Intended Level of Study
5 years of post-secondary education
ECTS
120 credits
Duration
2 years
Training Structure
STAPS School
Language(s) of Instruction
English, French
Overview
The rise of digital technology and artificial intelligence is creating industrial and educational needs to train senior executives in research and development to design digital solutions for sports and health. The rapid evolution of the sector requires a swift response in terms of training.
- The creation of the STAPS Master’s program: Engineering and Ergonomics of Physical Activity—IEAP ( RNCP38699) in Montpellier addresses this need for a human-centered digital transition in the world of sports and health. Compared to the skills certified by the existing STAPS programs in Montpellier: The nature of the IEAP’s skills is best suited to the educational mission and the program’s research-based foundation.
- These skills are much more clearly embedded in the metropolitan and regional industrial and economic fabric with an IEAP master’s degree.
Objectives
Training the future leaders of a human-centered digital transition
in the worlds of sports and health
Sport, Health, Artificial Intelligence (2SIA)
Training ergonomists
Assessing and designing ergonomic equipment
Providing advice on physical or cognitive assistance
Digital and Movement Sciences for Health (DigiMove)
Training engineering specialists
Designing protocols to assess motor skills
Creating data analysis tools
Organization
Program
The program is designed with the following objectives:
To promote interdisciplinarity in sports, health, and digital technology: certified competencies in all three fields (core curriculum) with a major in one field (internships and projects)
Hands-on training starting in the first year of the Master’s program: a majority of ECTS credits earned through internships and supervised projects (mentorship approach) in both the first and second years of the Master’s program
Strengthening the link between the Master’s and Ph.D. programs: Starting in the first year of the Master’s program, students develop a personalized project that can lead to a Ph.D. in an industrial or academic setting.
Expanding international opportunities: In line with the Erasmus+ program, we encourage internships abroad and offer courses primarily in English (100% English for DigiMove).
The core curriculum (80% of the courses) is common to all tracks in both the first and second years of the master’s program. Instruction is conducted in English.
The programs differ in terms of the types of internships and the nature of the projects:
- 2SIA: Personal engineering project + internship at a company DigiMove: Personal research project + internship in a laboratory
- DigiMove: Personal Research Project + Lab Internship
Select a program
IDIL DigiMove - Digital and Movement Sciences for Health
The IDIL Digital and Movements Sciences for Health (DigiMove) master's program offers a comprehensive curriculum that fosters skills in integrating experimental research, human movement sciences, and data sciences through a combination of courses and internships.
This program is structured around three main areas: Experimental research, including research ethics, the measurement chain, statistical analysis, mathematical tools, and human movement sciences, including biomechanics, sensorimotor control and learning, exercise physiology, the psychology of physical activity, and data science, including time-series analysis, system dynamics modeling, data visualization, artificial intelligence (machine learning), and reproducible data science.
Supported by a network of laboratories in the Montpellier area, students work closely with professors and research teams, tailoring their education to their individual goals.
Sports, Health, Artificial Intelligence (2SIA)
Admission
Admission Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Sports Science (STAPS) or equivalent