Education, Engineering, Health, Science

Health Management Through Physical Activity for Older Adults (Master 2 only)

  • ECTS

    60 credits

  • Duration

    1 year

  • Training Structure

    STAPS School

  • Language(s) of Instruction

    French

Overview

Physical activity has become a key component of healthy and successful aging. However, not all activities are equally effective in improving health and quality of life. Designing such programs requires strong scientific and methodological expertise.

Following on from the Bachelor’s degree in“Adapted Physical Activity & Health”(APAS), the Master 2 programin “Health Management Through Physical Activity for Older Adults”(GESAPPA), part of the “Physical Activities for Health” (APPS) specialization within the Grand Sud Master’s program, is launching today. The program aims to train physical activity professionals who specialize in supporting independent or dependent older adults.

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Expertise and Skills

The program enables students to acquire the following skills:

- Mastery of concepts related to gerontology, independence and dependency, quality of life, and successful aging,
- In-depth knowledge of the biological, psychological, and social determinants of aging trajectories
- Identification of national, regional, and local policies for support, education, and care of older adults
- Mastery of methodologies for evaluating populations and the effects of programs on health and quality of life
- Expertise in the design, implementation, and coordination of educational and health education projects tailored to various older adult populations,
- Financial and human resources management for physical activity intervention projects.

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Organization

Open on an alternating basis

This program is offered as a work-study program.

Program

Following a first year of the Master’s program that is entirely shared with the RAPA track, during this second year of the Master’s program, students will complete a 350-hour internship and 310 hours of coursework comprising four modules:

1. Understanding Target Populations.
• Gerontological Approach: Conceptual, Demographic, and Socioeconomic Aspects
• Biological, psychological, and social approaches to independent and dependent individuals: the influence of age and the influence of sensorimotor activities.

2. Knowledge of Environments and Support Structures.
• Regulatory and legal aspects governing the support and care of older adults.
• Health, medical-social, and social organizations serving older adults.
• National, regional, and local policies supporting older adults.

3. Methodological knowledge
• Methodologies for planning and implementing physical activity and health education programs tailored to older adults.
• Methodologies for assessing the effects of aging and the biopsychosocial effects of physical activity and health education.

4. Research Methodology Applied to Gerontology and Thesis

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Admission

Mandatory Prerequisites

Master's Degree (Year 1) in APA or equivalent (VAE/VAP)

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