MSc Applied Sport Psychology

Plymouth Marjon University's MSc Applied Sport Psychology is designed for graduates seeking professional accreditation as sport and exercise psychologists, including those already in employment who wish to combine work with study. The programme develops applied skills across performance, health and wellbeing, and rehabilitation contexts, and includes modules covering psychological and therapeutic skills, contemporary issues such as mental health and abuse in sport, research methods, and a master's thesis. A distinctive applied professional practice module provides 50 hours of workplace experience.

Delivered on campus in Plymouth, the course runs one year full-time or two years part-time, with approximately six contact hours per week through lectures, seminars, and group discussions. It is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) at Stage 1 level and aligns with British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) supervised experience requirements and HCPC professional standards. The programme is led by course leader Melissa Coyle, a practising BASES-accredited and HCPC-registered sport and exercise psychologist.