Sport and Exercise Psychology - MSc/Postgraduate Diploma/Postgraduate Certificate

You'll study a range of core modules:

• Therapeutic Skills in Sport and Exercise - Introducing the key counselling and psychological skills that facilitate performance and change in athletes.
• Social and Developmental Sport Psychology in Action - Investigating the developmental and social aspects of sport and sport performance, with critical reflection on placement experiences in sport and exercise contexts.
• The Psychology of Physical Activity and Exercise - This covers all aspects of the psychology of exercise and physical activity, as well as looking at applying theory to practice in exercise contexts.
• Psychological Skills, Cognitive Processes and Individual Differences in Sport Psychology - Learning how an athlete goes from novice to expert, and looking at the psychological skills training sport psychologists use to improve skill and performance.
• Conducting and Evaluating Psychological Research - Learn the purpose and characteristics of a range of different qualitative and quantitative research methods applicable to the field of sport and exercise psychology.

Dissertation

The in-depth research project required to achieve the MSc award. Full-time students complete the research project supervised by specialist subject tutors at UWE, while part-time students complete the research project over two terms in the second year of study.

The University continually enhances our offer by responding to feedback from our students and other stakeholders, ensuring the curriculum is kept up to date and our graduates are equipped with the knowledge and skills they need for the real world. This may result in changes to the course. If changes to your course are approved we will inform you.

You'll develop your skills and knowledge through block teaching days, and we provide an excellent virtual learning environment to support you throughout. This innovative teaching and learning approach suits full-time and part-time study and means you can study in the most flexible and convenient way, around your professional and personal commitments.

For more details see our full glossary of learning and teaching terms.

As a result, many of the modules that make up this course are useful for health professionals already working in sport and exercise promotion. You can even study modules independently as part of a personalised Continuous Professional Development programme.

We assess taught modules through written examinations and coursework. Coursework comprises case studies, a portfolio of experience, critical incidence analysis and oral presentations.

For more detail see our full glossary of assessment terms.