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    MSc Full-time 1 year, Part-time Typically 2 years

Course Description

Our MSc in Sport and Exercise Psychology degree is designed and delivered to prepare you for career pathways in sport and exercise psychology.

The programme moves beyond the fundamentals of psychological science by focusing on significant areas in the applied contexts of sport and exercise while providing a critical understanding of sport and exercise psychology research and practice.

Accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) through Accreditation Through Partnership, the programme is designed and delivered with a view to preparing students for practitioner career pathways or doctoral research in sport and exercise psychology and sport and exercise science, with a focus on psychology.

Entry Requirements

An honours degree (good 2:1 of 65% or above, or equivalent international qualification) in sport and exercise science, psychology or a related discipline.

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Fees

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Programme Funding

There are lots of options available to you to fund your master’s programme, from alumni bursaries to school and department scholarships and government loans.

Student Destinations

Our MSc in Sport and Exercise Psychology degree is designed and delivered to prepare you for two specific career pathways:

Sport and exercise psychologist or scientist

Module Details

Semester 1

Compulsory Modules

  • Introductory Qualitative and Quantitative Research
  • Self-Regulation in Sport and Exercise
  • Performance Psychology and Management
  • Psychology of Exercise for Clinical Populations
  • Project (MSc Sport and Exercise Psychology)

Semester 2

Compulsory Modules

  • Mental Health in Sport and Exercise
  • Professional Practice in Sport Psychology
  • The Psychology of the Coach-Athlete Relationship
  • Project (MSc Sport and Exercise Psychology)

Optional Modules

  • Quantitative Research
  • Qualitative Research

Summer

Compulsory Modules

  • Project (MSc Sport and Exercise Psychology)

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