Bachelor in Licence - Portail STAPS site de Vichy

The tuition fee is 178 EUR per year.

STAPS, short for Sciences et Techniques des Activités Physiques et Sportives (Sciences and Techniques of Physical and Sporting Activities), is a bachelor's discipline covering the scientific, pedagogical, and practical study of sport and physical activity. This portail, or common first-year entry track, is offered at Université Clermont Auvergne's Vichy site and gives students a shared foundation before later specializing into pathways such as physical education teaching, sport management, adapted physical activity and health, or coaching and training sciences. Typical coursework spans human anatomy and physiology as applied to movement and exercise, biomechanics, sport psychology, sociology of sport, and the pedagogy of teaching physical activities, alongside practical sessions across a range of sports disciplines. Students also commonly study sport management and the organization of sporting events or clubs, as well as the physiological effects of training and exercise on the body. Because STAPS combines scientific coursework with practical physical activity, students typically alternate between lecture-based study and applied sessions in gymnasiums, pools, or outdoor sports facilities. Career paths after a STAPS bachelor's degree, particularly with further specialization at the master's level, include physical education teaching, sports coaching, personal training, sport management and event organization, and adapted physical activity roles working with populations who need modified exercise programs for health reasons. The program runs over three years, is taught in French, and is based at the Vichy site of Université Clermont Auvergne in central France. Yearly tuition is 178 EUR. The shared portail structure means students typically choose a specific specialization within STAPS after the initial common year of study.