Would you like to share your enthusiasm for sport with others and motivate people to lead an active lifestyle? If so, the Degree programme in Sport and Movement Mediation in Leisure and Recreational Sports (SBV) at the German Sport University Cologne is the ideal choice for you. Here, you will combine practical sporting experience with knowledge of methodology, didactics, pedagogy, and training and movement science. You will learn to plan, lead and reflect on a wide range of sporting activities – whether in club sport, commercial leisure sport or (tourism-related) outdoor sport. The Degree programme is aimed at prospective students who wish to combine practical sporting experience with academic foundations and who are motivated to design exercise programmes that are goal-oriented, pedagogically sound and individually tailored.

Once you have graduated, a wide range of career paths will be open to you: you could work in clubs, associations, educational or healthcare institutions, as well as in the leisure and tourism sectors and in event and project management. A Master’s degree or a career in research is also an option.

Regardless of which of the three career fields you choose, once you have completed your degree you will be leading groups, participants or guests and teaching sport, exercise and physical activity. During the course, you will therefore develop three key competencies:

1. Teaching skills: You will teach sport and exercise in a way that is tailored to your target audience, creative and motivating – from the initial idea through to practical implementation.
2. Organisational skills: You will plan and lead events, assess safety and risk factors, and undertake administrative and evaluative tasks.
3. Interpersonal skills: You will present yourself openly, lead groups with confidence and create a supportive, inclusive environment for learning and physical activity.