Applied Sport Psychology
7.5 ECTS credits
Instruction is in the form of lectures, group work, literature seminars, and demonstrations of methods in sports and health promotion.
The course deals with how different cognitive factors relate to the development of the sporting individual and how different cognitive processes (e.g. performance anxiety, nervousness, stress) affect the performance as well as the motivation to engage in sports and health promotion activities. The course is based on theories related to the sports psychology field, especially performance psychology and theories on motivation, personality, and stress. Different mental techniques and forms of mental training are discussed as confidence boosters and stress reducers along with ways to make individuals develop suitable activity/exercise habits and routines to maintain or improve their mental/psychological health
The course deals with how different cognitive factors relate to the development of the sporting individual and how different cognitive processes (e.g. performance anxiety, nervousness, stress) affect the performance as well as the motivation to engage in sports and health promotion activities. The course is based on theories related to the sports psychology field, especially performance psychology and theories on motivation, personality, and stress. Different mental techniques and forms of mental training are discussed as confidence boosters and stress reducers along with ways to make individuals develop suitable activity/exercise habits and routines to maintain or improve their mental/psychological health
Progressive specialisation:
G1F (has less than 60 credits in first‐cycle course/s as entry requirements)
Education level:
Undergraduate level
Admission requirements:
Sports Science I, 30 ECTS cr and Sport Science II, 30 ECTS cr, or equivalent sports and health related qualifications. Health and Wellness Programme students: 90 ECTS cr (semesters 1-3); Nursing Programme students: 60 ECTS cr (semesters 1-2)
Selection:
Selection is usually based on your grade point average from upper secondary school or the number of credit points from previous university studies, or both.
This course is included in the following programme
- Programme in Sport Science/sport coaching (studied during year 2)