Program Overview

University Program: Educação Física (Bacharelado)

Overview

The Educação Física (Bacharelado) program at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) aims to form generalist professionals with knowledge in various areas, including biochemistry, anatomy, exercise physiology, sports psychology, social sciences, and pedagogy. The program offers several optional disciplines and opportunities that allow students to direct their formative path according to their interests.

Program Details

• City: Belo Horizonte
• Shift: Diurnal, Nocturnal
• Area: Health Sciences
• Academic Unit: School of Physical Education, Physiotherapy, and Occupational Therapy (EEFFTO)

Course Description

The program involves multidisciplinary knowledge and pedagogical practice in a set of physical and sports activities, such as sports, dances, fights, gymnastics, and games. At UFMG, the graduation is offered in the modalities of licensure (teacher training for basic education) and bachelor's degree, which forms professionals for performance in various areas, such as academies, sports schools, and dance schools, clubs, and sports federations, among others.

Areas of Professional Activity

During the course at UFMG, students deepen their knowledge in areas such as biomedical and humanistic sciences, among other disciplines. In the bachelor's modality, professionals become apt to provide services in physical, sports, recreational, and management activities in the area, in public and private institutions.

Duration

• Diurnal: 8 semesters
• Nocturnal: 9 semesters

Admission Criteria

The selection for vacancies occurs through the Unified Selection System (Sisu), which uses notes from the National High School Exam (Enem), and through the selective process of serial evaluation.

Recommended Content

• Site of the Physical Education course
• Site of the course's collegiate
• Site of the School of Physical Education, Physiotherapy, and Occupational Therapy (EEFFTO)
• Video about the EEFFTO building