Psychology of Sport and Performance - BSc (Hons)
St Mary's University, Twickenham

Student rating

(4.2)

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Qualification

Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

Location

Strawberry Hill Campus (Main Campus)

Study mode

Full Time

Start date

Sep 2026

Duration

3 Year

Course info

Understand how behaviour, developmental processes, and the mind affect sports performance with our BPS-accredited Psychology of Sport and Performance (previously called Sport Psychology) degree

Improve athletic performance and well-being by getting to know the human experience with our Psychology of Sport and Performance degree. Under a scientific lens, you will explore key factors affecting sports performance, such as: - anxiety - self-confidence - motivation - concentration - sport injuries. Our Psychology of Sport and Performance BSc is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS). You will be eligible for the Graduate Membership with the BPS by successfully completing this course.

World-class sports facilities

With our Sport Psychology course, you will get access to our world-class sports facilities, including our gymnasium, training pitches, and the Sir Mo Farah Athletics Track.

A close-knit community

We are smaller than many other universities. This allows the psychology department to foster a close-knit community of students and staff.

Hear from one of our students

Ashika, Sports Psychology student –* “lecturers are really friendly. You can ask them anything”.*

Work placements: build professional experience

You may also undertake a paid work placement in the local or wider London area during your Psychology of Sport and Performance degree. Previous students have worked within: - mental health charities - schools - sports coaching. - Professional bodies - Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification. - British Psychological Society

Modules

- In

first year

, you are introduced to modules in cognitive, behavioural, social and developmental psychology as well as modules specific to sports such as physiology of exercise. You will also start to develop your research skills and knowledge of statistics. - In

second year

with core modules you will continue to develop skills learnt in first year and with optional modules you can choose to a placement module that can give you experience in sports or education. - In

third year

, you will have even more control over your studies and will be able to tailor your course to you by choosing optional modules in specific areas depending on what interests you. You will also do an independent research project.

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Complete University Guide Sports Science ranking

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UNISTATS, UCAS

What students say

Ollie Horne

St Mary's University, Twickenham

Psychology of Sport and Performance - BSc (Hons)

The location, close to so many different places and lots of nice places to go out and see. The home of rugby as well which helps

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ferne peirce

St Mary's University, Twickenham

Psychology of Sport and Performance - BSc (Hons)

The location is safe and feels like home away from home - it is always very clean as we have cleaners in our accommodation who are lovely, the outside is always clean too, no rubbish etc. The night life is very quiet on campus but Kingston is very close and has a great club and night life and easy to get to and from and it is also cheap for London. The SU on site is great prices but it is never very busy and vibes are low but Kingston is great so doesn't really matter, The only thing I find is that due to it being such a nice part of London it is quite far away from everything - it takes like an hour to get into central or St Pancreas, so doesn't really feel like London but that I do like as it feels really safe. We dont have tube station so everything takes longer and the station has trains only every half an hour or something but again it is not bad once you get used to the timetable and out of the every 30 second London train mindset. The train journeys are really cheap so it doesn't matter too much and also strawberry hill station is only like 6 min walk away so is really accessible and Twickenham and Teddington main town is only 10 ish minute walk away!

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St Mary's University, Twickenham

Psychology of Sport and Performance - BSc (Hons)

Great small community where we all in the same boat, making it like you are valued and an opportunity to learn new things and become the best version of yourself. However, the social and sport culture is a bit hostile in my opinion. They encourage socials so much but at the end of the day they are based on pure drinking alcohol (even drinking encouraged by the sports teams). This is amazing for someone who loves to drink alcohol, but for the people who are abstemious or just don’t enjoy that culture makes them feel left out. In addition the sporting culture it’s just a battle of egos. The uni is advertised as a sports uni but when you actually head down to the sports facilities and open your eyes you’ll realise that opportunities aren’t equal for everybody. Groups have already been formed around teams and that already means that there’s already at least 30 positions you cannot make because a group of “popular students” will boycott you and make sure they are in the team and not you even if they don’t put the effort. In addition, they’ll feel like they have the right to talk down on you and because “they are already in the meeting without even trying” feel like they won’t be in any trouble. This can be seen as just “the students fault” but it is also the university’s fault for allowing this. Instead of spending the right budget on what matters, e.g., hiring coaches for the sports teams to ensure a good and equitable sports environment, they rather spend the money on something else and let immature students run the clubs and be like “it’s up to them whatever they want to do”, causing other students who just want to have a good time to not be able to.

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Sophie Bonner

St Mary's University, Twickenham

Psychology of Sport and Performance - BSc (Hons)

It’s got a friendly feel and you are welcomed instantly, very easily accessible with great areas only a bus or train away. All course information is kept in the same place making it easy to keep up to date with deadlines and lectures.

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Jamie

St Mary's University, Twickenham

Psychology of Sport and Performance - BSc (Hons)

St Mary's university in Twickenham is such a lovely place to study I would say that my favourite place to study on is campus library that is open 24 hours a day which is great for revision sessions. Just to add the campus scenery is so relaxing to watch and just walk around it really gives off a sensation of a community feel to it. The sports clubs are amazing at the university and it really shows in how many students join it each year. The teaching at this university is top 5 in the country for a reason it shows the professionalism and the interest to learn from us the students. The only downside is the food which is a bit bland however apart from that it's a really good university overall and I'm proud to be a st Mary's student.

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Jamie

St Mary's University, Twickenham

Reviewed: 09/01/24

Psychology of Sport and Performance - BSc (Hons)

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Pearse Hegarty

St Mary's University, Twickenham

Reviewed: 30/10/23

Psychology of Sport and Performance - BSc (Hons)

St Mary’s University is a warm, welcoming, culturally diverse university where everyone can feel at home. It’s facilities are state of the art and treated with care and respect for the most part like the Sir Mo Farah Athletics track and the Performance education centre which is a state of the art gym. It is located near the Thames river and in a quiet and pristine area in Twickenham. The student support is also a highlight of what makes St Mary’s a great Uni as the student services has a great team of people to support you with learning disabilities or financial struggle; it also helps with the university being small. Student life here is also a highlight as students here feel like they stand out more as an individual due to the University being so small, also having many opportunities in sports and other extracurricular activities. The one thing that could improve about my University is the Student Union as it’s pretty small and the drinks there are far too overpriced.

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Rosie Timlock

St Mary's University, Twickenham

Reviewed: 13/10/22

Psychology of Sport and Performance - BSc (Hons)

The atmosphere around uni is a friendly one, with all staff checking in regularly and helping to support you. The biggest improvement would be student parking

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Sophie Bonner

St Mary's University, Twickenham

Reviewed: 26/02/24

Psychology of Sport and Performance - BSc (Hons)

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Luca Vilimanovic

St Mary's University, Twickenham

Reviewed: 13/10/22

Psychology of Sport and Performance - BSc (Hons)

It has great facilities they will always help you. It could ve improved by having hobs in the kitchen and canteen opening hours

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Chloe Ridewood

St Mary's University, Twickenham

Reviewed: 13/10/22

Psychology of Sport and Performance - BSc (Hons)

I love the area of the university and community field. The negative is there is no student parking and very limited locations to park close to uni that are not permitted.

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