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Study Details: 1 year full-time
2 years part-time
If you're a sport science or psychology graduate or an individual seeking a career change within sport and performance systems, our accredited MSc Applied Sport Psychology degree course is an essential step on your journey to becoming a practitioner psychologist.
Psychology plays a huge role in behaviour in sport, exercise, and performance environments by helping – or preventing – people from achieving optimal health and performance.
You’ll benefit from teaching unique to Portsmouth, including the psychology of elite performance and applied sport psychology, develop knowledge and skills that are critical to practitioners, and study key themes in the psychology of exercise and physical activity.
An upper second-class honours degree or equivalent in a Sport and Exercise Science, Psychology, Sports Psychology or related subject. Alternative qualifications will be considered on a case by case basis.
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This British Psychological Society (BPS) accredited Master's course will enable you to continue to study towards Chartered status.
You'll also have the transferable skills for careers in other sectors, like business, the police or the armed forces.
Graduates of this course have gone onto roles such as:
Performance Director
Personal Trainer
Psychological Well-being Practitioner
Sport Psychologist
Sport and Exercise Psychologist
Senior Programme Officer
Corporate Partnerships Executive
Operations Manager
General Manager
Lecturer
Teacher
Research Officer
Advanced Topics in Skill Acquisition - 30 credits
Applied Sports Psychology - 30 credits
Counselling and Professional Skills - 30 credits
Msc Research Development and Practice - 60 credits
Psychology of Elite Performance - 30 credits
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