KINESIOLOGY

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Academic year 2023/2024
Università degli Studi G. d'Annunzio
Università degli Studi "G. d'Annunzio" di Chieti - Pescara
EQF level: 8
XXXIX° cicle
Field of study: sports sciences and physical education
Place of teaching
chieti (CH), italy
Languages in which the course is held
Italian
Cost
Not specified
Scholarships
7 

Course contents

The interuniversity doctoral research program in Kinesiology is activated at the University G. d' Annunzio of Chieti and Pescara in association with the University Niccolò Cusano with a general agreement for cooperation with the University of Thessaly and the University of Rouen-Normandie and many other international opportunities for mobility and lab experience. The PhD program aims to develop a solid research training in the field of Kinesiology, which is defined as an academic subject that examines physical movement and its effects on "health, society, and quality of life". The PhD in Kinesiology uses evidence-based research to improve movement and performance and to treat and prevent injury and disease. In particular, the program is devoted to enhancing the understanding of the processes and mechanisms underlying the development, maintenance, and improvement of human motor behavior and performance. We use a multimodal and multidisciplinary approach that combines the Sciences and the Humanities perspectives to understand how physical activity, exercise, and sport may contribute to human well-being and health, and how to optimize human performance in any field of life (e. g. well-being and health, sport, art, job). The areas of research include the broad domain of biological, physiological, biomechanical, behavioral, and psychosocial factors influencing human movement, and the analysis of social and cultural transformations related to the role and functions of physical activity in health, well-being, sport, and physical education. Moreover, it will cover specific fields such as chronic disease prevention, exercise and brain aging, and rehabilitation. In the framework of the current theories of Kinesiology, the PhD program addresses questions regarding perception, cognition, and action, how brain, body and behavior interact and develop during the lifespan in different settings. The specificity of our approach resides in the integration of behavioral, biological, and psychological data with functional brain monitoring, respectively performed with biomechanical, biomedical, and psychophysical methods. The international vocation of the PhD is expressed in the involvement of foreign universities and the development of an international training network at a doctoral level, providing opportunities for students' exchange and mobility. Students will be trained in planning and accomplishing original projects inspired by the principles of hypothesis-driven and evidence-based research, grounding teaching, and the Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis.
The PhD program will provide students with:
- Key theoretical and applied expertise to engage in and carry out high quality research activities in academic, private, and public sectors.
- A multi-disciplinary and cross-sectoral understanding of kinesiology, sport, and exercise.
- Key theoretical and applied expertise for the development, conduction, and completion of original projects motivated by hypothesis-driven and evidence-based principles, grounding teaching, as well as Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis.
Precisely, the PhD program will provide a high-level training in the following areas:
- Planning, executing, and reporting research projects and results based on a proficient understanding of scientific literature, conventional and advanced methodologies, experimental designs, and protocols.
- Mastering of physiological, biological, psychological, pedagogical, and methodological research techniques using innovative tools and techniques, and their application to various experimental models.
- Use of psychophysiological and kinesiological tools for data collection.
- Use of statistical packages for the management, transformation, and analysis (i.e., qualitative, and quantitative methods) of experimental data in physiological, biological, psychological, pedagogical, and methodological research.
- Development of essential communication skills, including scientific writing and oral dissemination.
- Understanding of the essential research organizational streams of funding and protection of intellectual property, including international and national funding systems, metrics of evaluation for scientific productions, and policies for the exploitation of research results.
- Enhanced knowledge and awareness of what comprises both physical and mental health, and their connection to physical activity.
- Development of healthy lifestyle habits to promote overall wellness.
- Understanding the principles for the improvement of
motor skills and the development of muscle strength.
- Improving one's understanding of human kinetics.
- Improving health and physical activity in connection to specific diseases.
Page of the course on the University's website

Teaching

Place of teaching
chieti (CH), italy
Languages in which the course is held
Italian

Admission requirements

Type of degree required
2nd Level Degree
Foreign language skills
English
Other educational requirements
See art. 2 PhD Call 39th cycle - Academic Year 2023/2024
English knowledge is required
1. CV in the European format.
2. Motivational letter (in English, max 4.000 characters, spaces excluded)
3. A supporting letter from a professor not involved in the Faculty of the PhD program.
4. Research project in English (max 10.000 characters spaces excluded);

Admission

Available places
7
Admission
Admission selection
Interview (in English online on TEAMS platform) The oral exam will consist of: a) CV presentation and discussion (max 20 points); b) motivational letter discussion (20 points); c) research project presentation and discussion (40 points); d) assessment of English proficiency (20 points) The candidates who will apply also for the specific scholarships funded by the PNRR DM 118 and DM 117 on specific topics will integrate the oral exam with a supplementary interview on the specific topic of the call (see available positions). Minimum score required 60/100.
Cost
Not specified
Scholarships
7
n. 7 places of which:
n. 2 scholarships funded by the University G. d’Annunzio Chieti-Pescara
n. 2 scholarships funded by the by Unicusano using PNRR funds DM 118/2023 (agreement with the University of Chieti-Pescara) on the following research topics: 1) Stress recovery balance in sport and exercise; 2) Physical activity and health
n. 1 scholarship co-funded by the K-Sport SrL and from the DM 117/2023 on the research topic: Monitoring external and internal training load in sport.
n. 1 scholarship co-funded by the Mendes SrL and from the DM 117/2023 on the research topic: Impact of multi-strain probiotic administration on body oxygen redistribution, physical
n. 1 scholarship co-funded by the da eemagine Medical Imaging and from the DM 117/2023 on the research topic: Neurofeedback in sport.

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