12 monthsProgramme duration
31,900 GBPTuition Fee/year
24 Aug, 2026Application Deadline
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Psychology
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Our MSc in Sport and Exercise Psychology degree is designed and delivered to prepare you for career pathways in sport and exercise psychology.
The programme moves beyond the fundamentals of psychological science by focusing on significant areas in the applied contexts of sport and exercise while providing a critical understanding of sport and exercise psychology research and practice.
Accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) via Accreditation Through Partnership, the programme is designed to prepare students for practitioner training and doctoral research in sport and exercise psychology.
The programme is supported by a large group of sport and exercise psychology staff who conduct cutting-edge research in their areas of expertise. Several also work as practitioners with national governing bodies, individual athletes and professional teams. Specific areas of expertise include: resilience; social identity; mental health and wellbeing; the coach-athlete relationship; eating disorders in sport; stress and performance; leadership and organisational culture, and motivational processes.
The programme targets significant areas of sport and exercise psychology packaged in the following modules: Qualitative Research; Quantitative Research; Self-Regulation in Sport and Exercise; Performance Psychology and Management; Psychology of Exercise for Clinical Populations; Mental Health in Sport and Exercise; Professional Practice in Sport Psychology; Social Processes in Sport; and the Research Project.
The programme moves beyond the fundamentals of psychological science by focusing on significant areas in the applied contexts of sport and exercise while providing a critical understanding of sport and exercise psychology research and practice.
Accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) via Accreditation Through Partnership, the programme is designed to prepare students for practitioner training and doctoral research in sport and exercise psychology.
The programme is supported by a large group of sport and exercise psychology staff who conduct cutting-edge research in their areas of expertise. Several also work as practitioners with national governing bodies, individual athletes and professional teams. Specific areas of expertise include: resilience; social identity; mental health and wellbeing; the coach-athlete relationship; eating disorders in sport; stress and performance; leadership and organisational culture, and motivational processes.
The programme targets significant areas of sport and exercise psychology packaged in the following modules: Qualitative Research; Quantitative Research; Self-Regulation in Sport and Exercise; Performance Psychology and Management; Psychology of Exercise for Clinical Populations; Mental Health in Sport and Exercise; Professional Practice in Sport Psychology; Social Processes in Sport; and the Research Project.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Psychology
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Our MSc in Sport and Exercise Psychology degree is designed and delivered to prepare you for career pathways in sport and exercise psychology.
The programme moves beyond the fundamentals of psychological science by focusing on significant areas in the applied contexts of sport and exercise while providing a critical understanding of sport and exercise psychology research and practice.
Accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) via Accreditation Through Partnership, the programme is designed to prepare students for practitioner training and doctoral research in sport and exercise psychology.
The programme is supported by a large group of sport and exercise psychology staff who conduct cutting-edge research in their areas of expertise. Several also work as practitioners with national governing bodies, individual athletes and professional teams. Specific areas of expertise include: resilience; social identity; mental health and wellbeing; the coach-athlete relationship; eating disorders in sport; stress and performance; leadership and organisational culture, and motivational processes.
The programme targets significant areas of sport and exercise psychology packaged in the following modules: Qualitative Research; Quantitative Research; Self-Regulation in Sport and Exercise; Performance Psychology and Management; Psychology of Exercise for Clinical Populations; Mental Health in Sport and Exercise; Professional Practice in Sport Psychology; Social Processes in Sport; and the Research Project.
The programme moves beyond the fundamentals of psychological science by focusing on significant areas in the applied contexts of sport and exercise while providing a critical understanding of sport and exercise psychology research and practice.
Accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) via Accreditation Through Partnership, the programme is designed to prepare students for practitioner training and doctoral research in sport and exercise psychology.
The programme is supported by a large group of sport and exercise psychology staff who conduct cutting-edge research in their areas of expertise. Several also work as practitioners with national governing bodies, individual athletes and professional teams. Specific areas of expertise include: resilience; social identity; mental health and wellbeing; the coach-athlete relationship; eating disorders in sport; stress and performance; leadership and organisational culture, and motivational processes.
The programme targets significant areas of sport and exercise psychology packaged in the following modules: Qualitative Research; Quantitative Research; Self-Regulation in Sport and Exercise; Performance Psychology and Management; Psychology of Exercise for Clinical Populations; Mental Health in Sport and Exercise; Professional Practice in Sport Psychology; Social Processes in Sport; and the Research Project.
Admission Requirements
4.5+
65+
6.5+
180+
120+
3.3+
An honours degree (good 2:1 of 65% or above, or equivalent international qualification) in sport and exercise science, psychology or a related field.
24 Aug 2026
1 Year
Sep
- Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
- Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance
Tuition fees
Domestic
13,700 GBP
International
31,900 GBP
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