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Alyssa
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How many job opportunities are there for an individual with a degree in sports psychology?
I am interested In sports psychology, but not many schools have the option.
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Daniela Silva
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Hi Alyssa,
There are a number of programs where the degree is actually in Exercise Science or Kinesiology, which are related fields, but not sports psychology. Internships, balanced degree requirements, retention rate and student outcomes are all things that interested parties should ask about before they pick a degree program.
Those traits are just some of the ones we looked for when we put together a list of some of the best undergraduate sports psychology degree programs in the country.
Barry University:
Within the School of Human Performance and Leisure Sciences as Miami’s Barry University is a program that allows students to major in “Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology”. One of the only programs of its kind in the Southeast United States, the program at Barry requires students to also earn a minor in either psychology or business management to ensure students still receive a well-rounded education.
The program is specific to Sports Psychology which means not only that all of the professors are certified consultants with the Association of Applied Sports Psychology (AASP) but it also means that students conduct research projects, participate in community service and get real-world experience that is also specific to the discipline. Students are asked to conduct their own research and develop interventions. Classes include the basics as well as courses in nutrition, adapted physical activity, psychology of injury, hyperbaric physiology and much more.
Texas Christian University
The Bachelor of Science degree program in Sports Psychology is housed in the Department of Kinesiology, which is a subsection of the Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences. Now that the basics are covered, know that the sports psychology program at TCU is one of most comprehensive and well-regarded programs in the discipline around the country. The school designed the program to help those pursue a graduate degree in sports psychology.
The core curriculum ranges anywhere from 40 to 60 credit hours and the major is 47 credit hours plus psychology-specific credit hours in courses like social psychology, abnormal psychology and elementary statistics. Students create and engage in research projects and an internship isn’t just encouraged, it is required as a part of the major. Like Barry, TCU also has a sport psychology lab with impressive resources for students. The school uses the lab to focus on specific types of research and testing, but students enrolled in the program can be sure they will use the lab extensively.
National University
The degree program at National University is even more specific than most programs in the discipline. Students do take an introductory classes in probability as well as psychology, but after that, the coursework is almost exclusively related to sport and exercise psychology, applied sport psychology and sports psychology culture. There are, of course, a minimum of 70.5 credit hours of general education requirements as well.
The university also owns the Center for Performance Psychology in San Diego, a state-of-the-art facility that blends athletes, coaches and organizations with resources, research efforts and leading experts in the field of sport psychology. The Center is also home to the annual Performance Psychology Conference, which attracts more than 1,000 industry leaders every year. Also, the university system is responsible for publishing and editing the Journal on Performance Psychology, which students at National University have unparalleled access to during their time at the university.
More courses in:
https://careersinpsychology.org/top-sports-psychology-degree-programs/
Good luck!
There are a number of programs where the degree is actually in Exercise Science or Kinesiology, which are related fields, but not sports psychology. Internships, balanced degree requirements, retention rate and student outcomes are all things that interested parties should ask about before they pick a degree program.
Those traits are just some of the ones we looked for when we put together a list of some of the best undergraduate sports psychology degree programs in the country.
Barry University:
Within the School of Human Performance and Leisure Sciences as Miami’s Barry University is a program that allows students to major in “Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology”. One of the only programs of its kind in the Southeast United States, the program at Barry requires students to also earn a minor in either psychology or business management to ensure students still receive a well-rounded education.
The program is specific to Sports Psychology which means not only that all of the professors are certified consultants with the Association of Applied Sports Psychology (AASP) but it also means that students conduct research projects, participate in community service and get real-world experience that is also specific to the discipline. Students are asked to conduct their own research and develop interventions. Classes include the basics as well as courses in nutrition, adapted physical activity, psychology of injury, hyperbaric physiology and much more.
Texas Christian University
The Bachelor of Science degree program in Sports Psychology is housed in the Department of Kinesiology, which is a subsection of the Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences. Now that the basics are covered, know that the sports psychology program at TCU is one of most comprehensive and well-regarded programs in the discipline around the country. The school designed the program to help those pursue a graduate degree in sports psychology.
The core curriculum ranges anywhere from 40 to 60 credit hours and the major is 47 credit hours plus psychology-specific credit hours in courses like social psychology, abnormal psychology and elementary statistics. Students create and engage in research projects and an internship isn’t just encouraged, it is required as a part of the major. Like Barry, TCU also has a sport psychology lab with impressive resources for students. The school uses the lab to focus on specific types of research and testing, but students enrolled in the program can be sure they will use the lab extensively.
National University
The degree program at National University is even more specific than most programs in the discipline. Students do take an introductory classes in probability as well as psychology, but after that, the coursework is almost exclusively related to sport and exercise psychology, applied sport psychology and sports psychology culture. There are, of course, a minimum of 70.5 credit hours of general education requirements as well.
The university also owns the Center for Performance Psychology in San Diego, a state-of-the-art facility that blends athletes, coaches and organizations with resources, research efforts and leading experts in the field of sport psychology. The Center is also home to the annual Performance Psychology Conference, which attracts more than 1,000 industry leaders every year. Also, the university system is responsible for publishing and editing the Journal on Performance Psychology, which students at National University have unparalleled access to during their time at the university.
More courses in:
https://careersinpsychology.org/top-sports-psychology-degree-programs/
Good luck!