Sport Psychology with Foundation Year
UCAS Code: S003
Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
Minimum number of A Levels required: 1 Is general studies acceptable? Acceptable only when combined with other qualifications Are AS level awards acceptable? Acceptable only when combined with other qualifications Average A Level offer: CCD Maximum AS Level points accepted: 20
Access to Higher Education Diploma acceptability: Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications Further information: Overall Pass required
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
International Baccalaureate: Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications Additional information: 24 IB Diploma Points
Irish Leaving Certificate: Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications Grades / subjects required: 88 UCAS points from a minimum of 5 subjects
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Extended diploma (QCF): Acceptable only when combined with other qualifications Extended diploma subjects / grades required: MMM if studied on its own or to the total of 88 UCAS points when combined with other qualifications
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About this course
The professionally-accredited BSc (Hons) Sport Psychology at Liverpool John Moores University is taught in the award-winning Tom Reilly Building. The course offers exciting placement opportunities that are all, uniquely for the sector, both external and pre-sourced across a range of settings from schools, councils, local charities and sports clubs.
- Accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS)
- Taught by BPS chartered and Health and Care Professions Council registered (HCPC) sport and exercise psychologists
- Based in the £25 million Tom Reilly Building with state-of-the art laboratories
- Guaranteed curriculum placement with our external partners, such as City of Liverpool Rebound Gymnastics Academy, Warrington Rowing Club, Healthiness, professional football clubs and Autism Together
- Includes free applied working field trips. Previous destinations have included the English Institute for Sport and Manchester United Football Club Academy
- Benefit from small teaching groups, with more than 65% of all content taught as an individual Sport Psychology programme cohort of approximately 45 students
- Entrepreneurship and employability themes are integrated throughout the programme
- School named 12th best department in the world, 2nd best in the UK and 9th best in Europe out of 450 institutions by the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) for sport sciences 2020
Modules
Please see guidance on core and option modules for further information on what you will study.
Level 3
Building Blocks of Life
Human Anatomy and Physiology
Skills and Perspectives in Science 1
Healthy Humans
Skills and Perspectives in Science 2
Humans and their Environment
Level 4
Research Methods 1
Introduction to Developmental Psychology and Individual Differences
Introduction to Biological and Cognitive Psychology
Psychological Foundations
Applied Sports Psychology Foundation
Applied Sports Psychology Skills
?Level 5
Research Methods 2
Developmental and Social Psychology
Cognitive and Biological Psychology
Psychological Principles
Applied Sport Psychology Principles
Applied Sport Psychology Advanced Skills
Level 6
Major Project
Applied Sport Psychology Placement Foundations
Applied Sport Psychology Placement
Psychology and Development Issues in Sport
Applied Motor Behaviour
Modules are designated as core or option in accordance with professional body requirements and internal Academic Framework review, so may be subject to change. Students will be required to undertake modules that the University designates as core and will have a choice of designated option modules. Additionally, option modules may be offered subject to meeting minimum student numbers.
Please see the programme specification document for further details on this course.
Assessment methods
Assessment varies depending on the modules you choose, usually a combination of exams and coursework.
?All students perform differently depending on how they are assessed, which is why we use a combination of assessment methods. These include:
written assignments (essays, brief response questions)
exams (seen and unseen)
practical work
portfolios (including e-portfolios)
presentations (group and individual)
and reflective practice/diaries
You will then complete an independent research dissertation supervised by one of your tutors in your final year. You will be given plenty of help with planning your workload as a full assessment schedule is provided at the start of each academic year.
?Feedback on all coursework is provided within three weeks of submitting it and may be given via Canvas (our virtual learning environment), face-to-face and/or in writing. You can always arrange one-to-one sessions with your tutors to discuss or clarify issues related to feedback as well. We believe that constructive feedback is vital in helping you identify your strengths as well as the areas where you may need to put in more work.
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Top job areas of graduates
20 years ago, this was a specialist degree for would-be psychologists but now it is the model of a modern, flexible degree subject. One of the UK's fastest-growing subject at degree level, and the second most popular subject overall (it recently overtook business studies), one in 23 of all graduates last year had psychology degrees. As you'd expect with figures like that, jobs in psychology itself are incredibly competitive, so to stand a chance of securing one, you need to get a postgraduate qualification (probably a doctorate in most fields, especially clinical psychology) and some relevant work experience. But even though there are so many psychology graduates — far more than there are jobs in psychology, and over 13,800 in total last year — this degree has a lower unemployment rate than average because its grads are so flexible and well-regarded by business and other industries across the economy. Everywhere there are good jobs in the UK economy, you'll find psychology graduates - and it's hardly surprising as the course helps you gain a mix of good people skills and excellent number and data handling skills. A psychology degree ticks most employers' boxes — but we'd suggest you don't drop your maths modules.
Sport & exercise science
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Top job areas of graduates
One of the fastest growing subjects in the country, the number of sports science graduates went from under 3,000 in 2003 to over 10,000 in 2013. Numbers have fallen slightly since 2015, but we still have over 9,000 graduates in the subject. However, the good news is the country's appetite for good health and fitness - and the adaptability of graduates in the subject - means that sports science grads are less likely than average to be out of work. Sports science graduates, not surprisingly, tend to get jobs in sport, fitness and health - coaching and teaching especially - but they're found all over the economy. Management and business are also popular options for graduates from this subject — and sports science graduates are particularly found where drive, determination and physical fitness are an advantage.
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