Sport Psychology

Bachelor's degree

In Liverpool

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Liverpool

  • Duration

    3 Years

  • Start date

    Different dates available

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Sport Psychology employs the rigour of science to investigate how people perceive the world, structure their thinking, solve problems and interact with others, set against the context of sport and exercise. The course is firmly embedded in both the discipline of Psychology and Sport & Exercise Science. This approach allows students to study seminal psychological theory and apply this to a variety of sport and exercise settings on a course accredited by the British Psychological Society.
Students will take an interdisciplinary approach to the study of Sport Psychology, preparing for work as a practitioner in elite sport, exercise, and broader community health settings. The curriculum contains high level, research informed teaching delivered by skilled educators, drawing on their own research and applied expertise. The course is designed to deliver a tailored skills-based experience which is underpinned by a foundation in subject knowledge and research skills and experience. Students will also learn key transferable skills, enabling them to apply knowledge and undertake their own research, exploring the impact of Sport Psychology across specialist populations and in different contexts.
The curriculum is focused on the development and support of the students as individuals, and staff know the students by name, fostering an environment of mutual trust and respect. Students are supported in becoming independent learners capable of questioning the world around them, with an emphasis on ethical issues relating to wellbeing, competition and research.

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Liverpool (Merseyside)
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Hope Park, L16 9JD

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Entry Requirements
2017 Entry Requirements
The offer level for 2017 entry will be BCC - ABB at A Level or DMM - DDM at BTEC Extended Diploma or 104 - 128 new UCAS tariff points.
In addition, applicants should have A/A2 Level in a Science-based subject (Psychology, Physical Education, Biology etc.) plus GCSE grade C (Grade 4 or above in the new grading system) in Mathematics (or equivalent).
UCAS points offers can be achieved in many ways, the following are just a few examples of how you could achieve our entry requirements:
Three A Levels with...

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  • Psychology
  • Sport Psychology
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<div id="tab2" class="tab grid_8 alpha hide-on-small" style="display: block;"> <div class="courseLinks hide-on-medium-down"> <img src="/media/liverpoolhope/styleassets/cssimages/media,975,en.gif" alt="print Icon" style="width : 24px; height : 24px; "> <span><a href="javascript:window.print()">print this page</a></span> <span class="st_sharethis_custom" st_processed="yes"><a href="#">share this course</a></span> </div> <h2>Curriculum </h2> <p>In order to gain accreditation, core Psychology must be studied across all three levels. This includes topics such as perception, memory, language, decision making, cognition and emotion, taught from different perspectives of Psychology (such as social, cognitive, biological). Furthermore, students will learn the fundamentals of Sport &amp; Exercise Science through the study of human movement and skill acquisition, optimising sport and exercise performance, and exercise and health.</p> <p>Students will progressively specialise in Sport &amp; Exercise Psychology, studying professional and applied skills, underpinned by research-based inquiry. This culminates in the completion of an individual dissertation, encompassing knowledge and research skills developed during the course and focusing on an area of particular interest in Sport and/or Exercise Psychology. For example, this has included ‘A comparison of the effects of image speed on the performance of six tests of physical fitness’ and ‘The effect of ageing on women’s body satisfaction, self-esteem and life satisfaction’. Learning takes place via problem solving, group work projects and independent study, gaining particular experience of lab work.</p> <p>Assessment will take a range of forms including laboratory reports, presentations, essays, examinations and the dissertation, enabling all students to learn and have the opportunity to experience success.</p> <p>The course is accredited by the British Psychological Society. As such, successful completion of the course will give you Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership of the BPS and access to postgraduate training courses for becoming a professional Sport and Exercise Psychologist.</p> <p>&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 1.5em;">You may also be interested in...</span></p> <p><a href="/undergraduate/undergraduatecourses/psychology/">Psychology</a></p> <p><a href="/undergraduate/undergraduatecourses/sportandexercisescience/">Sport and Exercise Science</a></p> <p><a href="/undergraduate/undergraduatecourses/sportandphysicaleducation/">Sport and Physical Education</a></p> </div>

Sport Psychology

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