OERuESP1/Course description

Exercise and sport are significant activities in the lives of huge numbers of people around the world. Understanding and influencing the psychological aspects of exercise and sport behaviour represents a complex and intriguing challenge.

This course provides a foundation level experience of a range of theories that explain the impact of psychological factors on exercise and sport behaviour, and exposure to a range of behaviour modification and performance enhancement strategies that are commonly applied to exercise and sport behaviour. It seeks to provide a solid foundation for further study of the theory and practices of exercise and sport psychology.