The first two years of your Sport Psychology degree will be focused on coverage of psychology core areas as required by the British Psychological Society for accreditation. You will take two 40 credit compulsory modules in each of your first and second years as well as a 20 credit module in sport psychology at each year and a 20 credit module in physiology. In your final year, you will take a compulsory 40 credit dissertation, two compulsory modules in sport psychology plus two optional modules in psychology (20 credits each)
Year One
Methods & Evidence in Psychology (40 credits)
Introducing Psychology (40 credits)
Introduction to Sport Psychology (20 credits)
Exercise Physiology I (20 credits)
Year Two
Understanding & Researching Psychology: Cognitive, Biological & Historical Perspectives (40 credits)
Understanding & Researching Psychology: Developmental, Social & Individual Difference Perspectives (40 credits)
Sport Psychology & Skill Acquisition (20 credits)
Exercise Physiology II or Exercise & Behaviour Change (both 20 credits)
Year Three
Advanced Research Methods: Dissertation (40 credits)
Advanced Issues in Sport Psychology
Applications of Psychology in Sport
Plus 2 options from the list below (all 20 credits):
Biological Psychology & Cognitive Neuropsychology
Memory: Development, Function & Dysfunction
Health Psychology
Occupational Psychology
Developing an Understanding of Clinical Psychology
Forensic Psychology
The Way Children Think & Learn (10 credits) taken in combination with Play & Development (10 credits)
Development in Adolescence & Adulthood
Psychology of Ageing
Person & Place: Psychology of Identity & the Environment
Anomalistic Psychology
Exercise Physiology III
Learning and teaching methods
The Sport Psychology degree is delivered through lectures, seminars, workshops, individual/small group supervision and independent study. You will also have the opportunity to attend guest lectures given by academic staff from other institutions and professional psychologists who work in different areas of practise.
In fact, you will be given the opportunity to learn about Psychology in new ways and no two modules are entirely the same in terms of delivery and assessment. You will complete coursework including essays, practical reports, oral presentations and case studies. There will also be some examination assessments (seen and unseen) and in-class tests.