Bachelor degreeSports Studies (in Kaunas)
| Study location | Lithuania, Kaunas |
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| Academic field | Sports (ISCED 01026) |
| Type | Undergraduate, full-time |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | Bachelor degree |
| Tuition fee | €5,300 per year |
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| Application fee | €150 one-time Non-EU applicants shall pay through the Flywire portal. Application fee is not refundable. |
| Entry qualification | High school / secondary education (or higher) Minimum 60% CGPA Admission score counting is based on: Sport achievements / Motivation interview * 0,4 + Grade point average (of school graduation certificate) * 0,4 + English * 0,2 Minimum admission score to qualify: 5,4 The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Lithuanian. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. High School diploma and its supplement (transcript of records / mark sheet) in the original language and translated into English. Education Documents (School degree Diploma and Transcript of Records) will need to be assessed by the accredited institution during the first semester of studies. You must take verified copies of the entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. |
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| Language requirements | English Proof of English Language: the applicant must present a recent and valid document proving B2 level (usually certificates are valid for 2 years from the date of received results; check each certificate‘s validity period) if the applicant is not a native speaker and has not received education in English. The following certificates and scores are acceptable: TOEFL 87-109 iBT/ 534-633 PBT Note (!) Students who start studies at Vytautas Magnus University having the English language competence B2 level shall achieve Academic English level C1. |
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| Other requirements | Upload your Curriculum vitae (CV); Example |
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Overview
Do you have a passion for sports and aspire to become a modern, exceptional, competent, and leading coach in your chosen sport? If so, choose Vytautas Magnus University (VDU) Sports Studies and start your journey at VDU!
Sports Studies at VDU is a unique program in Lithuania, based on the principles of the American Sport Education Program and characterized by broad-based coach training. This study program is the only one in the country that prepares coaches for all sports.
By studying Sports Studies at VDU, you will learn innovative training methods and technologies, apply the possibilities of artificial intelligence in sports, and gain international experience by completing coaching internships in Lithuania and abroad. And if the green and white colors hold a special place in your heart, the Kaunas Žalgiris in-depth coach training studies await you. During your studies, you will have the opportunity to choose alternative study subjects that deepen your coaching qualifications, and upon completion, you will receive an International Certificate in:
• Sports Psychology
• Athletic Training
• Personal Trainer Mastery
• Coaching Leadership in the Kaunas Žalgiris Team
• Sports Performance Analysis
After these studies, you will become a coach in your chosen sport or an athletic trainer, a personal trainer. You will be able to be a lecturer, and work in sports administration and management. Whichever sports field you choose, you will gain the broadest university education in the VDU Sports Studies program.
Career opportunities
The right to work as a sports specialist with a wide range of competencies, a coach (Achievement Sports) and according to the areas of professional activity in which graduates have successfully completed the Study Program in Sports Studies could work are the following:
1. Sports coach (sports coach)
2. Athletic training coach
3. Personal trainer
4. Paralympic / Disability Sports Coach
5. Judge in sports competitions
6. Lecturer of seminars / trainings related to sports
7. Administrative work in the private or public sector of sport
8. Sports manager
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