Sport and Exercise Psychology MSc at Brunel University of London

The Brunel Sport and Exercise Psychology MSc provides graduates the first stage of training towards becoming a British Psychological Society (BPS) accredited sport and exercise psychologist. You’ll examine the key psychological factors that affect both sports performance and exercise participation and learn how to assess client needs and formulate tailored programmes for them.

Faculty: College of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences  |  Department: Department of Life Sciences  |  Duration: 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time; part-time  |  Intake: September  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

This course is designed to give graduates the Stage 1 practitioner training needed to become a BPS accredited sport and exercise psychologist. Compulsory modules include Dissertation, Individual Differences in Sport and Exercise, SP56aa - Professional Practice, Specific Aims, Research and Application in the Psychology of Sports Performance, Research Methods and Data Analysis, Social Processes in Exercise and Sport.

Career pathways

With sport and exercise participation growing at a healthy pace, employment opportunities in the field of sport and exercise psychology are on the rise too. The expert knowledge and skills you’ll gain from your Brunel master's, including those highly transferable skills related to implementing goal-setting strategies, will stand you in good stead for a range of rewarding jobs.

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