BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Psychology at University of Winchester

Our BPS-accredited Sport and Exercise Psychology degree provides a strong theoretical and applied foundation for understanding how psychological principles influence performance, participation, and wellbeing in sport and physical activity. The degree is designed as the first stage in the professional training route toward becoming an HCPC Registered Sport and Exercise Psychologist.

Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years sandwich; 6 years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time / part-time (sandwich/placement year option)  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Winchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1: Research and Employability Skills, Sport Psychology, Exercise, and Mental Health, Sport and Coaching Matters, Psychology of Team Sports. Year 2: Research Methods in Sport Psychology, Social Psychology, Individual Differences, and Developmental Psychology, Interpersonal and Research Skill Development, Psychological Skills, Designing Exercise Interventions. Year 3: Dissertation, Applied Sport Psychology, Brain, Cognition, and Behaviour, Developing Graduate Employability Skills, Psychology of Injury

Career pathways

Graduates work as practitioner psychologists; sport and exercise scientists; teachers/lecturers; researchers/scientists; health promotion workers; and in management roles in sport. To see a wide range of possible careers this fulfilling sport and exercise psychology degree can take you, have a look around our interactive careers map: Complete a professional practice placement in your third year, applying psychological skills in real sport, health, and performance environments.

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