European Football

European Football is a master's degree taught in the School of Social Studies and Letters of the University of Sintra-Cascais in Sintra, Lisbon.

Description
Unlike other master's degrees, the degree in European Football takes 3 years to be completed. It features 6 semesters. Overall, the master's degree in European Football provides a solid academic foundation to understand football in Europe, its global context, its complexities, and its current state. The program aims to prepare students for careers in football management, research, media, and related fields. Students that get the master in European Footbal are ready to work as coaches, sport scientists, sport journalists and many other areas related to the world of European Football. During the first 4 semesters, the student will have the choice of 7 optative courses that can tail their interests in European Football or in other subjects/courses offered by the school. In the fifth and sixth semesters, the student has the choice of doing an internship at a Lower Portuguese League Club or making a thesis in a Fragmentary Football Theme in Europe.

List of Portuguese Clubs that Have Contract with the Major

 * 1)  Real SC
 * 2)  Caldas
 * 3)  Mafra
 * 4)  Torreense
 * 5)  Vilafranquense
 * 6)  Alverca

Master Degree Outline
First Semester


 * 1) History of European Football
 * 2) European Football in the Worldwide Context
 * 3) European Leagues System
 * 4) Fragmenting Questions in European Football
 * 5) Optative Course 1
 * 6) Optative Course 2

Second Semester


 * 1) Political and Religious Influence in European Football
 * 2) Influence of Capitalism in European Football
 * 3) Gender Questions in European Football - Woman European Leagues
 * 4) Lower Leagues in Europe (Non-Leagues)
 * 5) Optative Course 3
 * 6) Optative Course 4

Third Semester


 * 1) Football in the United Kingdom
 * 2) Football in Germany
 * 3) Football in Spain
 * 4) Football in Portugal
 * 5) Football in Italy
 * 6) Optative Course 5

Fourth Semester


 * 1) Tactical Analysis of European Football
 * 2) Champions League and Europa League in historical, modern and futuristic contexts
 * 3) European Football and Colonialism
 * 4) The Portuguese First Division
 * 5) Optative Course 6
 * 6) Optative Course 7

Fifth and Sixth Semesters
 * 1) Internship in a Lower League Portuguese Team OR Investigation Work in a Fragmentary Football Theme

List of Optative Courses Related to the Master Degree
List of Optative Courses

First Semester:


 * Study of Football in Europe
 * European Football in Conflict with South American Football
 * Football and War
 * Football and Society
 * History of Futsal in Europe
 * Philosophy of Football

Second Semester:


 * Football in the Post-USSR Nations
 * Sociology of Football
 * Football in the context of European Union
 * Football and Language
 * Environmental Conditions for Football in Europe - Geography and Football
 * Asian Football
 * African Football

Third Semester:


 * Football in France
 * Football in Post-Yugoslavian Nations
 * Football in Andorra
 * Football in Angola and Mozambique
 * Football in the Netherlands
 * Football in Scotland and Ireland

Fourth Semester:


 * Europe Conference League - And future European Club Competitions
 * Football Cups in Europe
 * Youth Facilities in Europe for Football
 * North American Football Status
 * Racial Problems in European Football
 * Anthropology of Football