HL30055: Applied sport psychology
[Page last updated: 04 August 2021]
Academic Year: | 2021/2 |
Owning Department/School: | Department for Health |
Credits: | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
Notional Study Hours: | 120 |
Level: | Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
Period: |
- Semester 2
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Assessment Summary: | CW 50%, EX 50% |
Assessment Detail: |
- Coursework (CW 50% - Qualifying Mark: 1)
- Examination (EX 50% - Qualifying Mark: 1)
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Supplementary Assessment: |
- Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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Requisites: |
Before taking this module you must take HL20042 AND take HL20045
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Aims: | To provide students with an in-depth knowledge and critical understanding of the psychological preparation of sports performers.
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Learning Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students should be able to:
* Discuss and critically evaluate the psychological theories and research pertaining to elite performance in competitive sport.
* Outline the rationale for an evidence-based approach to sport psychology practice.
* Appreciate the contribution that psychological concepts make to elite performance.
* Assess the individual needs of an athlete, and make recommendations concerning particular strategies of psychological preparation for their sport.
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Skills: | * communication skills (facilitated/assessed);
* information technology (facilitated);
* team working skills (taught/facilitated);
* problem-solving skills (facilitated, assessed)
* working independently (facilitated/assessed);
* personal development planning (facilitated);
* reflective practice (facilitated)
* knowledge and subject-specific skills (taught/facilitated/assessed).
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Content: | Professional practice and applied sport psychology, psychological evaluation, stress and coping, psychological skills training, staying focused, motivation, competitive anxiety and emotions, self-confidence, life skills, applied sport psychology case studies and transfer to other domains.
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Programme availability: |
HL30055 is Optional (DEU) on the following programmes:
Department for Health
- UHHL-AFB01 : BSc(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science (Year 3)
- UHHL-ACB04 : BSc(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Combined Professional Placement and Study Abroad (Year 4)
- UHHL-AAB02 : BSc(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Study year abroad (Year 4)
- UHHL-AKB04 : BSc(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Professional Placement (Year 4)
- UHHL-AFM01 : MSci(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science (Year 3)
- UHHL-AFM01 : MSci(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science (Year 4)
- UHHL-ACM01 : MSci(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Combined Professional Placement and Study Abroad (Year 4)
- UHHL-ACM01 : MSci(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Combined Professional Placement and Study Abroad (Year 5)
- UHHL-AAM01 : MSci(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Study year abroad (Year 4)
- UHHL-AAM01 : MSci(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Study year abroad (Year 5)
- UHHL-AKM01 : MSci(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Professional Placement (Year 4)
- UHHL-AKM01 : MSci(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Professional Placement (Year 5)
HL30055 is Optional on the following programmes:
Department of Psychology
- UHPS-AFB03 : BSc(Hons) Psychology (Year 3)
- UHPS-AKB03 : BSc(Hons) Psychology with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- UHPS-AFM03 : MSci(Hons) Psychology (Year 3)
- UHPS-AKM03 : MSci(Hons) Psychology with Year long work placement (Year 4)
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2021/22 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2022/23 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2021/22.
- Programmes and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
- Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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