SHN4302 - Introduction to Sport Psychology

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.

Content:

This module aims to introduce the fundamental aspects of sport psychology and to enable students to apply these concepts to their studies of other relevant disciplines. It will develop students’ knowledge of the fundamental concepts of sport psychology practice, establishing links between core psychological theories and topics, and practical work conducted in the applied setting.

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 word equivalent mid sem 1 45%
002 Response to Problem 2 2000 word equivalent end of sem 1 45%
003 Directed Activities throughout semester 1 10%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Mr Chris Rowley
Level - 4
Credit Value - 20
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 4S2

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