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POSTGRADUATE STUDIES · HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

Master's degree in sports training

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DURATION

2 academic periods

MODALITY

Hybrid

CAMPUS

Main Campus

CES Resolution

RPC-SO-10-NO.286-2021

DEGREE

Master in Sports Training

Description Teachers

Learn about the focus and scope of the program

The Master’s Degree in Defense and Security with a major in Cyber Defense trains high-level professionals capable of analyzing, preventing, and responding to threats in cyberspace. The program integrates strategic national defense knowledge with advanced technical competencies in digital security, cryptography, forensics, and cyber incident management. Graduates will be prepared to lead cyber defense operations in military, government, and private sector environments, contributing to the country’s digital sovereignty.

Mission and Vision

  • Mission

To train leaders in cyber defence with solid strategic and technological knowledge, capable of protecting critical infrastructures and guaranteeing the digital security of the State, through an education of excellence based on applied research and institutional values.

  • Vision

To be the leading postgraduate program in Latin America in the training of cyber defense specialists, recognized for its academic rigor, technological innovation and contribution to national and international security.

Objectives of the Program

What we seek to achieve

To train postgraduate professionals competent in the transfer, intervention, and innovation of the technical-pedagogical processes of sports training, from the development level to the highest competitive level, contributing to management and innovation for the improvement of Ecuadorian sports performance.

Results Learning

Skills you will develop

  • Uses software related to grassroots promotion, development, and high performance, applying specific working methodologies for each level, such as metrology, among others.
  • Plans and executes basic and sports-specific motor skills, developing management and development protocols for sports training.
  • Applies techniques for managing attitude and motivation toward sports; psychological, physical, and social care; and psychological preparation for training and competition.
  • Directs appropriate sports training for youth sports initiation and determines athletic talent using scientific criteria.
  • Plans sports training following the physiological bases of the athlete's cardiovascular and neuromuscular systems at different levels, according to age and gender.
  • Proposes solutions to specific problems at different levels of sports training, focusing on case studies that demand the development of quasi-experimental research to understand problems and develop potential solutions.
  • Applies sports training directions, physical workload and its components, sports training methods, and detection of scientifically determined training zones.
  • Executes sports training planning and control models. Prescribes diets for different athletic levels related to physical fitness across various stages and medical control levels of the athlete according to age, gender, and under stress conditions.
  • Manages administrative and technical sports processes with a comprehensive vision of the sports training field, with a leadership approach framed within axiological principles aligned with a rights-based approach.

Curriculum Structure

Academic structure by period

Current Curriculum

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Curriculum Structure

Academic structure by period

  • CDE-101

Cyber Defense and National Security Fundamentals

4 credits

  • CDE-102

Applied Cryptography and Security Protocols

4 credits

  • CDE-103

Threat and Vulnerability Analysis

3 credits

  • CDE-104

Legal and Regulatory Framework in Cybersecurity

3 credits

  • CDE-105

Secure Network Architecture

3 credits

  • CDE-106

Research Methodology

3 credits

  • CDE-201

Advanced Cyber Defense Operations

4 credits

  • CDE-202

Digital Forensics

4 credits

  • CDE-203

Threat Intelligence

3 credits

  • CDE-204

Incident Management and Operational Continuity

3 credits

  • CDE-205

Degree Work Seminar

3 credits

  • CDE-206

Degree Work

6 credits

Profile Professional

The professional we train

Through the interventions of highly qualified sports professionals, the goal is to implement healthy physical activity habits within the population through sports practice, contributing to improving society’s quality of life. The generation of programs or projects implemented by professionals will allow the execution of three levels—grassroots promotion, development, and high-performance sports—contributing to meeting the social and cultural demand for sports practice as part of a lifestyle.

Profile of Graduation

What you can do when you graduate

Generates and transfers knowledge in a critical, creative, and integrated manner, oriented toward solving problems related to grassroots promotion, development, and high-performance levels in sports training.
Applies procedures and techniques for promotion, development, and high performance, using scientific knowledge and technological applications inherent to sports practice, solving individual athlete problems and collective sports practice challenges focused on high performance.
Uses and proposes methodologies to implement comprehensive training plans focused on high performance with a rights-based approach and recognition of diversity.
Solves sports-related problems employing current strategies, methods, and technological applications, experimenting with and innovating cutting-edge protocols applied to individual cases.
Develops and transfers a comprehensive vision of sports management, with knowledge of national and international legal regulations and with capacities for the comprehensive advancement of grassroots promotion, development, and high performance.
Advises on planning, execution, and technical-methodological evaluation processes across different levels of sports.

Teacher Teachers

Meet who will guide you

Coordinator: Mgtr. Aracely Obando

iaobando@espe.edu.ec

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Master in Sports Training

Get ready to lead the country’s digital protection with a training in

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