Sports Psychology (Joint Honours - Buxton)

When can you start this course? | UCAS code | Fees | Course length | Entry requirements

What is joint honours?

With joint honours, you can study for an honours degree in two or even three subjects. Find out more about joint honours, including what subjects you can combine with this one.

Why choose this course?

This programme can be combined with Sports Coaching, Sports Massage and Exercise Therapies, or Sports Development, which means that you will study two subject areas, giving you a great range of knowledge and skills for your future career.
You will be taught by our experienced tutors who work with Olympic, World, European, and Commonwealth Champions in cycling, martial arts, golf, athletics and motor racing.
You will receive guest lectures by elite athletes and their coaches whilst on this course.
You will develop a good knowledge of health and exercise science, focusing on sport and exercise psychology.
You will cover a variety of disciplines associated with sport, exercise and health.
You will be able to work towards extra professional qualifications during this course, such as the national governing body awards.

About the course

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.

Find out more about what subjects and modules you'll be studying...

Your career

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).

What our students say

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

Stacey Boxall

How you'll learn

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.

Anything else?

You'll study at our fantastic new site at Harpur Hill which boasts a gym, teaching rooms, indoor courts, rock climbing wall and changing facilities.

See the recent help our tutors have been giving to an Olympic hopeful

Start dates

If you're from the UK or EU you can apply to study this course in:

September 2012

If you're from a country outside the EU you can apply to study this course full time in:

September 2012

UCAS code

Y004

Fees

This is a resource intensive course.

UK/EU students

Full time: £7,495 (each year)
Part time: £935 per module (you usually take 18 of these modules in total).

International students

Full time: £9,975 (each year)

*These fees apply if you're starting this course between September 2012 and August 2013. We recommend you check fee details with us though, as they can change. Costs can increase each year.