Programme of Study Catalogue

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module students will be able to:

Identify uses of sport and exercise psychology.
Demonstrate knowledge of approaches to psychological research.
Demonstrate knowledge of key psychological concepts pertinent to sport and exercise.
Participate in data collection activities relevant to sport and exercise psychology and attend conference.

Content:

Introduction to sport and exercise psychology: what it is, professional framework, history. Psychological approaches: behaviour, cognitive, developmental. Uses to sport and exercise psychology: helping individuals, helping teams, helping coaches.
Overview of common sport psychology concepts: relevant to recent research.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Problem-based learning is used by presenting groups with scenarios at the beginning and middle of the module. Taught content through workshops is used to advise possible solutions to problems.

Workshops
Hours: 40 Intended Group size: 50

Independent Study
Hours: 160

Further details relating to assessment
Each problem is presented to a group. The group must negotiate with the module leader a mode of submission including report, presentation and video. Both responses must take a different form.

*Directed activities: these consist of weekly tasks that must be completed and submitted for inspection at timetabled sessions each week. The assessment will be assessed on a pass/fail basis with a pass requiring at least 75% of all weekly tasks to be completed successfully. A pass will lead to the full award of 10% towards the final module mark. A fail in directed activities will contribute 0% to the final mark.

Assessment:

001 Response to Problem 1 2000 words or equiv mid semester 2 45%
002 Response to Problem 2 2000 words or equiv end semester 2 45%
003 Directed activities end semester 2 10%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - JON RADCLIFFE
Level - 4
Credit Value - 20
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 4S2