Discover all of the information relevant to our MSc in Sport and Exercise Psychology.
Are you passionate about competitive and recreational sport and exercise? Are you eager to explore and better understand connections between the human body and mind? Then join us! Our MSc programme offers the opportunity to gain the knowledge and practical skills needed to qualify for a variety of career paths in sport and exercise psychology. Coursework is taught exclusively in English, and prepares you for international assignments and multicultural work environments.
Coursework will equip you with applied and research-related expertise, preparing you to:
- analyse and evaluate a study design in terms of its quality (research question, design, methodology).
- plan, implement and reflect on an assigned team-building measure, which is based on theoretical concepts for heterogeneous, intercultural groups.
- evaluate project/research proposals with regard to organisation, content, and methodology, as well as ethical-moral aspects and criteria.
- compare different career fields in sport and exercise psychology with regard to research and practice.
- develop your own research design to a research question and to present it in a project plan in the context of a research proposal.
- develop your professional skills in applied and research-oriented sport and exercise psychology by means of case studies.
- process scientific material and present it in writing and orally in a scientific, target group-specific, and situation-appropriate manner.
- explore international, interdisciplinary fields of research and practice in sport and exercise psychology, to further develop one's professional competence and to be able to adapt to culturally unfamiliar situations.
- explore – within the framework of the double-degree programme – international, interdisciplinary fields of research and practice in sport and exercise psychology at Thessaly University, to further develop one's own professional competence and to adapt to culturally unfamiliar situations.
- demonstrate in-depth knowledge of specific, methodological work in a scientific context by applying theoretical principles and research methods.
- independently plan, conduct and evaluate a study with due consideration for methodological, organisational, and ethical-moral aspects.
Acquire degrees from both Leipzig University and the University of Thessaly in Greece within four semesters. Each year, six of our students are nominated to take part in an academic exchange programme with our partner, the University of Thessaly in Trikala, Greece.
Nominees spend their third semester in Trikala, while enrolled at our partner university.
- a bachelor’s degree with at least 60 credit points (ECTS) in sport science, psychology, research methodology, or a combination thereof
- evidence of English language proficiency at level C1
- letter of motivation
Optional
- proof of scientific research experience
- proof of practical experience in the field of sport and/or (sport) psychology
- proof of periods abroad
For further information on submitting your documents, please visit the university's website:
Graduates of our MSc programme will embark on an exciting career path with numerous career possibilities in the profession of sport and exercise psychology.
Apply your expertise at work
Work with competing athletes to improve their performance, support school children in developing a healthy relationship to physical activity, engage with companies to promote employee health and rehabilitation programmes—our MSc focuses on developing applied expertise and skills in individual and group settings, in an international context.
Pursue an cademic career
Our MSc programme’s focus on research equips you with the necessary scientific insights to evaluate and further develop theory and methods in sport and exercise psychology. This emphasis qualifies you not only to advance your academic career in a research-focused direction but also makes you eligible to become a doctoral researcher and join a doctoral programme.
