
The Theory and Methodology of Physical Education and Sports Training program requires students to earn 30 credits per semester, totaling 60 credits per academic year. The duration of the program is 2 years, and students must accumulate 120 credits by the end of the program.
For a Master’s degree, one ECTS credit equals 30 academic hours, and a student’s annual academic workload consists of 60 credits, equivalent to 1800 academic hours. This is divided equally between 50% classroom hours and 50% independent study hours. The credits to be earned during a semester include both mandatory and elective courses as specified in the course catalog.
The specialty 70111201 – Theory and Methodology of Physical Education and Sports Training represents the set of requirements for all higher education institutions training Master’s students in this field. A higher education institution is considered authorized to implement the main curriculum and course programs for this specialty if it has the authority to train personnel in this field.
Fields of professional activity:
- 70111201 – Theory and Methodology of Physical Education and Sports Training – additionally includes teaching subjects related to the specialty in higher education institutions, engaging in scientific research, and designing and managing processes in ministries, their branch departments, and institutions implementing education in relevant fields, covering a range of complex issues.
- Types of professional activities:
- Scientific-pedagogical;
- Spiritual-educational;
- Organizational-management;
In accordance with the 7th qualification level of the National Qualifications Framework and the fields, objects, and types of professional activities for the specialty 70111201 – Theory and Methodology of Physical Education and Sports Training, Master’s graduates must be capable of performing the following professional duties:
In scientific research and pedagogical activities:
Utilizing modern scientific achievements and pedagogical technologies, organizing lessons based on the principles of the educational process, and creating necessary conditions for students to thoroughly acquire knowledge by considering their interests, abilities, and needs;
Motivating and activating the comprehensive development process of the learner’s personality, ensuring the logical and emotional coherence of all stages of educational activities, and effectively using didactic tools;
Forming necessary knowledge, skills, and competencies, fostering rational methods of thinking and activity, creating a need to continuously enrich existing knowledge, analyzing, forecasting, and thoroughly designing each lesson;
Clearly defining the educational objectives of each lesson, enriching the lesson with information, optimizing its content by considering social and personal needs, applying the latest technologies for comprehension and assimilation, and appropriately using various forms, methods, and tools;
Using various forms of organizing students’ independent activities alongside collaborative methods, ensuring prompt feedback, implementing control and management, and ensuring skillful delivery of lessons;
Possessing a system of knowledge related to a scientific worldview, understanding the foundations of general methodological sciences, and being aware of current issues in state policy; having the ability to independently analyze social issues and processes;
Having the ability to independently analyze social issues and processes;
Expressing their perspective on national spiritual and universal human values orally and in writing, understanding the theoretical foundations of the national idea, the essence of the main concept of “Building a free and prosperous homeland, a free and prosperous life,” and its alignment and differences with other core ideas;
Understanding and analyzing issues of social and personal significance based on their individual knowledge;
Being able to use normative-legal documents in their activities;
Possessing a culture of thinking, a specific style of reasoning, and the ability to clearly express oral and written speech;
Critically reviewing and analyzing acquired knowledge and using it in scientific activities;
Having a developed sense of social responsibility oriented toward the outcomes of their scientific activities;
Using the fundamental laws of acquired disciplines in professional activities, classifying methods, and applying methodological principles in scientific activities;
Qualification practice for the specialty is conducted over 4 weeks, separate from the educational process, to reinforce theoretical knowledge, integrate it with practical processes, and develop relevant practical skills, competencies, and research abilities. Preparation of the Master’s dissertation is carried out over 10 weeks, separate from the educational process, to summarize scientific results obtained based on research and practical activities.
Structure of the Course Catalog
| Course Code | Qualification Code | Names of Academic Subjects, Blocks, and Activity Types | Hours | Credits | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.00 | Mandatory Courses | 900 | 30 | 1-4 | |
| 1.01 | ITM1105 | Research Methodology | 150 | 5 | 1 |
| 1.02 | YaO‘TSTT1205 | Reforms in the Education System in the Development Strategy of New Uzbekistan | 150 | 5 | 2 |
| 1.03 | JTSSIFTQ1105 | Organization of Scientific Activities in the Field of Physical Education and Sports | 150 | 5 | 1 |
| 1.04 | JTSNM1305 | Theory and Methodology of Physical Education and Sports | 150 | 5 | 3 |
| 1.05 | JTSSIFTQ1405 | Organization of Scientific Activities in the Field of Physical Education and Sports | 150 | 5 | 4 |
| 1.06 | JMBTYo‘O‘JTQ1405 | Organization of the Educational Process in the Bachelor’s Program in Physical Culture | 150 | 5 | 4 |
| Total: | 900 | 30 | |||
| 2.00 | Elective Courses | 900 | 30 | ||
| Qualification: Teacher-Researcher | |||||
| 3.00. | Scientific Practice | 1800 | 60 | 1-4 | |
| Total: | 3600 | 120 |
