Applied Sport Psychology University of Portsmouth

Overview

Psychology plays a huge role in behaviour in sport, exercise, and performance environments by helping – or preventing – people from achieving optimal health and performance. 

In this Sport and Exercise Psychology programme from the University of Portsmouth you’ll benefit from teaching unique to Portsmouth, including the psychology of elite performance and applied sport psychology, develop knowledge and skills that are critical to practitioners, and study key themes in the psychology of exercise and physical activity.

Career development

This British Psychological Society (BPS) accredited Master's course will enable you to continue to study towards Chartered status.

You'll also have the transferable skills for careers in other sectors, like business, the police or the armed forces.

Graduates of this course have gone onto roles such as:

• Performance Director

• Personal Trainer

• Psychological Well-being Practitioner

• Sport Psychologist

• Sport and Exercise Psychologist

• Senior Programme Officer

• Corporate Partnerships Executive 

• Operations Manager

• General Manager

• Lecturer

• Teacher

• Research Officer

Graduates of this course have gone on to work for companies such as:

• Football Association

• Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club

• Changing Minds

• Manchester City Football Club

• Portsmouth Football Club

• Crystal Palace Football Club

• Great Britain Hockey

• LED Leisure Management

• Solent NHS

• Hampshire County Council