Acting Head of Department: Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor Volodymyr Dmytrovych Martyn

On September 1, 2025, the Department of Theory and Methods of Physical Culture and Sports was established within the Faculty of Social Well-Being and Human Health, headed by a distinguished specialist in the field of physical culture and sports, Honored Coach of Ukraine, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor Bohdan Stepanovych Semeniv.

The Department defines its primary mission as the training of highly qualified professionals in the field of physical culture and sports, capable of effectively contributing to public health promotion, popularizing a healthy lifestyle, and fostering the development of sports at different levels.

To achieve this mission, the Department sets forth a range of educational, research, social, and organizational objectives. Specifically, in the educational sphere, the main goal is to ensure high-quality theoretical and practical training of students within the relevant educational programs. In the research domain, the focus lies on conducting scientific investigations in the areas of physical culture and sports. In social life, the Department emphasizes developing students’ skills and knowledge to work with diverse population groups (children, school pupils, students, adults, and the elderly).

To implement these objectives, the Department has identified the following key tasks:

• Educational: developing and updating curricula, course syllabi, and methodological resources; conducting lectures, seminars, practical classes, and laboratory sessions; supervising student research and qualification projects; organizing and overseeing pedagogical, research, and industrial internships.
• Research: carrying out scientific studies within the Department’s research scope; publishing scholarly articles and monographs; participating in conferences, seminars, and symposia; engaging students in research activities.

• Methodological: improving teaching methods in the Department’s disciplines; developing textbooks and teaching manuals; introducing innovative technologies into the educational process.
  
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