COURSE: BA IN SPORT PSYCHOLOGY

The purpose of this package is to provide students who want to qualify as a Sport Psychologist with in-depth knowledge of psychological foundations of human behaviour within the exercise and sport context. Sport Psychology is both academic and service oriented and includes psychological principles of coaching, mental health, exercise psychology, the psychology of injuries, slumps and burnout.

Type: undergraduate degree

Duration: 3 years full time

Compulsory Subjects

First year subjects:

• Computer literacy


• Academic literacy


• Information literacy


• Bio-ergonomics


• Human movement science


• Medical terminology


• Recreation science


• Psychology

Second year subjects:

• Bio-ergonomics


• Human movement science


• Medical terminology


• Recreation science


• Psychology

Third year subjects:

• Human movement science


• Medical terminology


• Psychology

Careers: coach, physical trainer, sport psychologist.

Source: www.up.ac.za

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