Sport Psychology

Entry requirements

• a minimum 2:1 honours degree in Sport Psychology, Psychology or a related combined award
• Graduate Basis for Certified Membership (GBC) – only for the BPS accredited award

• Applications from students with alternative qualifications: you are not eligible for the BPS accredited Stage 1 award, so cannot complete BPS Stage 2 training to become a HCPC Registered Sport Psychologist or have access to Chartered Membership of the Society
• Applicants for the non-BPS accredited MSc Sport Psychology award would normally be expected to have the same level of honours degree in a related discipline e.g. Sport Science, where significant evidence of sport psychology study can be demonstrated
• IELTS score 6.5
• RPL is accepted on this programme
• International students applying to study a full-time taught Masters, MRes, MPhil or PhD at LJMU, you should check if you require an Academic Technology Approval Scheme or ATAS certificate. Please contact LJMU’s International Admissions Team for further details
• International students entering on a Tier 4 visa cannot study part-time

Months of entry

September

Course content

• Study on this British Psychological Society (BPS) accredited programme for applicants with Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC)
• Gain a Stage 1 qualification for entry to Stage 2 training, including LJMU’s Professional Doctorate in Sport and Exercise Psychology
• Benefit from high levels of academic and pastoral support and access to world-class facilities in the award-winning Tom Reilly Building
• Look forward to excellent vocational opportunities, including a professional practice placement in a sport or exercise setting

Our academic team members have been selected for their specialist expertise, and you will be taught by these experts in performance enhancement. As a postgraduate you will experience a rich and highly relevant education and be able to grow as a research academic in this elite environment of thought-leaders from the field of Sport and Exercise Sciences.

Our commitment to your ability to support the performance of sportspeople remains our primary focus. You will develop consultancy skills, and the knowledge to counsel sportsmen and women. The results of your work, and the effect it will have on an athlete’s physical and conscious development, will become one of your key outcomes.

Information for international students

Fees and funding

Please see the course page for more information.