Sport Science
On behalf of the whole Team of Sport Science Program, I am pleased to welcome you to our website.
As the Director of the Sport Science Program at the College of Arts and Science, I am proud to be part of this unique program, consisting of a team of 14 members who are specialized, qualified and coming from diverse backgrounds. Their mission is to enrich the Qatari society through highly qualified graduates and contributing in developing knowledge in sport sciences in the region. Our strong strategic partners include Qatar Olympic Committee, Aspire, and Aspetar. We aspire to work with all key stakeholders of sport education and sport science in the country. Those partners offer a great support in volunteering, internship, and scientific experience opportunities, which are a valuable contribution to our growing program. Affiliated partners such as Aspetar, Hamad Medical Center, Josoor Institute, Olympic Academy, as well as sport governing bodies, and Ministry of Youth and Sports are contributing to offer our students all rounded experience about Sport Science provision in Qatar . We wish that this fruitful partnership would lead in opening job opportunities to our graduate students.
Sport Science Program at Qatar University consists of three specializations:, Exercise and Fitness, Sport Management, and Physical Education. These specializations have been established to match the country’s needs in regard to the National Vision 2030, the Sport Sector Strategy 2011-2016, and certainly the FIFA Football World Cup 2022. The program is currently undergoing enhancement plan to meet international standards.
Our unique program is designed to target the important need to initiate a life-style change among the local population and promoting a healthier life-style. To addresses issues such as obesity and diabetes and other health problems related to lack of physical activity. To examine the impact of formal and informal sport activities on the wellbeing of the population. Moreover, Qatar hosts around 45 international sport events every year, our program ambition to support the State of Qatar to train home grown specialists in the area of sport development, sport governance, event management and sport marketing.
In addition to teaching the program offers interdisciplinary impactful research outputs in different areas of sport studies, organized under the following pillars to meet the research priorities at Qatar University and QNRF; 1) Sport, Culture and Identity; 2) Sport Performance; and 3) Sport, Health and well-being.
As students, you are a very important part of our community of scholars, and we value your contributions and participation towards the Sport Science Program. The academic program is a 120CH program, set up to graduate within 4 consecutive years. The program offers specialized content in different fields of sport sciences strengthen by other general packages from health, education, and social sciences
Please take a look at our website and browse through the information. If you have any questions about t Sport Science Program at College of Arts and Sciences, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Sincerely,
Dr. Mahfoud Amara
Director of the Sport Science Program
