B.A. “Applied Kinesiology”

As part of module M01, you must complete a total of 12 research participation hours at the Institute of Sports Science. This will give you an insight into research and enable you to make a valuable contribution to scientific knowledge. Please start accumulating your participation hours right at the start of your degree programme!

To take part in experiments, please register on the SONA (external link, opens in a new window) study participation system and select the course “VP-Stunden Mono-BA (12)”. When registering, you must provide your name and email address; you should also enter your date of birth so that all experiments and studies relevant to you can be displayed. You must also agree to the privacy policy. Once you have registered, all current studies will be displayed in SONA and you can sign up for sessions or take part in online studies there.

All studies and experiments are also publicised via the “Newsletter VP-Stunden”, which you can subscribe to via GRIPS.

Once you have completed the 12 hours, please submit proof of completion (a printout) to the secretariat (opens your email program). The hours will then be credited to your FlexNow account on the following dates:

• Winter semester: 31 January and 31 March
• Summer semester: 31 July and 30 September
   

The seminar “Fundamentals of Programming” is covered by external courses. You can choose from a range of different courses; upon successful completion, credit will be awarded for module M12.

You must register for the courses yourself via SPUR; here you will find information on the course content and prerequisites in the respective course descriptions. Please note any differing registration periods, participant limits and organisational information.

Courses eligible for credit in the summer semester 2026:

• EDS-206se – Introduction to R
• 60127 – Data Science with Python
• 60129 – Data Science with R
• 60134 – Visualising Data with R and QGIS
• 36669 – Introduction to Programming with Java for the Humanities
• 60137 – Practical Python: Data, Maps & Reproducible Analyses with Quarto
   

Practical Module M13

Module M13 (= Sport and Physical Activity) offers the ‘classic’ individual sports (Artistic Gymnastics, Gymnastics and Dance, Athletics, Swimming) and team sports (Basketball, Soccer, Handball, Volleyball).

The following annual schedule is planned:

• Winter semester: Artistic Gymnastics, Swimming, Basketball, Handball
• Summer semester: Gymnastics and Dance, Athletics, Soccer, Volleyball

During the course of your studies, you must take a total of four courses. It is recommended that you take one individual sport and one team sport. In addition, you are free to choose two further courses.

You must sit an exam in one of the four sports you have chosen. It is not permitted to improve your mark by sitting a further exam in a different sport. The specific examination formats will be announced (at the start of the semester) by the respective lecturers.
 

Practical Module M14

Module M14 (= Recreational Sports and Health Promotion) offers both recreational sports (e.g. Badminton, Movement Arts, Climbing, Tennis, Table Tennis, etc.) and sports for health promotion (e.g. Aikido, Qigong, Tai Chi, Yoga, etc.). The programme is determined, amongst other things, by the availability of teaching staff and teaching assignments, and does not follow a fixed schedule.

During the course of your studies, you must take a total of four courses. It is recommended that you take one recreational sport and one course from the area of sport for health promotion. In addition, you may choose two further courses freely. Please refer to the course catalogues to see which area the courses on offer are assigned to.

You must sit an exam in one of the four sports you have chosen. It is not permitted to improve your mark by sitting a further exam in a different sport. The specific examination formats will be announced (at the start of the semester) by the respective lecturers.
 

Aims and content

As part of the 14-week full-time internship (35–40 hours per week), students will gain an insight into the nature of the work, working conditions and qualification requirements of potential employers (e.g. research institutes, prevention and rehabilitation centres, clinics, health insurance companies, sports federations/clubs, etc.). Completing an internship not only enables students to establish contacts with potential future employers but also allows them to familiarise themselves with the professional field of sport and exercise science.

Please note that the internship should be undertaken in fields related to sport and exercise science. The focus of the work should be on practical tasks and the application of the knowledge of sport and exercise science acquired during the degree programme (e.g. working with patients; gaining initial teaching experience/course leadership experience). It should also be possible to gain an insight into the organisation of the institution and to learn about and understand its objectives, as well as the intervention strategies employed for the respective client group.

In addition to the essential requirement that the internship must be relevant to the course content, it is strongly recommended that students undertake the internship in an area of personal or professional interest.

Accompanying module

The internship, which is scheduled for the 5th semester, is supported by a support course (seminar) designed to assist with the reflection on and integration of the internship experiences. At the end of the internship, a final presentation takes place, in which the insights and experiences gained are reflected upon.

Procedure and recognition

Approval, confirmation and registration of the internship are handled by Dr Sabine Hoja (opens your email program).

