1. Structures and organizations of adapted sport at national and international levels: From the Paralympic movement to the role of federations and clubs;
2. Historical development of Adapted Sport in Portugal and worldwide, including an overview of the current legislative framework in Portugal and the European Union;
3. Structures and organizations promoting physical activity for people with disabilities: the role of the state and institutions;
4. Entrepreneurship aimed at promoting physical activity for people with disabilities;

1. Multidimensional assessment models of the physical activity participant’s profile across different contexts;
2. Development of communication skills in people with disabilities within the context of adapted physical activity;
3. Alternative and augmentative communication systems, including the practical application of these systems in adapted physical activity contexts;
4. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) as assistive technologies to support or replace impaired functions, and their applicability in different physical activity contexts for people with disabilities;
5. Development of products, methodologies, technical and technological solutions to support participation, and their use in adapted physical activity contexts;
6. Barriers and accessibility for physical activity practice: architectural barriers in practice spaces.

1. Conceptualização da deficiência – A evolução do conceito de deficiência ao longo dos anos (OMS, ONU, Classificação Internacional de Funcionalidade);
2. Definição, etiologia e classificação da deficiência motora, sensorial ou intelectual;
3. Os modelos associados ao conceito de deficiência: modelo caritativo, modelo médico, modelo social e modelo baseado em direitos;
4. A deficiência e a atividade física: que adaptações? Que possibilidades de movimento? Que possibilidades de intervenção?;
5. Barreiras e facilitadores para a prática de atividade física por pessoas com deficiência;
6. Benefícios físicos, sociais e psicológicos da prática de atividade física para a pessoa com deficiência;
7. Condições de segurança a ter em consideração em função da tipologia de deficiência e do nível de funcionalidade;
8. Desenvolvimento de competências de inclusão: planeamento de estratégias práticas e análise de exemplos de boas práticas nacionais e
   internacionais

1. Teaching-Learning Process: How to teach or facilitate learning; creation of supportive learning environments; characteristics of an educational process; different types (and moments) of decision-making: design, implementation, and evaluation; conditional factors and decision factors.
2. Planning in Sports for People with Disabilities: Objectives, importance, nature, guiding principles, core elements, and levels; operationalization of objectives.
3. Planning and Dimensions of Pedagogical Intervention: Technical teaching competencies: Instruction, Management, Climate, and Discipline, adapted to the characteristics of people with motor, sensory, and intellectual disabilities.
4. Assessment: Importance, objectives, objects of assessment, methods and techniques; domains and types; clarification of associated concepts; specific characteristics and precautions when applying tests to people with different types of disabilities.

1. Introduction to Exercise Physiology and basic concepts: homeostasis, stimulus and adaptation, bioenergetics, and systemic response to exercise;
2. Neural, aerobic, anaerobic, and metabolic adaptations in individuals with motor, sensory, and intellectual disabilities;
3. Functional and physiological assessment: internal and external load parameters, safety, and management of physiological risk;
4. Methods and tools for controlling and monitoring training load;
5. Identification of the main physiological adaptations/responses in individuals with different types of disabilities across various contexts (sports training, exercise for health, recreational and educational settings);
6. Specific physiological adaptations in different contexts (sports training, exercise for health, recreation, and education);
7. Interpretation of clinical data and its integration into exercise prescription and planning.

The “Free Elective” unit must be selected from among the curricular units available for this purpose, under the guidance of the higher education institution.

1. Conceptualization of a scientific study
2. Research and bibliographic management
3. Objectives, hypotheses, and variables
4. Sampling
5. Quantitative research
6. Data analysis in quantitative research
7. Qualitative research
8. Experimental design and threats to validity
9. Protocols for data collection and analysis
10. Codes of Ethics and Conduct
11. Writing the scientific text
12. Structuring presentations

