Departments and Institutes

Activity of this department is based on the understanding of physical activity as an instrument of socializing and maintaining a balance between the subjective feeling of physical and mental health. Adapted Physical Activities (APA) are focused on a wide range of disabilities and the department employees are, among other things, concerned with the creation and evaluation of APA programmes, the lifestyle of the disabled or physical activities of the elderly.  The department offers three study programmes: Adapted Physical Activity, Adapted Physical Education, as well as Civil Protection which provides higher education to the members of emergency services. The study programmes listed above are also offered to students with special education needs. Furthermore, APA Centre, being also part of the department, organizes the practical activities.

The department guarantees a three-year bachelor programme and the subsequent 2-year master programme in Physiotherapy. Students are being prepared for their future jobs in rehabilitation centres, rehabilitation institutions, institutions of physiotherapy and pain treatment, spas, sanatoriums and other medical institutions. The content of the study in the areas of Kinesiotherapy and Physical Therapy is primarily focused on the diagnostic and therapy of functional and organic disorders of locomotor and nervous systems and on the treatment of painful conditions of these systems. RRR Centre – the centre for the treatment of these conditions and a base for both the teaching staff and students of the department – is a medical facility located in the main building of the faculty.

The department provides the classes and research in the field of Kinanthropology, which is closely related to biomedicine, physical disciplines and human motor activities. Some examples of the basic courses guaranteed by this department are Anatomy, Anthropomotorics, Biophysics, Biomechanics, Exercise Physiology or Somatodiagnostics. These are among the core courses in most study programmes offered by the faculty. The scientific research of the department is focused on application outputs on both primary and secondary prevention of health concerning various groups of population. Specialized laboratories (Anthropomotorical, Biomechanical and Physiological) are equipped with modern equipment, offering the possibility for testing to not only the top-level athletes, but also others interested.

Lifestyle Management, Sport and Recreation Management or Pedagogy of Leisure, these are just some of the directions that our students can choose to follow. Our department provides education and training to future experts on healthy lifestyle and it attempts to address issues concerning the growing importance of leisure time for a person as well as the entire society. Besides the bachelor and master programme Recreation and Leisure Studies, the department also guarantees a Recreation and Leisure Studies module for the Adapted Physical Activities programme, as well as Sport Management module for the students of Coaching and Sport Management programme. Our research is aimed at active lifestyle and recreation and leisure time, with the focus on managerial and economic aspects, tourism, experiential learning and education in nature and support of physical activities as well as health.

The department provides classes and research in the field of Philosophical and Sociocultural Kinanthropology, Sport Psychology, Sport Pedagogy, Sociology, Philosophy, History of Physical Culture, Teaching Methods for Physical Education and Basics of Psychology, with the focus on general, developmental, personality, health and social psychology. It also guarantees language education at the faculty and conceptually develops other subjects of the theoretical and practical nature. Furthermore, the department secures the teaching practice for the Physical Education Teaching programme and the Teaching qualification module at the final exams. It is greatly involved in the concept and realization of both the full-time and combined forms of study of the doctoral programme, as well as the Coaching studies.

The department is a traditional part of our faculty, which was born from what was previously called the Physical Education Institute of the university. It provides the students of the Physical Education Teaching for Secondary and High Schools, Physical Education and Sport, Coaching and Sport and Coaching and Sport Management programmes with Physical Education classes. It also guarantees both theoretical and practical training in sports such as athletics, gymnastics, swimming, martial arts or sports and physical games, and it organizes university championships in athletic events and rope climbing. Our research focuses on improving the efficiency of the teaching process, diagnosis of human motor skills and physical regimen optimization of different age groups.

BALUO Application Centre is a modern and in the Czech Republic unique science and technology park, combining research into movement and lifestyle with everyday life. The Centre includes a testing swimming pool with underwater cameras using special sensors monitoring the swimmers’ movement, thus allowing a deeper analysis of the underwater activities. The sensors also monitor the testing hall area. The Centre also offers its own ski simulator with adjustable angle and speed, a “smart” fitness centre or a climbing wall. What is more, a diagnostic studio of physical culture – or your body technical control station – is the crucial part of the innovative Centre. After discovering their current state, i.e. their starting point, a client can opt for the appropriate physical activity, or alternatively, we give them recommendations. Our clients can consult us about the physical activities they have chosen, as well as practise them in the Centre. We put emphasis on the individual needs of each client and performig all activities as part of a long-term programme.
The construction of the Centre was funded by the Operational programme Entrepreneurship and innovation.

The interdisciplinary scientific workplace is concerned with research into physical activity and inactivity in relation to the general lifestyle and health of Czech inhabitants. It has a coordinating and advisory role in monitoring physical activity for Central European countries. Employees of the Institute are involved in many research projects at both national and international levels and have access to the world's leading databases. The Institute guarantees classes of Methodology of Research, Statistics and Information Technology focusing on Kinanthropology. It is also responsible for the Acta Gymnica and Tělesná kultura (Physical Culture) journals and operates the online system Indares.com. The institute consist of the Centre for Kinanthropological Research and Centre for Physical Activity Support.