Courses

Course type
Postgraduate

Course duration
1 year full-time, 2 years part-time

BASES endorsed
Yes

Region
East

Course description

In this Masters degree you'll gain knowledge of the practical use of psychology in sport and exercise contexts. You'll develop a critical understanding of the relationship between theoretical concepts and applied practice in the psychological factors influencing sport performance and exercise participation.

The course supports you in developing the necessary practical and professional competencies to conduct needs assessments and develop interventions to support athletes across the lifespan and taking into account cultural contexts. These skills and experiences form part of the required Stage 1 training in Sport and Exercise Psychology and prepare you optimally to start your Stage 2 training to become a registered sport psychologist.

The accreditation of this Masters degree by BPS and BASES ensures that the course can support both students from a sport and exercise science or psychology background to progress towards Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration after Stage 2 completion.

Alongside applied elements, on this course you'll benefit from developing practical research skills, such as interviewing – used for clinical and research purposes – as well as statistical data analysis and data visualisation and dissemination.

For your dissertation you'll have the opportunity to independently research an area you're passionate about. You'll be supported by lecturers who are prominent researchers in the field of sport and exercise psychology, sport and exercise science, and cognitive psychology and neuroscience, and longstanding members of ARU’s world-renowned research community.

Course topic areas:
Human Behaviour, Exercise psychology, Coaching

Website
https://www.aru.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/sport-and-exercise-psychology

UCAS Institution Code
L63