Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences

Program Vision

The department provides scientific leadership, excellence and creativity in the fields of physical education and sports sciences to serve the community and enhance its local, regional and international standing to reach the highest levels of quality.

Program Mission

Providing effective academic university education through continuous development of academic programs according to the disciplines of physical education and sports sciences in light of the requirements of development plans in a way that serves the labor market and contributes to promoting sustainable development.

 Program  Objectives:

1. Building a distinguished educational institution within international standards that meets the requirements of the local, regional and international community in accordance with the directions of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.

2. Creating a stimulating environment for teaching, learning and creativity by developing and updating scientific curricula and training and evaluation methods to keep pace with the requirements of the labor market.

3. Keeping pace with technological development in the fields of blended e-learning and developing educational and academic programs to adapt university students and teaching staff.

Admission for 2026–2027 is centralised through the Qaddim platform of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.

• Eligible applicants: graduates of secondary school in the scientific, literary, biological, applied and arts streams, graduates of teacher-training institutes (physical education), and sports champions from vocational schools.
• Minimum average to apply: 54.5% for morning study, 52.5% for evening study.
• Places are allocated competitively by average, order of preference and capacity.
• Applicants for morning study must have been born in 1996 or later.
• A medical examination meeting the requirements of the programme.

Annual tuition for 2026–2027: IQD 1,500,000,. Discounts are explained under “Fees and scholarships” on the admissions page.

The programme runs on the annual system. These are the first-year courses, with their theory and practical credit hours; the programme guide gives their syllabi.

First year

Graduates work in fields including:

• Teaching physical education in schools
• Coaching in sports clubs and teams
• Fitness centres
• Sports administration and refereeing