SHN4303 - Introduction to Sport and Exercise Psychology

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, you will be able to:

1 - Describe and explain core principles, theories, and or concepts that underpin and inform sport & exercise psychology research and practice.

2 - Illustrate an evidence-informed and practical understanding of various interventions and approaches used in sport and exercise settings.

3 - Describe the psychological demands of sport and exercise in relation to psychological theories, concepts, and interventions.

4 - Understand sport and exercise behaviours and factors that may underpin or influence these.

Content:

This module enables you to develop your knowledge and understanding of sport and exercise psychology as a core discipline of sport and exercise science. You will explore key principles, demands and behaviours of sport and exercise to generate an evidence-based understanding. The module covers a range of topics, considering associations and links with mental health, wellbeing and performance. You will explore sport and exercise interventions, informed by psychological theories, considering how these are implemented by sport and exercise science practitioners and others such as coaches, personal trainers and staff supporting injury and rehabilitation.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Seminars and workshops will be supported with asynchronous activity in the form of mini lectures summarising core theory. The seminars will involve delivery of core theoretical and conceptual knowledge relating to sport and exercise psychology, including concepts relevant to mental health, wellbeing and performance. Workshops will enable small-group discussion be contextualised to specific programmes of study, typically stimulated by hypothetical case study exploration and informal formative assessment opportunities.

The workshops will also include tasks to develop academic skills such as critiquing literature, scientific writing, and presentation skills. Directed tasks will scaffold progression throughout the module towards the assessments.

Seminars
Hours: 25
Intended Group Size: 30

Workshops
Hours: 25
Intended Group Size: 30

Guided independent study
Hours: 250



Further Details Relating to Assessment



Seminars and Workshops contain taught content and interactive tasks with a focus on case studies and problem-based learning. Workshops also support your learning through assessment-focussed discussion, supported further with online forums, quizzes and reading activities. There will be opportunities for formative assessment ahead of assessment 1 (end of semester 1) and assessment 2 (end of semester 2) via in-class activities, online moodle forums and optional individual/group tutorials. Panopto videos will also emphasise core areas of the module curriculum and assessment. Pre, Post and Live materials will include assessment support activities.

Formative assessment tasks will feature on a weekly basis to help monitor and facilitate students’ progress towards their respective submissions for the two negotiated assessment tasks. Indicative tasks will include unpacking the scenario information that they have chosen for their assessment and considering the merits of different assessment formats.

Assessment:

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Luke Barnes
Level - 4
Credit Value - 30
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 4YL

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