Exercise and Sport Sciences Sport Psychology - Ithaca College

Exercise and Sport Sciences Sport Psychology from Ithaca College is a Campus Master Sport degree that prepares you for a Education career. The focus of the sport psychology concentration ranges from theoretical research to applied practice, with an emphasis on description, explanation, and prediction of factors affecting sport participation and performance. In this context you will study the psychosocial factors that influence sport participation and performance. The curriculum is derived from cognitive, developmental, educational, experimental, and social psychology, as well as from the basic understanding of sport and its varied demands. Topics include sport personality motivation exercise adherence group/team development stress management attention and concentration imagery and visualization psychological skills training leadership development communication skills training This concentration prepares you for future certification by the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology . Upon completion of your master???s degree with a concentration in sport psychology the following career opportunities can be available to you: college or university coach college or university teaching position with a sport psychology emphasis (depending on the position, further graduate study may be required) performance/sport psychology consultant View more details on Ithaca College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Sport courses.