1. Health Assessment, Risk Determination, and Exercise Safety;
2. Methods for Assessing Physical Fitness in People with Disabilities: Evaluation protocols for endurance, strength, flexibility, and body composition in individuals with different types of disabilities (sensory, motor, and intellectual);
3. Periodization and Exercise Prescription for People with different types of disabilities (sensory, motor, and intellectual):
   a) Introduction;
   b) Safety considerations;
   c) Adapted equipment and materials for different contexts (sports training, exercise for health, recreational and educational settings);
   d) Principles of adapted and inclusive training: strategies and methodologies for working with individuals with sensory, motor, and intellectual disabilities in various intervention contexts;
   e) Training considerations and biomechanical, physiological, and methodological adaptations according to the characteristics of different types of disabilities;

The program of this unit will consist of a series of seminars presented by guest researchers from various national and international institutions, aiming to showcase and discuss recent research in the field of sport applied to people with disabilities. The seminars will be followed by debates actively participated in by the students. Students will also have the opportunity to present their ongoing projects.

1. Sports and Physical Exercise for people with disabilities: contextualization, benefits, and recommendations for different contexts and groups;
2. Sports and Physical Exercise for people with disabilities: intervention perspectives, structuring factors, and intervention modalities;
3. Sports and Physical Exercise for people with disabilities, quality of life, and Community, and their interrelations;
4. Community Intervention – a tool for quality of life and inclusion in the community:
   4.1) Different contexts and groups for applying community projects;
   4.2) Multidisciplinary strategies for increasing participation in adapted Sports and Physical Exercise;
   4.3) Social and physical environments that support the community intervention project;
   4.4) Models and methodologies for Community Intervention;
5. Community intervention project: design, management, and evaluation;
6. Reference Community Intervention Projects.

1. Foundations of Sports Training for People with Disabilities: General principles of sports training and their adaptation to different disabilities (motor, sensory, intellectual); physiological, motor, and psychological characteristics of athletes with disabilities; biomechanical adaptations to movement;
2. Training Planning and Periodization: Planning in the context of adapted sport; structure and delivery of a training session; inclusive pedagogical strategies; methodological adaptations;
3. Training Assessment and Monitoring: Functional and motor assessment in adapted sport; tools and protocols for training evaluation and monitoring; interpretation and use of results in training prescription;
4. Sports Classification and Eligibility: Concepts of eligibility and functional classification, and classification criteria.
5. Practical Intervention in Adapted Sport: Didactic and methodological principles of training in different sports modalities.

The “Free Elective” unit must be selected from among the curricular units available for this purpose, under the guidance of the higher education institution.

Dissertation

1. Bibliographic research methods using reference databases in the field of physical activity for people with disabilities;
2. Presentation of the study problem and justification of its relevance within the context of physical activity for people with disabilities;
3. Formulation of hypotheses, study design, definition of objectives, selection of the population, and determination of sample size;
4. Basic and/or advanced statistical concepts, both quantitative and qualitative, according to the defined study objectives;
5. Use of data analysis software;
6. Presentation and dissemination of results.

Project

1. Identification of the intervention problem;
2. Conducting a needs assessment appropriate to the target population, taking into account their characteristics (type of disability, level of functionality, interests and objectives, barriers);
3. Development of a robust theoretical framework, based on bibliographic research methods using reference databases;
4. Planning the intervention according to the guidelines for the target population, and based on the knowledge acquired in the different curricular units of the study program;
5. Evaluation of the intervention’s impact, using appropriate methodologies and basic and/or advanced statistical concepts, both quantitative and qualitative, according to the defined study objectives and problem, including the use of data analysis software;
6. Presentation and dissemination of results.

Internship

1. Analyze and characterize sports organizations or contexts, as well as associative or professional settings, within the scope of sports for people with disabilities;
2. Develop an action/intervention plan targeted at different contexts;
3. Perform various roles within the entity/institution and at different stages of the learning/acting process;
4. Collaborate in the development of projects that the institution aims to carry out, according to its organizational structure and dynamics;
5. Contribute to the enhancement and improvement of services provided by the hosting entity;
6. Present proposals for improving practices or services, motivating staff, improving relationships with the target audience, or attracting new audiences;
7. Write an Internship Report and present/discuss it publicly.