what is the Difference? Masters Seppro and EMSEP?

[mind]

Hello,

I am planning to apply and hopefully join one of these two masters programme,
1. Master's Degree Programme in Sport and Exercise Psychology (Seppro)
and
2. European Masters in Sport and Exercise Psychology (EMSEP) - Erasmus Mundus programme

but I would like to know, what is the difference between these two programmes?
can some kindly explain me please?
is there any advantage of one programme over the other one? I understand there has to be a reason and difference for both programme to be held in the same university in the same faculty of sports.

one more thing is can I do Phd after one of this masters? and if so, what field it would be in?
doing one of these masters what field the Phd could be in? physiotherapy or sports or psychology?

I would really appreciate if some one can make it little clear to me,

Thanks a lot.

[Upphew]

https://www.jyu.fi/sport/en/study/progr ... ro/contact
https://www.jyu.fi/sport/en/study/progr ... ep/contact
-> same number in both programmes, so the person answering should be able to answer to your question.
Quickly it seems that one is jyu program and the other is jyu, lu, uth and leipzig program.

[MikeD]

There's a fee for the EMSEP programme. My guess is that the Seppro is aimed at Finnish/EU students, whereas the EMSEP is for those coming from outside the EU.

[sammy]

An Erasmus Mundus Master's course is always offered by a consortium of universities in different countries - in this case, University of Jyväskylä and a few other ones. Apparently the University of Jyväskylä coordinates this one. If you are accepted into an EM Master's you'll need to study at least in two of the universities during the programme (i.e. you can't just stay in Jyväskylä, for example). So it's a double/joint degree - whereas if you go for the Seppro programme you get your degree from Jyväskylä "only". There are also scholarship opportunities within the EM Master's programmes - although EU students can also apply for them, non-EU students are offered more substantial sums (in this EMSEP programme - € 47,000 altogether during the two years of study).

Students can choose their preferred home university from the following three EMSEP partners: University of Jyväskylä (JyU), University of Thessaly (UTH), and Lund University (LU). The selected 24 students will be distributed equally between these home universities.

The students spend the first, third and fourth semesters at the appointed home university. For the second semester, all of the students go to the host university, University of Leipzig. This enables the students to meet each other and to meet the experts in the network as well as visiting scholars from other universities.

It's possible that the actual programme contents of EMSEP and Seppro are not that different from each other. But I'd check this directly with the university. But the EM scholarships can only be applied to EM courses, so if you choose Seppro, you can't apply for EM funding... for a non-EU student, the Erasmus Mundus course might be a more lucrative option, if you don't mind the fact that you can't stay in Finland for the whole duration of the Master's (and provided that you'd be granted the scholarship)

I would ask the faculty about PhD opportunities -> https://www.jyu.fi/sport/en/study/postgraduate

[mind]

Thanks a lot sammy, mike and upphew.

I have asked University but I never got reply, that is why I put the answer here,

so what could be the field of study for Phd after this masters? (I want to know if this masters I should do or something else, I have Bachelors in Health Science)
Phd in Health Science, Sports Science or Psychology?

can some one clarify this to me please? ( I have not got answer about Phd either from the jyu)

thanks a lot.

P.S. the admission criteria: (Link to Admission Criteria) https://www.jyu.fi/sport/en/study/progr ... quirements
Previous studies qualifying applicants for entry to the programme are a Bachelor's degree or equivalent amount of studies in

* Psychology (including Sport and Exercise Psychology, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology) or
* Sport Sciences (such as physical education, sport administration, coaching, sport physiology) or
* Health sciences, or
* some other closely related field

[mind]

I have Bsc Nursing, but I do not want to have career in clinical field (I do not want to work as Nurse) but I want in academic field (I want to work as Teacher or Professor in college)

so what could be the better choice out of these following 3 to do Masters which will lead to Phd?
(I do not want to do Msc or Phd in nursing field.)

1.Master's in Health Sciences (Public Health or International Health)
2.Master's in Health Promotion, Family Health Care
3.Master's in Sport and Psychology?


I could do Msw (master of social work) but I have to do Bsc in social studies first than only I can get admitted, so Basically I want to leave my nursing field and become teacher, but I want to utilize my 5 years of Bsc degree in nursing, I already have, in some way, so I do not have to do another Bsc to do masters and phd, that will take way too many years, if I do another Bsc.

[sammy]

so what could be the field of study for Phd after this masters? (I want to know if this masters I should do or something else, I have Bachelors in Health Science)
Phd in Health Science, Sports Science or Psychology?

can some one clarify this to me please? ( I have not got answer about Phd either from the jyu)

I don't think there IS a clear-cut answer to your question, since you're only vaguely asking for "a PhD" and seem not to have focus enough to know what exactly you would do your PhD on! Usually, people do their PhD on some subject that a) interests themselves and b) for which they have enough background knowledge & expertise through their previous studies. Some 'ready-made' Doctoral programmes do exist. but they're not the only option (in fact that Uni of Jyväskylä dept seems not to offer any ready-made programmes currently so you'd just make up a research plan and apply as a PhD student on the strengths of that & your Master's).

What matters is your own research interests - PhD studies can be built on that. Don't forget that if you wish to do a PhD this also requires additional studies and research into the subject you're interested in. It's not for anyone else to decide essentially... what you see at https://www.jyu.fi/sport/en/study/postgraduate only concerns that particular university department's PhD study opportunities. You may also decide to do your PhD somewhere else, if you like. And that's why it's almost impossible to give a definitive answer to your PhD question. It's rather up to you!

If I were you I'd first concentrate on choosing your Master's according to your own interests, if you have no idea what your PhD would be about. You don't want to do a Master's, let alone a PhD, on a subject that does not interest you. So concentrate Master's choice to start with.

[EMSEP]

Hello!

This is Crystal Green and I'm the Programme Assistant at the University of Jyvaskyla for the EMSEP and Seppro programmes. Apologies that your previous emails to the University were unanswered.

For students studying at the Unviersity of Jyvaskyla, the main differences between the Seppro and EMSEP programmes are:

1) an Erasmus Mundus Scholarship is offered for the EMSEP programme; no scholarships are offered for the Seppro programme
2) EMSEP has a mandatory mobility period to Leipzig University in the 2nd semester; there is no mandatory mobility period for the Seppro programme
3) EMSEP leads to two officially recognized M.Sc. degrees (in the case of Jyvaskyla, a Master of Sport Sciences, major: Sport and Exercise Psychology and Master of Science in Sport Science, major: Diagnostic and Intervention); the Seppro programme leads to a Master of Sport Sciences, major: Sport and Exercise Psychology

Students in the EMSEP and Seppro programmes take their courses together and follow the same curriculum while at the University of Jyvaskyla. Both programmes are open to students of all nationalities.

There are a lot of options for PhD studies in the Faculty of Sport Science at the University of Jyvaskyla. If you are interested in sport psychology then you would choose your research topic accordingly and receive your PhD in Sport Psychology.

The information posted here by Sammy, Upphew and MideD is all correct.

If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at:
emsep-mundus@sport.jyu.fi

Best Regards,
Crystal Green
Programme Assistant
European Master’s in Sports and Exercise Psychology
Department of Sport Sciences
P.O. Box 35
FI-40014 University of Jyväskylä
emsep-mundus@sport.jyu.fi
www.jyu.fi/sport/emsep
www.facebook.com/emsep