Sport and Exercise Psychology MSc

Sports and Exercise Psychology is a profession growing across sports and exercise settings. When addressing issues such as enhancing the performance of a premier league football team or tackling the obesity crisis in the UK, organizations are increasingly turning to sports and exercise psychology professionals to improve performance and well-being.

Why study MSc Sport and Exercise Psychology at Middlesex University?

This BASES-accredited degree will prepare you for working with sporting teams or individual athletes as you develop the skills and knowledge required to support their well-being and performance. You will learn to base your practice on your own and others' research as well as through learning applied skills and underpinning theory.

Most of our academics are active sports professionals involved in sport and exercise consultancy, active in current research, and working with professional athletes and clubs. We maintain strong links with the industry to ensure current professional practice informs your studies. Our excellent placement and practical learning opportunities will support your application of knowledge and development of skills.

Course highlights

• Based in London, at our state-of-the-art facilities in StoneX stadium, we are surrounded by the greatest density of top sports clubs and organizations in the UK and have strong links with many sporting organizations
• You will be actively encouraged to publish your dissertation through peer-reviewed journals and conferences
• This course is accredited by BASES, positioning students for application to the BASES Sport and Exercise Psychology Accreditation Route (SEPAR) upon graduation
• Small class sizes allow you to receive the personal attention required to thrive in your studies

• Applicants must have a minimum of a 2:2 honours in an undergraduate sport science or psychology degree
• Applicants with a degree outside the above identified entry criteria may be considered for programme entry on discretionary basis.
• Ideally applicants will have experience in working in sport or competing in sport being interest in a particular sport.

• The most commonly accepted evidence of English language ability is IELTS 6.5 (with minimum 6.0 in all components).

The MSc Sport and Exercise Psychology program offers a valuable career path for sport psychology professionals, focusing on enhancing athlete performance and wellbeing. This program equips graduates with key skills, knowledge, and exposure to the subject's frontiers. Opportunities exist for practitioners with governing bodies of sporting organizations and organizations like the English Institute of Sport. Graduates can also progress into roles in exercise, athlete welfare, and military organizations, and may establish their own consultancy business or pursue further studies.