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BSc (Hons) Sports Psychology (Foundation Entry Available)

Degree • Level 6

BSc (Hons) Sports Psychology (Foundation Entry Available)

Degree • Level 6

Type of LearningUniversity Study

Course CodeA5749

UCAS CodeSP05

Study ModeFull time

DurationFull Time: 3 years, Full Time inc. Foundation Entry: 4 years

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Awarded ByBuckinghamshire New University

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About the course

Through an affiliation with both psychology and sports departments, you’ll have a great community of like-minded students to work with. And with Sports Psychology, learning doesn’t just take place in the lecture hall – you’ll have the opportunity to learn in small seminar groups, as well as laboratory based sessions, which equip you with the skills to be able to conduct psychological experiments and research.

Type of LearningUniversity Study

Course CodeA5749

UCAS CodeSP05

Study ModeFull time

DurationFull Time: 3 years, Full Time inc. Foundation Entry: 4 years

CostQuestion tooltip icon

Awarded ByBuckinghamshire New University

Cost Information

Years 1, 2 and 3 (delivered at Burnley College): The standard full time tuition fee rate for this course in 2023/24 for UK students is £9000 per year. The standard full time tuition fee for the Foundation year for this course in 2023/24 is £6000.

Entry Requirements

For this course, you'll need at least two A-levels and a GCSE Maths and English at grade C/4. Our offers usually require a minimum of 96 UCAS points. Applicants who do not meet the minimum requirements for the three-year undergraduate programme, or those who do not feel fully prepared for a degree course, can apply for a four-year programme including a Foundation Year; find out more.

Modules

The modules available on this course are as follows: Year 1 Modules Sports Psychology Individual Differences and Group Dynamics Bioenergetics of Human Movement Foundations of Exercise Physiology Introduction to Biological Psychology and Cognitive Psychology Introduction to Developmental and Social Psychology Introduction to Personality and Applying Psychology Psychological Research Methods Year 2 Modules Applied Sport and Performance Psychology (optional) Cognition and Emotion in Sport and Exercise Psychology BioPsychology Developmental Psychology Qualitative Research Methods in Psychology Quantitative Research Methods in Psychology Year 3 Modules Professional Development and Employability (optional) Professional Practice Issues in Sports Psychology Working with a Client Empirical Dissertation Issues in Personality and Individual Differences

Careers & Progression

Your sports psychology programme will be of interest to employers including, sports clubs, national and international sports organisations, local authorities and sports management companies. This could be working within sports coaching, personal training, sports administration or consultancy.

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