Program Description

This MSc programme is dedicated to providing a thorough grounding in the knowledge and application of psychological principles to sport, exercise and performance settings in order to enhance wellbeing and performance. There is a demand for training in this field for those whose ambition is to work in high performance sport settings. In Ireland and the UK, many of those trained in sport psychology have undertaken roles as performance directors, professional sport coaches and sport management.

Admission Requirements

• An undergraduate degree, 2.2  honours degree (Level 8 National Qualifications Authority of Ireland or other internationally recognised equivalent) in a relevant or appropriate subject (e.g., psychology). RPL (Recognised Prior Learning) entry will be available for those without a related degree.
• Entrants with degrees that meet either the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) or British Psychological Society (BPS) graduate entry requirements will be able to apply to PSI/BPS for recognition of their progress towards accreditation when accreditation is achieved. It is envisaged that the Masters degree will be recognised as stage one of the PSI/BPS recognition process (stage two comprises supervised experience)
• Entry to the programme will be based on the result of an online application and appropriate academic references. There will be no interview.

IELTS Requirements

Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking	Overall
6	6	6	6	6.5

Remarks:

• Yearly tuition fee is given