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Study Details: PGCert 15 weeks full time, 1 year part time
If you have a general interest in psychology in the area of sport, our course will give you a grounding in the core principles of the subject. You will learn about complex issues such as the initial assessment of prospective clients, maintaining professional boundaries and analysing complex data sets. The course will encourage you to take a systematic, evidence-based and ethical approach to your work, developing your ability to apply the methods you learn to a range of clients, from athletes to sedentary populations.
Whilst this course will not give you the foundation to pursue the qualification that enables you to use the titles of ‘Sport and Exercise Psychologist’, ‘Registered Psychologist’ or ‘Practitioner Psychologist’, it does provide the basis to pursue further professional qualifications from the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES). Due to regulations governing the practice of Health and Care Professionals, if you want to become a Sport and Exercise Psychologist, Registered Psychologist or Practitioner Pyschologist, you will need to look at our MSc Psychology of Sport & Exercise course.
Designed with your future in mind, we are committed to supporting your career goals by offering the opportunity to gain direct experience working with a variety of client groups across a range of levels, from recreational to elite performance. Our dedicated course team will support your learning, allowing you to develop the professional competencies you need including communication and ethical and evidence-based practice. You will apply these in your placement – a distinctive feature of your course which will provide a taster for BASES Supervised Experience.
Sport & Active Lifestyles At Leeds Beckett we’re passionate about sport. There’s a huge range of sports and activities for you to get involved in, including more than 40 sports clubs. If you’d like to find out more about what we have to offer – including our Carnegie Sports Scholarship Scheme – take a look at our Sport & Active Lifestyles website.
Requirements :Applicants should either have at least a second class honours degree in the cognate subjects of Sports Science, Exercise Science, Physical Education, Human Physiology, Biochemistry, Physical Sciences, Physics, Physiotherapy, Medicine or Sports Therapy, at least a second class honours degree in a non-cognate subject supported by evidence of an aptitude for the subject applied for, or have equivalent experience or training, normally from within the work environment.
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A growth in the career opportunities available for sports and exercise scientists within the past decade has fuelled the demand for appropriately qualified individuals to fill such positions. You could go on to work for National Governing Bodies, the National Health Service, English Institute of Sport or in a teaching role in further and higher education.
Sport and Exercise Scientist
Performance Lifestyle Adviser
Lecturer/Researcher in Higher Education
Exercise Intervention Facilitator
Contemporary Issues in Sport Psychology (20 credits)
Examine the broad range of cutting-edge issues and trends that appear within contemporary sport psychology literature, as you gain an in-depth understanding of human behaviour in the sporting environment.
Study the effects of exercise on behaviour and mental health. You will consider both the positive and negative results of exercise, exploring the its beneficial impact on well-being and cognitive function, as well as the negative implications of exercise dependence.
Analyse the research that reveals how sport and exercise psychology has been investigated at different stages of the lifespan. Topics may include expertise, learning, cognitive development and decline.
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