HISTORY OF THE DEPARTMENT
Based on Resolution No. 408 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated June 30, 2021, “On measures to organize the activities of the Uzbek–Finnish Pedagogical Institute at Samarkand State University,” the Uzbek–Finnish Pedagogical Institute of Samarkand State University was established and began operating as an independent institute in 2022.
In accordance with Decree No. PF-73 of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated April 28, 2025, the name of the Uzbek–Finnish Pedagogical Institute was changed to the Samarkand State Pedagogical Institute.
PhD, Professor Eshnazarov Juraqul served as Head of the Department of “Theory and Methods of Physical Culture” from August 10, 2021, to September 7, 2024.
PhD (DSc), Professor Khaydarov Bakhtiyor Tojiyevich served as Head of the Department of “Theory and Methods of Physical Culture” from September 7, 2024, to December 12, 2025.
PhD, Associate Professor Dusanov Uchkun Suyunovich has been serving as Head of the Department of “Physical Culture and Sports” since December 12, 2025.
The professors and teachers of the department provide instruction in all subjects for students studying in full-time, part-time, and evening forms of education in the bachelor’s programs “Physical Culture,” “Sports Activities,” and “Physical Education and Sports in Preschool and Primary Education,” as well as for students of the master’s program in the specialty 70111201 – Theory and Methodology of Physical Education and Sports.
In the 2025–2026 academic year, the Department of Physical Culture and Sports employs 32 full-time faculty members, 3 internal part-time instructors, and 3 external part-time instructors.
Among them, 2 are professors holding the degree of Doctor of Science (DSc), 1 is a professor holding the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), 5 are associate professors, 2 are senior lecturers, and 26 are assistant lecturers. Currently, the scientific potential of the department is 26 percent.
To date, the faculty members of the department have prepared 14 textbooks, 27 study guides, 10 monographs, and 6 teaching manuals, collections, and instructional materials. They have published more than 100 scientific articles and over 300 popular-science articles.
A scientific circle entitled “Science for Sports and a Healthy Life” operates under the department.
MAIN TASKS OF THE DEPARTMENT
- Implementation of activities in educational, educational-methodological, spiritual-enlightenment, scientific, and scientific-methodological areas;
- Teaching students the theoretical and practical foundations of physical culture and sports, enabling them to apply the acquired knowledge in practice and develop professional skills;
- Improving the functional literacy of future physical education teachers;
- Developing students’ logical and critical thinking skills.
SUBJECTS TAUGHT IN THE BACHELOR’S PROGRAM
- Theory and Methodology of Physical Culture
- Gymnastics and Its Teaching Methodology
- Methodology of Teaching National and Active Games
- Sports Games and Their Teaching Methodology
- Athletics and Its Teaching Methodology
- Organization and Refereeing of Sports Competitions
- Wrestling and Its Teaching Methodology
- Football and Its Teaching Methodology
- Physical Education and Sports Metrology
- Methodology of Teaching Sports Games (Volleyball)
- Methodology of Teaching Sports Games (Basketball)
- Methodology of Teaching Chess in Preschool and Primary Education
- Methodology of Teaching Active Games in Preschool and Primary Education
- Methodology of Teaching Sports Games (Football)
- Methodology of Teaching Athletics in Preschool and Primary Education
- Methodology of Teaching Sports Games (Handball)
- Physical Education and Sports in Preschool and Primary Education
- Methodology of Teaching Sports Games (Badminton)
- Methodology of Teaching Children to Swim
- Methodology of Teaching Sports Games (Table Tennis)
- History of Physical Education and the Olympic Movement
- Organization of Training at the Initial Preparatory Stage (Volleyball)
- Introduction to a Specialty in the Chosen Sport
- Methodology of Teaching National Active Games
- Methodology of Organizing Volleyball Training
- Methodology of Teaching Handball
- Pedagogy of Physical Education and Sports
- Organization of Training at the Training Stage (Volleyball)
- Theory and Methodology of the Chosen Sport
- Adaptive Physical Education and Sports
- Sports Law
- Organization of Training at the Stage of High Sports Mastery (Volleyball)
SUBJECTS TAUGHT IN THE MASTER’S PROGRAM
- Methodology of Scientific Research
- Organization of Scientific Activities in the Field of Physical Education and Sports
- Fundamentals and Methodology of Physical Education and Sports
- Organization of the Educational Process in Undergraduate Programs of Physical Culture
