Program Overview

Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology Specialization - MS in Movement Science

The specialization in Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology combines both theory and practice in preparing you for leadership roles in sport and exercise performance enhancement. Teaching, coaching, consulting, and research are examples of career fields in which professional opportunities are available. You will also be prepared to pursue doctoral study. Degree preparation includes advanced coursework in the sport sciences and in psychology, focusing on the thought processes that ultimately influence the performance of individuals involved in sport and exercise activities. You will acquire the knowledge and skills needed to influence those processes. The program offers extensive opportunities for research and applied practice with state-of-the-art equipment housed in the Performance Behavior Laboratory (PBL).

If you select the "Applied" option (i.e., requiring SES 677 Sport & Exercise Psychology Service Delivery and SES 678 Sport & Exercise Psychology Professional Practice at three (3) credit hours per course), you will be provided with applied experiences and begin accumulating hours applicable toward Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) provisional status certification. You will be responsible for completing, subsequent to graduation, any remaining supervised applied hours and submitting the AASP application materials required for certification. You may need to enroll in additional coursework beyond that listed below for completion of the degree in order to satisfy AASP provisional status certification requirements. Consult with your advisor in the early stages of planning a program of study so that it can be determined if any additional coursework might be necessary.

If you intend to pursue advanced graduate study leading to the doctoral degree, you will be strongly encouraged to select the "Research" option, which requires the submission of a written thesis. If you choose this option and are still interested in applying for AASP provisional status certification subsequent to graduation, you will need to add six (6) credits of graduate coursework for a total of 42 credit hours, to include SES 677 Sport and Exercise Service Delivery at three (3) credit hours, and SES 678 Sport and Exercise Professional Practice at three (3) credit hours, in order to satisfy the requisite supervised hours.

Core Courses (15 credits):

To satisfy the kinesiology foundation and analysis of human motion component:

Sport, Exercise & Performance Psychology Courses

Students must select one of the following areas of emphasis to complete the program requirements: