BSc (Hons) Psychology (Sport & Exercise Studies) with Foundation Year

You can expect a diverse range of teaching methods which include lectures, seminars, workshops, practical sessions, small group tutorials, and peer-learning. With approximately 14 hours of contact time per week, our inclusive and dynamic approach ensures that you receive a well-rounded education and benefit from a variety of teaching approaches.

We have made sure that teaching is not only done in a classroom setting. You will take part in practical exercises (e.g. a trip to Howletts to observe animal behaviour) and trips (e.g. Freud Museum in London) throughout your course and have the opportunity to be paired up with a Psychology student mentor from a higher cohort. In addition, you will meet with your personal academic tutor (PAT), who will be able to assist you with any queries you may have, especially as you are finding your feet at university. They will also be able to signpost you to any of the University services should you need them.

When not attending lectures, seminars, workshops or other timetabled sessions you will continue learning through self-study. Typically, this involves reading journal articles and books, undertaking research in the library, working on projects, and preparing for workshops, seminars, coursework and examinations.

Each module tutor will direct you towards specific readings and/or activities to complete before and/or after class to support your learning and development. Your allocated personal academic tutor will help you review your performance, and support your independent learning.

You will have access to your own IT lab, and all teaching is supported by online study skills material.

During the final year of study, the research project (dissertation), offers the opportunity to engage in an independent research programme where you will work under the supervision of a member of the academic staff who you will meet regularly.

This is a full-time course and so the expectation is that you will spend the equivalent of full-time working hours dedicated to it. However, the way you manage these hours is up to you. You will have scheduled sessions on campus (typically 12 hours per week) which you should prepare for and revise afterwards during your independent study time. In addition, there will be field trips, events, conferences, keynote talks and other activities you will be able to undertake even during your first year at university.

The teaching team consists of highly qualified academics, supported by specialist professional services and skilled technical teams. They have a range of expertise and experience across the breadth of disciplines in Psychology, and Sport and Exercise Psychology.

The majority of staff hold the highest academic qualification (doctorate), with a small number of staff working towards achieving this standard. We have staff who are chartered psychologists with the British Psychological Society (BPS), registered sport psychologists with the Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC) and accredited sport scientists with the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences. As such, our staff have excellent understanding and first-hand experience of supervising students in becoming chartered Sport and Exercise Psychologists. 

Finally, our staff are conducting internationally recognised research that is at the forefront sport and exercise psychology. They have substantial experience in delivering research led and research informed teaching that you will help students gain in-depth understanding of the relevant and timely topics that will be required after graduating.