Overview

At Sport and Exercise Psychology (Hons) from Edge Hill University you will explore how psychological science explains performance and engagement in sport and exercise and discover how this can be used to help develop athletes and promote physical activity. You will study what motivates athletes and exercisers, how to support and develop elite sport performers, and the influence of exercise on psychological wellbeing.

Careers

Successful completion of this degree will open a variety of postgraduate training and career opportunities in psychology, notably sport and exercise psychology, but also educational psychology, clinical psychology, health psychology and research. You will also be well qualified to enter professions within the sport, health and fitness industry as well as physical education (further training required). Other opportunities range from advertising and the caring professions to teaching (further training required).

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Essential Skills in Applied Psychology

Personality, Social and Developmental Psychology

Cognitive and Biological Psychology

Investigating Methods in Psychology

Sport and Exercise Physiology and Nutrition

Sport and Exercise Psychology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-10-07 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-07-04 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6

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TOEFL^® IBT

78

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OTE

120

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Credits

360 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Psychology Health Sciences Sport and Exercise Science View 580 other Bachelors in Sport and Exercise Science in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

6

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78

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120

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Other requirements

General requirements

UCAS Code:C813

Typical offer 104-112 UCAS Tariff points, for which no specific subjects are required, plus GCSE English and GCSE Mathematics at Grade C or Grade 4 or above (or equivalent).

A Level: BCC-BBC;

BTEC Extended Diploma (or combination of BTEC QCF qualifications): Distinction, Merit, Merit (DMM);

T Level: Overall grade of Merit;

International Baccalaureate (IB): We are happy to accept IB qualifications which achieve the required number of UCAS Tariff points;

Access to Higher Education Diploma: 45 credits at Level 3, for example 9 credits at Distinction and 36 credits at Merit or 15 credits at Distinction and 30 credits at Merit. The required total can be attained from various credit combinations.

English Language Requirements

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Tuition Fee

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International

17000 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 17000 GBP per year during 36 months.
National

9535 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 9535 GBP per year during 36 months.

Living costs for Ormskirk

500 - 750 GBP /month

Living costs

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Scholarships Information

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