Mental Skills and Mental Health in Sports and Exercise - MSc Programme content
Advance your ambitions to become a sports performance director, professional coach or work in sports management.
Key information
EU fees per year
€7,500
Non-EU fees per year
€15,100
NFQ Level
NFQ Level 9 Major
Duration
One year
Attendance
Full-time
Programme type
Taught
Start date
September
Award
Masters (MSc)
Key information
- Complete full-time in one year
- Delivered on-campus
- Modules taught during Autumn and Spring semesters
- Complete a research project tailored to your practice and career goals in the summer semester
- Graduate with a Level 9 Master’s qualification in Mental Skills and Mental Health in Sports and Exercise.
You will learn through a blend of
- Lectures, workshops, and experiential learning
- Reflective practice and supervised research
- Regular feedback from faculty and peers through group work and assessments
Programme content
Core modules
- Advanced Research Design (PS6041) will teach you how to match specific research questions with advanced research designs, such as experimental, non-experimental, qualitative, and mixed-method approaches, equipping you with the skills needed for your Major Research Project.
- Psychological Skills Training (SS6063) will help you understand how to apply psychological concepts and strategies to enhance sports performance, focusing on mental skills training, assessment methods, and understanding group dynamics in sports settings.
- Applied Positive Psychology (SS6113) will support you to understand advanced research designs and how they can be developed for psychological research.
- Professional Practice 1: Professional Competencies (SS6171) will introduce you to strength and conditioning principles to improve athletic performance and prevent injuries, while also providing certification in Safeguarding Welfare in Sport and Exercise Sciences through a core workshop.
Books and journal articles needed for the course will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules.
Core modules
- Dissertation Development (SS6182) provides the backdrop to the development of your research question, the ethical approval process, the analyses and the dissemination of the findings.
- Performance Psychology (SS6152) takes you beyond understanding what is done in performance psychology to understanding how performance psychology service is delivered.
- Exercise Psychology and Mental Health (SS6162) provides you with a sound understanding of the brain and behaviour in physical activity and exercise settings.
- Professional Practice 2: Professional Issues and Ethics (SS6103) will explore professional issues and ethics in applied psychology, focusing on ethical decision-making, evidence-based practice, and practical skills like counselling and reflection, helping you develop your own professional approach.
Books and journal articles needed for the course will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules.
Core modules
- Dissertation (SS6163) supports you to design and carry out a research project which makes a substantial contribution the knowledge base in the field.
- Professional Practice 3: Consulting and Reflective Practice (SS6153) will help lay the foundation for your ethical and reflective practice and offer a range of practical activities to enhance your practitioner skills, including a core workshop on Reflective Practice for Sport and Exercise Scientists that will provide a BASES certification.
Books and journal articles needed for the course will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules.
