Study on the master’s degree in sciences of sports evaluation and sport for disabled at the University of Salerno, Italy

Abstract

The training of master students in the sports sector and in adapted physical activity is in evolution for the changing requests of the sports market. An analysis of the state of the art is useful with in-depth analysis of specific cases. The University of Salerno, Italy, has a course of study that has the training objectives on assessment and sports for the disabled. The study aims to analyse, over the last four years, from 2015 to 2019, the variations of the study plans related to the teachings and their coherence with the objectives through the documentary archive research. The Annual Unique Cards of the master’s degree program were consulted and also the data developed by the AlmaLaurea University Consortium on graduating students and on the employment outcomes of graduates after one, three and five years from the conclusion of the studies. Preliminary results show a lack of consistency of study’ plans with the training objectives and a limited presence of university in the employment dynamics, these last are limited too. The variation of the study plans was not caused by adaptations of market demands and it seems to be no relationship between university and world of work. This survey aims to understand the strengths and weaknesses of the training system and wants to respond more adequately to the need of skills in the master's degree program and to the need of professionalism to include the graduates in the world of work.