Psychologists at the University of Chichester provide undergraduate programmes in Psychology and Sports & Exercise Psychology, and a Masters programme in Sports & Exercise Psychology.

The Sports & Exercise Psychology MSc is a one-year full time (with part time routes available) programme of study designed for graduates with the British Psychological Society’s Graduate Basis for Chartership (GBC) seeking to develop a specialist knowledge in Sport and Exercise Psychology. Within the past decade there has been a marked growth in the career opportunities available for sport and exercise psychologists (eg, teaching in further and higher education and English Institute of Sport). Coupled with such growth has also been an increased need for appropriately qualified and accredited individuals to fill such positions. The British Psychological Society (BPS) and the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) have developed procedures for the accreditation of suitably experienced individuals that stipulate the possession of a relevant form of postgraduate qualification. The MSc in Sport and Exercise Psychology therefore seeks to provide students with an opportunity to study at a postgraduate level to fulfil the initial requirements for BPS and BASES accreditation, to develop their knowledge of the sport and exercise sciences and to increase their skills in applying such knowledge in both sporting and exercise populations.

Indicative Course Content

All students are required to complete four modules in their chosen pathway plus the two modules in research methods and statistics and a research dissertation. Modules currently available are:

Modules currently available are:

• Independent Study Module
• Professional Practice in Sport & Exercise Psychology  
• Psychology of Exercise and Health
• Research Methods and Statistics I
• Research Methods and Statistics II
• Sport Psychology
• Sport Psychology Interventions
• The Research Dissertation

Assessment

To gain a Postgraduate Certificate in Sport and Exercise Psychology, students need to complete three modules. Each module is assessed by the equivalent of a 4,000-word assignment.

To gain a Postgraduate Diploma in Sport and Exercise Psychology, students need to complete six modules. Each module is assessed by the equivalent of a 4,000-word assignment.

To gain an MSc in Sport and Exercise Psychology students need to complete six modules, and a dissertation of 12,000 words.

Attendance

The course runs from September to August.

Part time: One day per week for a minimum of two years.

Full time: 12 to 15 months

Home/EU Fees

1 year taught including dissertation £4,386.

Module Fee £536. Dissertation Fee £1,165.

Alumni Discount 10% for students applying within five years of completion of an undergraduate course at Chichester.

Overseas Fees

Full time only £9,900

Alumni Discount 10% for students applying within five years of completion of an undergraduate course at Chichester.

Application Form: http://www.chiuni.ac.uk/applying/documents/HomeApplicationForm.pdf

Reference Form: http://www.chiuni.ac.uk/applying/documents/ReferenceFormPostgraddec09.pdf

NB Please supply the names and contact details of your TWO referees with your application.