Sport and Exercise Psychology MSc
Loughborough University
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Our MSc in Sport and Exercise Psychology degree is designed and delivered to prepare you for career pathways in sport and exercise psychology.The programme moves beyond the fundamentals of psychological science by focusing on significant areas in the applied contexts of sport and exercise while providing a critical understanding of sport and exercise psychology research and practice.Accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) through Accreditation Through Partnership, the programme is ...Read more

Our MSc in Sport and Exercise Psychology degree is designed and delivered to prepare you for career pathways in sport and exercise psychology.The programme moves beyond the fundamentals of psychological science by focusing on significant areas in the applied contexts of sport and exercise while providing a critical understanding of sport and exercise psychology research and practice.Accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) through Accreditation Through Partnership, the programme is designed and delivered with a view to preparing students for practitioner career pathways or doctoral research in sport and exercise psychology and sport and exercise science, with a focus on psychology.The programme is supported by a large group of sport and exercise psychology staff who conduct cutting-edge research in their areas of expertise. Several also work as practitioners with with national governing sport bodies, individual athletes and professional teams. Their expertise include: group dynamics and leadership social identity in sport and performance mental health and wellbeing in elite sport the coach-athlete relationship eating disorders in sport exercise in the management of mental health resistance to performance breakdown and motivation.The programme targets significant areas of sport and exercise psychology packaged in the following modules: Qualitative Research Quantitative Research Self-Regulation in Sport and Exercise Performance Psychology and Management Psychology of Exercise for Clinical Populations Mental Health in Sport and Exercise Professional Practice in Sport Psychology Social Processes in Sport and the Research Project.

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22/279
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SR
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03 Mar 26

Great sport and environment for personal development. Very poor support for academic difficulties e.g. mitigating circumstances rulings and allowances of people’s life..Read more

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Entry requirements

An honours degree (good 2:1 of 65% or above, or equivalent international qualification) in sport and exercise science, psychology or a related discipline.

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£13,700 per year

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£31,900 per year

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£31,900 per year

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03 Mar 26
Psychology of Sport and Exercise
Great sport and environment for personal development. Very poor support for academic difficulties e.g. mitigating circumstances rulings and allowances of people’s life...
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