• Before commencing the internship, please submit the completed Intership Approval Request and obtain confirmation that the chosen organisation is suitable as an internship venue.
• Once the internship has ended, please submit the completed Internship Confirmation.
• As part of the accompanying seminar, you will present your work during the internship. You will receive more detailed information on this at the start of the course.
• Once all requirements have been met, the internship and the accompanying seminar will be recorded in FlexNow. (It is not necessary to register the internship in FlexNow in advance.) There is no final module exam; module M15 is ungraded.
• If required, a written confirmation can be issued prior to the internship stating that it is a compulsory internship as part of the Bachelor’s degree programme in ‘Applied Kinesiology’.
   

The bachelor’s thesis is typically completed in the sixth semester and is intended to demonstrate that students have mastered the fundamentals of academic work in their field and can apply them independently to a specific topic.

All students are encouraged to approach a suitable advisor with their own proposed topic. You can find an overview of possible topics and subject areas for bachelor's theses further down on this page.

Bachelor’s theses may also be completed externally, for example in cooperation with a company. However, registration and grading are handled by a supervisor from the University of Regensburg.

General Guidelines:

• Length: 30–70 pages 
• Turnaround time: max. 10 weeks
• Citation style and formatting requirements: Bachelor’s theses must be written in accordance with the current version of the APA (American Psychological Association) style guide, which is currently the 7th edition.

Registration:

On the website of the Humanities Examination Office, under the section ‘Thesis’, you will find both an information sheet on the thesis containing all relevant details - including information on application, the deadline for completion, submission, and grading - as well as the application form for the bachelor’s thesis, which you should use to register your bachelor’s thesis.

Submission:

The bachelor's thesis must be submitted to the Examination Office by the deadline in one bound printed copy and one additional electronic version (PDF file).
 

Module Exam M10.1

The module exam M10.1 (= Introduction to Experimental Design) will take place as an online exam, based on the latest version of the lecture.
 

Module Exams M12 and M21

For all future module exams M12 and M21 (= Competence in Exercise and Movement Science), the questions will be set by Dr Hofmann, based on his four lectures (the most recent versions in each case).

Module Exam M14

The following rules apply to the module exam M14 (= Medical Competence):

• For all future module exams M14, the sub-sections ‘Anatomy’ and ‘Physiology’ will be based on the lectures given by Dr Kritzenberger (Anatomy from the 2024 summer semester) and Dr Wagner (Physiology from the 2024/25 winter semester) respectively.
• For the ‘Sport and Health’ sub-section, future exams will always refer to the most recent version of the lecture.

Module Exam M15

For module exam M15 (= Psychological Competence I), future exams will always be based on the most recent version of the lecture ‘Introduction to Sports Psychology’.

Module Exam M16

All future module exams M16 (= Psychological Competence II) will be based on the lecture ‘Motor Learning and Neural Foundations’ delivered by Dr Lehmann in the 2024/25 winter semester, although Part VI is not relevant to the exam.
 

As part of the M10 module, you must complete a total of 20 reserach participation hours. This will give you an insight into research and enable you to make a valuable contribution to scientific knowledge. Please start accumulating your participation hours right at the start of your degree!

At least 15 hours must be completed at the Institute of Sports Science; a maximum of five hours may also be completed elsewhere (for example, in Psychology or Media Informatics).

To take part in experiments run by the Institute of Sports Science, please register on the SONA (external link, opens in a new window) study participation system and select the course “VP-Stunden Kombi-BA (15)”. When registering, you must provide your name and email address; you should also enter your date of birth so that all experiments and studies relevant to you can be displayed. You must also agree to the privacy policy. Once you have registered, all current studies will be displayed in SONA and you can sign up for sessions or take part in online studies there.

Our studies and experiments are also publicised via the “VP-Stunden Newsletter”, which you can subscribe to via GRIPS.

Once you have completed the 20 hours, please submit proof of completion (a printout) to the secretariat (opens your email program). The hours will then be credited to your FlexNow account on the following dates:

• Winter semester: 31 January and 31 March
• Summer semester: 31 July and 30 September 
   

The seminar “First Aid” must be replaced by an external first aid course comprising at least 9 teaching units, run by the Red Cross, the Johanniter or a similar organisation; the costs of these courses cannot be covered by the Department of Sports Science.

Once you have completed the course, please submit the relevant certificate of attendance to the secretariat (opens your email program); FlexNow credits will then be awarded on the following dates:

• Winter semester: 31 January and 31 March
• Summer semester: 31 July and 30 September
   

Contact details

Please contact Mr Klaus Rögner (Internship Co-ordinator for the Combined Bachelor’s programme) exclusively via the following email address: praktikum.abw(at)ur.de (opens your email program)

Internship Guidelines

Objective: Internships within the degree programme in Applied Kinesiology are designed to provide students with insights into the practical aspects of sports and movement sciences, alongside their university education and teaching. Furthermore, the aim is to reflect on university teaching in a practical context (which is why this is also the most important part of the report to be submitted).
Undertaking an internship also provides an opportunity, on the one hand, to establish contacts with potential future employers and, on the other hand, to familiarise oneself with the professional field of a movement scientist.
Furthermore, students should aim to acquire practical skills and qualifications through additional, voluntary placements, relevant jobs and voluntary work alongside their studies.

