Sport Psychology (Joint Honours - Buxton)

UCAS code: Y004

Start date: September

Course length: full time: three years, part time: four-six years.

Campus: Buxton Campus

This course is available to international students

This programme will develop your knowledge and skills in sports psychology.

You will be taught by elite athletes and applied sport psychology practitioners. Our team have coached World, European and Ryder Cup champions, as well as working as consultants on the European Golf Tour and have written books and academic papers.

You will receive workshops and lectures from elite athletes and you will have the opportunity to become a qualified counsellor. The team is at the cutting edge of innovation research and consultancy. Nowhere else in the UK will you find this unique blend of knowledge and skills.

• BA (Hons) in Sports Coaching and Sports Psychology
• BA (Hons) in Sports Development and Sports Psychology
• BA (Hons) in Sports Psychology and Sports Massage & Exercise Therapy

You will study modules like these, but they may change:

• Introduction To Sport Psychology
• Applied Sport Psychology 1
• Applied Sport Psychology 2
• Human Performance
• Contemporary Issues in Sport Psychology
• Emotions in Sport
• Independent Study
• Research Methods
• Introduction To Exercise Physiology

Our entry requirements are usually 260-280 UCAS points, of which at least 160 will be from your core A2s (full A levels) or equivalent qualifications such as BTEC Diploma, International Baccalaureate, Scottish Highers etc.

We'll accept up to 100-120 points towards the total from level 3 qualifications such as AS levels (where those AS levels are not taken on to A2 level), the Extended Project or Music qualifications.

We don't accept points from Key Skills Level 3. If you have any questions about what is or isn't accepted, please contact our Admissions team.

We also accept the Access to HE Diploma.

Your points at level 3 will be in addition to 5 GCSEs at grade C or equivalent level 2 qualifications.

The UCAS tariff points are a guide - we'll also consider all the information that you've included in your application. We'll also want to see that you're enthusiastic and motivated to take this course and that you have the potential to benefit from coming to university.

General undergraduate entry requirements

Fees for 2013/14

This is a resource intensive course.

UK/EU students

• Full time: £8,250 (each year)

We'll be announcing our part time and international fees for 2013/14 later in the year.

*These fees apply if you're starting this course between September 2013 and August 2014. We recommend you check fee details with us though, as they can change. Costs can increase each year.

You will learn using a range of methods including lectures, seminars, lab practicals, case studies and problem solving, student-led research activity, group-work and discussions, software applications, and visits and observations.

You will be encouraged to use the knowledge and skills you've gained to evaluate and analyse different issues and draw conclusions based on your own thoughts and research.

How you're assessed

You will be assessed using a variety of methods including written and practical exams, essays, oral and poster presentations, fieldwork reports and computer-aided assessment.

Work placements

You will have the chance to do a work placement towards the end of your second year.

You will also be encouraged to take on voluntary health, physical activity and sports-related placements in the local community.

This course will allow you to become a performance psychologist with sports teams and elite athletes. However, if you want to follow a career as an accredited Sport and Exercise Psychologist, you can become accredited through the British Psychological Society (BPS).

"The lecturers on this course are fantastic. We also had a chance to speak to and learn from world champion athletes."

Stacey Boxall