BSc (Hons) Psychology with Sport Management Bachelor's degree at De Montfort University

Focuses on important academic and professional skills to help students transition to higher education studies and beyond.

Provides a concise overview of the core paradigms in psychology, namely biological, cognitive, and developmental psychology, while embedding quantitative research methods.

Offers an introduction to the sporting ecosystem in the UK and beyond, providing insight to the multifaceted infrastructure of organisations and stakeholders responsible for developing, leading, governing and delivering different aspects of sport.

Provides a concise overview of the core paradigms in psychology, namely social, personality and intelligence, and international perspectives, while embedding qualitative research methods.

Builds on the core areas of the BPS guidelines to give students in-depth coverage of topics in biological and cognitive psychology. Practical sessions will enable students to develop their knowledge of more advanced research designs and quantitative research skills.

Applies the lifespan perspective to studying human development, emphasising the importance of all developmental stages and the interconnectivity between domains of change.

Linking your understanding of sporting infrastructure to the sport event delivery context, it will introduce you to the core phases of the event planning process in the sports industry and explore how key stakeholders and functional service areas are involved in an operational context.

explores how we define, classify and explain psychological problems

applies psychological theory and research to topics that cover current important debates and issues, directly informed by local, national and global priorities such as DMU's commitment to decolonization and net zero, and the United Nations' Sustainable Developmental Goals.

Through this module you will gain an overview of clinical psychology practice in the UK, including professional practice, research methods and ethical issues, as well as how to become a clinical psychologist.

Builds on the core areas of the BPS guidelines to give students in-depth coverage of topics in social psychology and personality and intelligence, and developing a research project on one of these topics.

Students will learn to contrast perspectives within significant conceptual debates in psychology, which are placed within their historical context.

You will undertake a period of work experience and consider how psychological theory can be applied in a work environment.

Introduces the basic principles of counselling psychology and practice

Provides an overview of modern cognitive neuropsychological approaches to dysfunction following head injury and how theory is applied to case histories

Introduces the scientific study of optimal human functioning within areas such as happiness, wellbeing, personal strengths, positive emotions, optimism, hope and flow

Introduces basic skills in computer programming and computational data processing, which are essential employability skills in data science and related fields.

Enables students to develop understanding of loss, grief and bereavement from theoretical, cultural, social and therapeutic perspectives

Provides students an opportunity to critically explore addiction to licit and illicit substances and is theoretically grounded within a neuropsychosocial approach.

Provides students an opportunity to explore perspectives on local, regional, national, and transnational activism and protest and resistance; together with related issues such as prejudice, discrimination and stigma.

Provides students with up-to-date knowledge about cross-cultural theories and models as they relate to the study of human behaviour to consider how and why behaviour differs across cultures.

Connects your acquired knowledge from year one and two to the breadth of professional journeys available in sport management, enabling you to analyse your transferable skills and attributes in relation to your career aspirations and/or major subjects specialisation within a sporting context.

Gives you the opportunity to design and conduct an empirical study showing originality and expertise in methodological and data handling techniques.