Duration: The intership in the Bachelor’s programme must be completed as a full-time, non-university block internship lasting at least 4 consecutive weeks. A voluntary extension of the duration is viewed positively, as it usually takes around 2–3 weeks to gain the necessary overview to enable effective participation.
From the fifth week onwards, you officially transition to a voluntary internship; this is important to note for some providers. 
Similarly, for some providers, a reference to the examination regulations is not sufficient. On request, we can therefore issue you with a certificate confirming that you have to complete an internship of at least four weeks. To do so, please send a request to the email address above, including your student number and address.

Recognition of the intership: The decisive factor when choosing an internship or an area of work is that it must involve sports or exercise science. The focus of your work during the internship must be on practical work and the application of the knowledge of sports and exercise science acquired as part of your degree programme (e.g. working with patients; initial teaching experience/course leadership experience). It should also be possible to gain an insight into the organisation of the facilities and to become familiar with and understand their objectives, as well as the intervention strategies employed for their respective client groups.
In addition to the mandatory requirement that the internship must be relevant to the course content, it is strongly recommended that the internship be undertaken in an area of personal or professional interest.

Recognition of previous practical experience: Practical experience gained prior to the start of the degree programme (including community service, a voluntary social year, voluntary work, etc.) is generally not recognised within the Bachelor’s programme.

Internship report: The internship report serves as a written reflection on the work carried out. It must take the form of a seminar paper (including a cover page and table of contents) and be at least 7 pages in length. Great importance is attached to correct formatting (spelling, language, structure, bibliography). The content should include:

1. A description of the organisation (brief description of its size, various departments, remit, etc.).
2. A description of your own areas of responsibility (a factual description of your duties, not a narrative of your experiences!).
3. A reflection on how university teaching has helped you to tackle practical tasks (linking theory and practice).

Procedure and recognition

Approval, confirmation and registration of the internship are handled by Mr Klaus Rögner (praktikum.abw(at)ur.de (opens your email program)):

• Before commencing the internship, please submit the completed Internship Approval Request and obtain confirmation that the chosen organisation is suitable as an internship venue.
• Once the internship has ended, please submit the completed Internship Confirmation. Alternatively, you may submit a confirmation from the internship organisation (please submit a copy only!) containing formal details such as the date, the student’s name, the duration of the internship and the name of the institution.
• You must also prepare an internship report (see above) and submit it no later than four weeks after the end of the internship; please ensure you include your student number. Should the internship report require revision, you will be contacted by email. You have the option of arranging a feedback meeting; please request an appointment for this.
• The documents must be handed in to Mr Rögner in an envelope or posted in the postbox.
• Once all requirements have been met, the internship will be recognised and – allowing for any time needed for corrections – recorded in FlexNow on the relevant dates (see below). It is not necessary to register the internship in FlexNow in advance.
   

FlexNow recording

FlexNow entries are made on the following cut-off dates:

• Winter semester: 31 December and 31 March
• Summer semester: 30 June and 30 September
   

Internship credits are recorded exclusively on these cut-off dates. The date of the postmark applies.
These dates have been chosen specifically to facilitate the issuing of certificates. As a general rule, no exceptions to these deadlines can be made.
The FlexNow entry confirms the successful completion of the compulsory internship in Module M19.
(In addition, a seminar from Module 18 may be substituted; in this case, the mark for the internship report is counted as the mark for a module component.)
 

Module M20

A total of four courses must be taken from the various areas (individual sports, team sports, relaxation, adventure/modern sports). Exams will be taken in two of these courses, and the marks from these will then be used to calculate the module mark. In addition, you may take a maximum of two further practical courses for the Electives.

Module M23

A total of two courses (freely selectable) must be taken. No exams are taken; the module is ungraded.
 

On the website of the Humanities Examination Office, under the section ‘Thesis’, you will find both an information sheet on the thesis, which contains all relevant information, including details on the application process, the deadline for completion, submission and assessment, as well as the application form for the Bachelor’s thesis, which you should use to register your Bachelor’s thesis.

Please contact your preferred supervisor at an early stage; below is an overview of possible topics and subject areas for bachelor's theses.

The latest version of APA (American Psychological Association) – currently the 7th edition – always applies to citation style and formal criteria when writing Bachelor’s theses.