Overview

The Sport and Exercise Psychology programme offered at the University of Essex will provide you with an insight into working across a range of contexts in sport and exercise, and you'll focus on practical and ethical considerations whilst developing essential knowledge and skills for research and applied practice in this specialised field. There will also be opportunities to gain practical experience using equipment for both research and in applied contexts, with an emphasis placed on the importance of testing in the field.

Your future

The sports science, fitness, health and leisure sectors are booming and provide a variety of careers for sports and exercise psychology postgraduates. An MSc will give you the edge in an increasingly competitive job market.

Careers in sport and exercise psychology include counselling, being a psychologist for athletes and teams, being an exercise psychologist working with the public, developing exercise programmes and more. Students may also want to pursue further research in the form of a PhD, or pursue BPS Stage 2 training. Many of these can enable you to qualify for the title of ‘Sport and Exercise Psychologist'.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Further Research Methods in Sport, Exercise and Health

Psychological Skills and Strategies

Physical Activity and Wellbeing

Psychological and Physical Youth Development

Skill Acquisition and Expertise in Sport

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-08 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

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Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Colchester, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Psychology Sport and Exercise Science View 330 other Masters in Sport and Exercise Science in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

A 2:2 degree in subjects relevant to the following areas:

Sports

Exercise

Psychology

Your degree must include one of the following modules:

Psychology

Sports Psychology

We will also consider applicants with a 2:2 degree in any discipline with substantive work experience in sport, exercise, or health.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

23875 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

11025 GBP / year

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Living costs

Colchester

United Kingdom

660 - 1140 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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