Kaunas, Lithuania
DURATION
4 up to 5 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
01 May 2025
EARLIEST START DATE
01 Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 4,000 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* fees are subject to change
Key Summary
Introduction
Completing your Bachelor of Sports degree at Lithuanian Sports University prepares you to become a Health and fitness trainer with theoretical and practical knowledge and skills to effectively design, apply, and improve integrated exercise, nutrition, and stress management programs able to protect people of all ages from birth to old age, from many chronic diseases and to significantly improve their quality of life, based on the achievements of fundamental and applied interdisciplinary science and technology at the international level.
- Language: English B2 level or IELTS 5.0/TOEFL 72
- Credits: 240 ECTS
- Begins: September
- Study type: Full-time
- Duration: 4 years
- Prerequisites: Secondary education
- Qualification to be conferred: Bachelor of Sports
Objectives
Based on the achievements of fundamental and applied interdisciplinary science and technology at the international level, to educate a bachelor of sports (Health and fitness trainer) possessing theoretical and practical knowledge and skills to effectively design, apply and improve integrated exercise, nutrition, and stress management programs able to protect people of all ages, from birth to old age, from many chronic diseases and to significantly improve their quality of life, social and economic prosesses.
Reasons to study with us:
90 years of tradition.This is where theory and practice come together. Agreements with more than 200 companies and institutions to carry out student internships in Lithuanian and abroad. We build on the longest traditions of sports education in Lithuania and a wide network of alumni with presence in over 40 countries.
Values. We develop a well-rounded individual who is educated, civically engaged, socially responsible, and possesses creativity and entrepreneurial skills. From applying for a visa, to obtaining the homologation of your documentation to the Lithuanian system.
International Student Card. As a student you will have a card with discounts on brands, leisure, culture, accommodation, transport, restaurants, and other.
Accomodation. The LSU infrastructure also includes dormitories where students can live throughout their entire study process.
Admissions
Curriculum
Modules
All the program modules are distributed within eight semesters:
- Introductory semester. Introduction to teaching didactics & physical activity, public health, applied basic health sciences, behavioral change models, presentation & communication, and project management are offered both in theoretical and practical ways.
- Health Enhancing Physical Activity. Students will get to know Physical Activity programmes suitable for various stages of health and fitness levels of target groups.
- Changing Behaviour. Students will study and practice basic counseling skills in order to help the clients to adapt to a long-term healthy lifestyle.
- Nutrition. Students will learn about healthy nutrition, European cultural and policy differences in diet, and diet-related health; also they will help the clients learn how to change eating habits.
- Entrepreneurship. The focus is made on possible job scenarios and students’ abilities to deal with various work environments as well as on employment policy and strategy.
- Basic University Studies and Internship. Students will study basic university subjects as well as have their internships. The study program internship covers 15 credits (duration – 3 months). Students will be able to choose places for an internship abroad.
- An Integrated Final Project.
Program Outcome
Competences
Exercise, Nutrition, and Stress Management study is an interdisciplinary program. The competencies of graduates overlap in Sports, Education, Psychology, Public Health, and Management areas. In this way, the programme provides a huge advantage to students compared to other similar study programmes.
Program competencies:
- Reflection
- Professional orientation
- Assessing
- Changing behavior
- Research
- Development and innovations
- Entrepreneurship
- Policymaking
- Comprehensive knowledge and management of ideas
- Health-enhancing physical activity.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Career Opportunities
Graduates will be able to work as personal and group training health and fitness trainer in sports and wellness centers, clubs and organizations, institutions and companies that organize recreational activities, Health and fitness consultants in private or public businesses or institutions, non-formal education and sports facilities, as well as private health/wellness activities; as middle and senior managers in health care, rehabilitation, sports and wellness institutions.