TUM Department of Sport and Health Sciences

The TUM Department of Sport and Health Sciences (TUM SG) (German: Fakultät für Sport- und Gesundheitswissenschaften) is a department of the Technical University of Munich, located at the Zentrale Hochschulsportanlage in the Olympiapark. Its focuses on sports science and health science.

TUM Department of Sport and Health Sciences

Type	Public
Established	2002
Dean	Renate Oberhoffer-Fritz
Academic staff	13 professors 175 staff^[1]
Students	2,228 (2020)^[2]
Location	Munich , Bavaria , Germany
Affiliations	TUM
Website	sg.tum.de

History

The Department was established in 2002.^[1]

Research units

The Department consists of numerous research units, some of which are shared with other departments:^[1]

• Applied Software Engineering (with the Department of Informatics)
• Applied Sport Sciences
• Biomechanics in Sports
• Chronobiology & Health
• Conservative and Rehabilitative Orthopedics
• Didactics in Sport and Health
• Educational Science in Sport and Health
• Epidemiology
• Exercisebiology
• Exercise, nutrition and health
• General Practice (with the School of Medicine)
• Health Economics
• Human Movement Science
• Media and Communications
• Neuromuscular Diagnostics
• Neuropathology (with the School of Medicine)
• Performance Analysis and Sports Informatics
• Preventive Pediatrics
• Preventive and Rehabilitative Sports Medicine (with the School of Medicine)
• Psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy (with the School of Medicine)
• Social Pediatrics (with the School of Medicine)
• Sociology of Diversity
• Sport and Health Management
• Sport Equipment and Sport Materials (with the Department of Mechanical Engineering)
• Sport Psychology
• Sports Orthopedics (with the School of Medicine)

Rankings

University rankings
By subject – Global & National
QS ^[citation needed]  () THE ^[citation needed]  () ARWU Sport Science 2021^[3] 31  (2) QS ^[citation needed]  () THE ^[citation needed]  () ARWU ^[citation needed]  () QS ^[citation needed]  () THE ^[citation needed]  () ARWU ^[citation needed]  () QS ^[citation needed]  () THE ^[citation needed]  () ARWU ^[citation needed]  ()
CHE Ranking 2020 – National
Sports Sciences^[4] Overall study situation ● 2.3 – Research orientation – – Study organisation – – Support in studies – – Support in the study entry phase ● 7/14 pts. Coursed offered – – Teacher support – – Exam preparation – – Laboratory internships – – Teaching of scientific competence – – Scientific-artistical orientation – – Graduations in appropriate time – – International orientation – – Contact with work environment ● 7/11 pts. – Job market preparation – – Citations per publication – Doctorates per professor – Publications per professor ● 23.6 Research reputation – Third party funds per professor – Third party funds per academic –

In the Shanghai Ranking's 2021 Global Ranking of Sport Science Schools and Departments, the TUM Department of Sport and Health Sciences is ranked 31st in the world and 2nd in Germany (after the German Sport University Cologne).^[3]

References

1. "The Department of Sport and Health Sciences". TUM Department of Sport and Health Sciences. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
2. "TUM Facts & figures". Technische Universität München. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
3. "ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Sport Science Schools and Departments 2021". Academic Ranking of World Universities. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
4. "Studying Sports Sciences in Germany". CHE University Ranking. Retrieved 31 December 2020.