Applied Sport and Exercise Psychology Setanta College

Overview

The Applied Sport and Exercise Psychology program offered by Setanta College is the first programme that has been designed to serve 2 different student streams across multiple international locations. Students from a psychological background enter the programme with ‘graduate basis for chartered membership’ (GBC) from their professional society accredited bachelor’s programme. The programme has been designed to meet the requirements of the main professional societies to continue that GBC pathway at grad-school level. Students coming from a sport science or S&C background will benefit from the structures put in place by the professional psychological societies but also gain exposure to the requirements of the more applied non-psychological industry societies.

This programme has been developed to facilitate the learning of working professionals as well as recent graduates who wish to gain experience while they study. Delivered in a flexible fashion over 18-24 months with weekly lectures delivered online and fitting flexibly into your current life commitments, the practical and applied nature of this programme includes a number of very exciting and engaging face-to-face workshops twice during your period of study. Led by World-leading practitioners, this programme offers students the opportunity to learn from those who are active in the work environment alongside their research and teaching.

Career Paths

Graduates of this Master of Science in Applied Sport & Exercise Psychology are uniquely positioned for successful careers in a variety of different areas. Graduates will typically pursue employment as psychologists in sport, exercise, performance, or health at professional sporting organisations, NGBs, government-led councils, or in consultancy practices. There is also the doctoral progression options that lead into academia and lecturing/research opportunities. Many other students will operate as mental skills coaches and performance coaches in sport, exercise, and even business settings. Having a knowledge of psychology and how to enhance human performance is an indispensable understanding and can lead graduates to success in many job areas outside of psychology driven career paths.