Razi University

The department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences was established in the Faculty of Literature and Humanities in 1994 and started admitting undergraduate students. In 1996, the Department of Physical Education began admitting students at the master's level.   

In February 1998, the Department of Physical Education was separated from the Faculty of Literature and Humanities, promoted to the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, still in the same building, until it moved to another building within the campus in 2003. 

In 2007, preliminary studies for the construction of a new building for the Faculty of Sports Sciences were conducted, and in October 2013, one of the largest sports sciences faculties in the country, on a land of over 6000 square meters, finally began its activities.

Since 2013, due to changes in the approved curriculum  of the Ministry of Education, as well as hardware and software facilities of the Faculty, it has been admitting students for the following four fields and eight programs: 
 

• Sports Physiology: Physiology, Physical Fitness and Health, Applied Sports Physiology, Nutrition
• Sport Management: Marketing in Sports Industry, Strategic Management in Sports Organizations and Sports Events Management
• Movement Behavior: Learning and Movement
• Control Pathology and Corrective Movement: Corrective Movement

At the Ph.D Level, the Faculty of Sport Sciences is currently admitting students for the following 3 fields and 7 programs:

• Sports Physiology: Physiology of Cardiovascular and Respiratory tract, Neuromuscular Adaptation in Sport and Sport Metabolism
• Sports Management: Sport Management, Marketing and Media, Strategic Management
• Movement Behavior: Movement Learning