B.A.)
When you study sports teacher training option, you acquire specialist academic, didactic and pedagogical fundamentals that enable you to competently promote movement and learning processes for children and teenagers – including in the context of inclusion and heterogeneity. The focus is on school sports.
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At a glance
Course structure and content
The bachelor’s course teaches fundamental insights and skills in all sub-disciplines of Sport Science (the focus is not on students actually participating in sport; the corresponding abilities are a prerequisite). Teacher training is a special focus whose significance is underlined by a dedicated Chair for Didactics in P.E. Partnerships with schools enable students to scientifically analyse their future role not only in the seminar room, but also in live situations. This also gives them their first experiences to reflect on. Successful completion qualifies students for a teaching-related Master's degree in sport.
Mandatory Modules (57 CP)
Module | Description | Size |
| B 1 | Biomechanics, Motor Skills, and Sports Medicine | 10 CP |
| B 2 | Sports Pedagogy and Sports Sociology | 10 CP |
| DMS 1 | Individual Sports | 10 CP |
| DMS 2 | Team and Racket Sports | 10 CP |
| B 3(K) | Teaching Methods for Schools | 10 CP |
| Bachelor's Thesis | 10 CP |
Mandatory elective Modules (30 CP)
One module from DMS3 or DMS4 and two modules from V1, V2, V3, V4 or V6 must be selected. The following combinations are excluded: V2 and V3, V1 and V4.
Module | Description | Size |
| DMS 3 | Advanced Forms of Movement and Team Sports | 10 CP |
| DMS 4 | Diversity, Health, and Emerging Trends in Sport | 10 CP |
| V 1 | Movement, Sport and Health | 10 CP |
| V 2 | Movement, Sport and Organization | 10 CP |
| V 3 | Movement, Sport and the Individual | 10 CP |
| V 4 | Movement, Sport and Performance | 10 CP |
| V 6 | Current Issues in Sports Science | 10 CP |
General elective modules (10 CP)
The general elective modules (10 CP) can be chosen from the accordant module catalogues of other subjects or central institutions (see: hu.berlin/agnes).
Teacher training Modules (16 CP)
Special features
a. Practical sport-related affinity and sporting aptitude: Evidence of at least 33 grade points in sports from three of the last four half years of the Abitur or relevant school qualifications at a comparable qualification level. Taking sports as an accelerated course in secondary school is sufficient to warrant a level of achievement of at least 30 grade points.
No aptitude test is required.
Alternatively: pass in a sports aptitude test of another university (not older than 2 years).
b. Fitness for sport: medical certificate (not older than 1 year). For detailed information, see: 21. Änderung der ZSP-HU (AMB no. 33/2024, pdf), p. 139
Humboldt-Universität is home to the only Department of Sports Sciences in the Berlin region. The department lies in the heart of Berlin, in a modernised historical building with very well-equipped laboratories and a newly built sports research hall. It is one of the largest departments in Germany and the lecturers have close networks outside the university.
The department provides ideal conditions for athletes from different sports to successfully manage their dual career of athletic training and education in Sport Science.
The department’s many international partnerships mean that students can study at a range of universities abroad, thanks to the Erasmus programme.
Practical sport-related affinity and sporting aptitude as well as fitness for sport are required.
Subject-specific admission and enrolment rules
Subject-specific admission and enrolment rules
Career opportunities & prospects
The degree programme qualifies graduates for the following professional fields: organisations that offer movement-related educational programmes or that use sport and movement as a medium for imparting educational content
(e.g. clubs, associations, Olympic training centres, health insurance companies, research institutions, companies,
schools, daycare centres, etc.).
Course Advisory Service and recognition of credits
Herr Dr. Stefan Hansen, Tel. 030/2093-46104, Raum 3.04, spwstudf☞ Please insert an @ at this point ☜hu-berlin☞ Please insert a period at this pointde;
Contact information for the faculty
Department of Sports Sciences
Institutsgebäude (Haus 11), Philippstraße 13 (Haus 11), 10115 Berlin