Sport and Exercise Psychology (Hons) Solent University

Overview

With the Sport and Exercise Psychology (Hons) course from Solent University, you will explore how people act and interact, and the thoughts and feelings that underlie their behaviour. 

You’ll develop an understanding of intervention techniques that can be applied in exercise and team settings. You’ll also gain an insight into the coach-athlete relationships.

The subject contributes to an understanding of the day-to-day problems faced by people all around the world. Psychologists use a wide variety of methodological techniques including experiments, questionnaires, observations, video analysis and interviews to investigate human behaviour and obtain reliable evidence. This evidence can then form the basis of potential interventions and recommendations.

Careers

Studying psychology gives you skills that span both science and the arts, opening up opportunities with a variety of employers.

Around two thirds of psychology graduates are in employment in the UK six months after graduating, while almost a quarter undertake further study.

The scientific aspects of your psychology course - the application of a reasoned approach, problem solving and manipulation of data - provide useful tools for careers in healthcare, law enforcement, finance, IT and research.

Your knowledge of human behaviour and motivation, as well as your ability to critically analyse a problem, formulate a considered response and create a reasoned argument, lend themselves well to careers in the creative industries, the legal sector, government administration and education.