BSc Sport and Exercise Psychology
Entry requirements
Offers are tariff based, 104 - 128 tariff points from a Level 3 qualification* e.g.: A Levels (General Studies and Key Skills not accepted) BTEC National Extended Diploma: DMM - DDM Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma: DMM - DDM Sports Leaders UK: Higher Sports Leadership qualifications International Baccalaureate Diploma: accepted Access to HE: pass required Welsh Baccalaureate: We will accept this qualification in conjunction with other level 3 qualifications T-Levels: T Levels in a relevant subject considered on a case-by-case basis Extended Project Qualification: Points can include a relevant Extended Project (EPQ) but must include a minimum 2 full A-levels, or equivalent Applicants should demonstrate a commitment to the outdoors (e.g. practical experience, work experience, Duke of Edinburgh Award).
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Sport and Exercise Science and Psychology, integrating neuroscience and psychological theory with sport and exercise contexts. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, Human Behaviour, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. The programme is BPS accredited and draws on related fields including biomechanics, physiology and kinesiology alongside the core psychology curriculum.
Modules
- Brain and Mind
- Professional Life Skills
- Neuroscience of Sport Performance
- Development and Individual Differences
- Emotional and Social Foundations in Sport
- Introduction to Human Movement
- Cognitive and Developmental Psychology
- Human Behaviour: From the Individual to the Group
- Quantitative Analysis
- Neurobiology of Cognition
- Sport Psychology in Action
- Qualitative and Mixed Methods Analysis
- Dissertation
- Personality in Sport and Exercise
- Stress and Performance
- Talent Identification and Development
- Applied Behaviour Anaylsis
- Cognitive Neuropsychology and Clinical Neuroscience
- Neurodiversity and Neurodevelopmental Assessment
- Psychopathology Across the Lifespan
- Social Neuroscience
- School-Based Interventions
- Physical Literacy, Behaviour Change and Lifelong Physical Activity