Area
Medical and Health Sciences
Sub-Discipline
Health Sciences
University of Concepcion
- City: Concepcion,
- Commune: Concepción,
- Region: Biobío Region
goals
General objective
The Master's Degree in Kinesiology and Rehabilitation at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Concepción has the general objective of fostering the training of graduates with advanced competencies in the sciences of human movement, based on biological and physical sciences, community health, clinical research, technology in Kinesiology and rehabilitation; in order to optimize clinical practice, based on the paradigm of evidence-based practice and its application in the main lines of disciplinary development.
Specific objectives
– To promote the acquisition of advanced skills in the different areas of disciplinary development of Kinesiology, considering interdisciplinary integration and collaboration, the characteristics of the biopsychosocial context and the life course of the users.
– To promote the acquisition and application of advanced knowledge about the biological and biophysical mechanisms for their application in the process of function and dysfunction of human movement, throughout the different stages of the life course.
– Develop skills to apply technological tools that contribute to optimizing human functioning and the rehabilitation process.
– To promote the acquisition of skills for solving clinical problems, through evidence-based practice and to contribute to the generation of applied knowledge in the areas of disciplinary development.
Applicant Profile
clinical reasoning ability in the areas of kinesiological evaluation and treatment
capacity for self-criticism and resilience
Graduate profile
The graduate of the Master's in Kinesiology and Rehabilitation from the University of Concepción is a professional capable of developing advanced protocols, plans and programs of kinesiological intervention in the areas of Cardiorespiratory Kinesiology, Neurokinesiology and Musculoskeletal Kinesiology, integrating the biological and biophysical mechanisms of the process of function and dysfunction of human movement, with the cultural aspects, values, belief systems framed in the life course of people, their family and the community to which they belong.
It is capable of optimizing human functioning and the rehabilitation process through the application of innovative processes and technologies that promote the efficiency of care in the various areas of disciplinary development in Kinesiology.
It employs evidence-based clinical practice as a heuristic method for problem-solving, through systematic searching, critical analysis, and application of the best available evidence. Furthermore, it is able to analyze problems within the paradigm of human function and dysfunction, contributing to process optimization through active collaboration in clinical research groups.
He is a professional who seeks to respond to the demands of the community with a seal of social responsibility, equity, inclusion and respect for diversity and the dignity of the human being.
He is capable of exercising shared leadership, as well as integrating and promoting the formation of interdisciplinary work teams in social, health and education institutions.
Lines of investigation
The graduate presents a solid specialization in kinesiology and rehabilitation. This specialization aims to provide in-depth, general knowledge of topics related to the cardiorespiratory, musculoskeletal, and neurokinesiological fields.
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