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Psychological support in sport has emerged as an essential element of sport performance and wellbeing, with sportspeople at all levels benefitting from advice provided by trained professionals in this field.
Year of entry
2025-26
Location
Coventry University (Coventry)
Study mode
Full-time
Duration
1 year full-time
Course code
HLST248
Start date
September 2025
At Coventry University, we continuously review the courses we offer to ensure we reflect industry-relevant emerging best practice and technology. As a result, this course is undergoing continuous improvement assessment and will be launched with a renewed curriculum starting in September 2025. Module content and titles will be updated. Course title, learning outcomes and assessments may also change. We expect our new curriculum to be fully updated by January 2025. Please return to this page to see the final course details.
This exciting master’s course is ideal for any sport and exercise science graduate wishing to pursue a career in the field of sport psychology.
You'll have the opportunity to gain an in-depth understanding of a range of contemporary issues, enabling the design and implementation of evidence-based delivery of support appropriate for a range of clients.
Employability development will be a key theme embedded throughout the degree. The structure of the course enables you to reflect on where you are and develop a constantly evolving development plan.
This course is accredited1 and recognised by the following bodies:
The course currently includes the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) accredited module1, Leading and Creating Organisational Health and Wellbeing. Upon successful completion of the module, you will gain the CMI Level 7 Certificate in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice at no additional cost.
This course has been designed to develop your understanding of the principles of sport psychology and their role in the development and support of a range of client groups.
You will employ your understanding of the scientific basis of sport psychology that covers the theory, principles and background required to inform assessment and interventions in sport performance. The course content includes issues related to talent development and management in sport, group dynamics, conceptual issues, performance enhancement and professional practice.
We regularly review our course content, to make it relevant and current for the benefit of our students. For these reasons, course modules may be updated.
Our aim is to effectively prepare you for professional employment, so all of our teaching methods are chosen to develop experimental/practical techniques and develop your ability to design, implement and reflect upon professional practice. These methods include:
Throughout the course, you will receive insight from the latest research and input from current practitioners.
The number of full-time contact hours may vary from semester to semester, however, on average, it is likely to be around 10 contact hours per week.
Additionally, you will be expected to undertake significant self-directed study of approximately 20 hours each week, depending on the demands of individual modules.
The contact hours may be made up of a combination of face-to-face teaching, individual and group tutorials, and online classes and tutorials.
As an innovative and enterprising institution, the university may seek to utilise emerging technologies within the student experience. For all courses (whether on-campus, blended, or distance learning), the university may deliver certain contact hours and assessments via online technologies and methods.
Since COVID-19, we have delivered our courses in a variety of forms, in line with public authority guidance, decisions, or orders and we will continue to adapt our delivery as appropriate. Whether on campus or online, our key priority is staff and student safety.
This course will be assessed using a variety of methods which will vary depending upon the module.
Assessment methods include:
The Coventry University Group assessment strategy ensures that our courses are fairly assessed and allows us to monitor student progression towards achieving the intended learning outcomes.
Sport is an industry that operates worldwide, generating income from international trade, therefore the demand for well-educated and knowledgeable practitioners both in the UK and abroad is ever-present in order to ensure that the industry develops and progresses sustainably across the globe. Increasing participation in sport at grassroots level, participation of elite athletes in international events, and hosting of high-profile competitions allows countries to enhance their reputation and gain respect worldwide.
Sport psychology plays an essential role in both promoting participation in sport and in elite success, thus specialist practitioners in this discipline are increasingly in demand across the globe. Connections and collaborations are being sought with institutions overseas through staff contacts and the university's Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) programme2.
Typical offer for 2024/25 entry.
Student | Full-time | Part-time |
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UK, Ireland*, Channel Islands or Isle of Man | 2025/26 fees TBC 2024/25 fees -£9,350 |
Not available |
EU | 2025/26 fees TBC 2024/25 fees -£9,350 per year with EU Support Bursary** 2025/26 fees TBC 2024/25 fees -£18,600 per year without EU Support Bursary** |
Not available |
International | 2025/26 fees TBC 2024/25 fees -£18,600 |
Not available |
For advice and guidance on tuition fees3 and student loans visit our Postgraduate Finance page and see the university's Tuition Fee and Refund Terms and Conditions.
We offer a range of International scholarships to students all over the world. For more information, visit our International Scholarships page.
Tuition fees cover the cost of your teaching, assessments, facilities and support services. There may be additional costs not covered by this fee such as accommodation and living costs, recommended reading books, stationery, printing and re-assessments should you need them.
The following are additional costs not included in the tuition fees:
The rights of Irish residents to study in the UK are preserved under the Common Travel Area arrangement. If you are an Irish student and meet the residency criteria, you can study in England, pay the same level of tuition fees as English students and utilise the Tuition Fee Loan.
Following the UK's exit from the European Union, we are offering financial support to all eligible EU students who wish to study an undergraduate or a postgraduate degree with us full-time. This bursary will be used to offset the cost of your tuition fees to bring them in line with that of UK students. Students studying a degree with a foundation year with us are not eligible for the bursary.
This course will take place at our Coventry University main campus and has access to the state-of-the-art Alison Gingell Building which features a number of innovative facilities as well as the Richard Crossman building4.
On successful completion of the course, you will be able to:
Following graduation, career options include work delivering specialised sport psychology support to teams or individuals, employed by a club or organisation or through self-employment as a consultant.
The course provides the opportunity to develop a range of transferable skills such as counselling, organisation, communication and scientific writing, which allows graduates the possibility of progression to careers in research, teaching/lecturing, PhD study, performance coaching or a range of other sport and exercise-related roles.