Mental Health, Sport & Physical Activity (MHSPA)

The virtual mobility program will combine synchronous teaching with online asynchronous sessions. The virtual component will consist of meetings, distributed in 10 weeks, 2.5hours per week (1 hours lecturing a week + 1.5 hour a week tutoring). In addition, students will have to complete 30 hours of individual and group works Students will be able to find all necessary module information such as power point presentations, case studies, bibliography, and video presentations. Direct links to information sources will also be provided. During the whole BIP, based on the group tutoring, the students will have a close supervision of their learning and support for their specific tasks. The virtual mobility program will allow to support the individual works and group tasks. The virtual mobility program will allow to support the individual works and group tasks. Some of the online lectures will help to reach or complete the secondary learning outcomes (1,4 and 6) as well as the key learning outcome 1. The individual and group tasks will allow to foster the overall learning and to help participants increase their skills and knowledge related more specifically to some of the key learning outcomes (for instance 3 and 4). Explore the relationship between sport, physical activity, and mental health, and develop skills to promote mental well-being, design interventions, and prevent mental health issues in sports.

Application Deadline

Virtual Part starting date 2025-04-08

Virtual Part closing date 2025-06-10

Total student workload 77

Specific field of studies Mental Health, Sport, Physical Activity, psychology, psychiatry, addiction, eating disorders

Pre-requisite for selection CV Motivation Letter

Academic pre-requisites for applicants Physical Education, Exercise/Sport Science, Psychology, Medicine, Nursing, Physiotherapy, motor sciences, and other allied disciplines.

Physical Part starting date 2025-03-31

Physical Part Description The physical mobility component will include selected components of the teaching program that may benefit more from students’ interactions and debates, for instance. Some of the learning process will include exercise (e.g. relaxation, yoga, endurance and strengths exercises). Furthermore, the Physical mobility program will allow to offer the meetings with people Life experience (secondary learning outcomes 1,2, 3, Key specific learning outcomes 4) , the meetings with sports organization experts (Key specific learning outcomes 3 and 4) and visit of the Olympic Museum The physical mobility component will include selected components of the 4 modules (the parts that may benefit more from students’ interactions and debates, for instance: The ones related to the specific learning objectives 1, 3 and 4 and the secondary learning outcomes 5). Some of the learning process will include exercise (e.g. relaxation, yoga, endurance and strengths exercises) (key specific learning outcomes 2 and 3). The Lausanne on site meetings will contribute from the beginning to promote a holistic approach and non-stigmatizing posture (secondary learning outcomes 2 and 3). Sociocultural program will link sport athletism, history, sociology, philosophy, and culture in Lausanne, one of the most important city for olympic activities and sport international associations (Guided visit and tour to the Olympic Museum center of Lausanne, Meeting with a sport international association)

Physical Part closing date 2025-04-04

Language level required Not-applicable

Field of studies related to the course Medicine and Health

Course location Lausanne

Course language English