About the Department

Sports science department was launched in 2012. The sports science department participated in the higher education sports festival to motivate students about the benefits of physical activity and physical fitness at the university level. During the department’s participation in the sports festival, it worked on image construction and achieved trophies and medals in different sports disciplines. The sports science department is working with a community in different youth sport projects. The department is still striving for more community service to help young athletes in different sports disciplines. Today, under the sports science department, there are adequate sports facilities on a gymnasium, and various other volleyball, handball, basketball, and massage facilities are available.

The general objective of the program is to produce graduates with the optimum knowledge and skill development in Sport Science by equipping with different techniques & skills of sport activities, knowledge of scientific analysis of human body movement in respect of physical activities & professionals at different level of qualification who can take part in the community in different sport aspects like in coaching, organizing, research, fitness instructors, etc in a four years for under graduate and two years for post graduate training program.

The program has the following specific objectives:

•  Provide knowledge, attitudes, skills for students in the area of sports, exercise science, coaching and so on
• Producing innovative Community Based Education(CBE) in sport science
• Ensure quality of education in the area of Sports science.
• Train academically competent professional who can actively participate in the educational, health, social and cultural sectors of the society.
• Provide trained personnel who can lead and organize intramural & extramural activities in different organizations.
• Provide advisory services in the area of sport for government and non- governmental organization, clubs, fitness centers etc.
• Conduct research related to sport science.

To see the sports science department as one of the preferred sports science departments in Ethiopian universities in 2030.

To achieve the development of our country’s economy by producing a citizen who is developed in terms of attitudes and skills;

• Conducting problem-solving research and research focusing on national and local benefits.
• Providing services to the community by investing in the sports industry and sports tourism for the national economy.