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**This is a Connected Degree**
Portsmouth is the only University in the UK with the flexibility to choose when to do an optional paid placement or self-employed year. Either take a placement in your third year, or finish your studies first and complete a placement in your fourth year. You can decide if and when to take a placement after youve started your course.
**Overview**
Want to take your first steps on the path to becoming a British Psychological Society (BPS) Chartered Sport and Exercise Psychologist or Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Registered Pr...
**This is a Connected Degree**<br/>Portsmouth is the only University in the UK with the flexibility to choose when to do an optional paid placement or self-employed year. Either take a placement in your third year, or finish your studies first and complete a placement in your fourth year. You can decide if and when to take a placement after youve started your course.<br/><br/>**Overview**<br/>Want to take your first steps on the path to becoming a British Psychological Society (BPS) Chartered Sport and Exercise Psychologist or Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Registered Practitioner Psychologist?<br/><br/>On this BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Psychology degree course – accredited by the BPS – you’ll use the latest equipment and techniques in our comprehensively equipped laboratories, and be taught by our team of BPS Chartered and HCPC Registered psychologists.<br/><br/><br/>- Use psychology and sports science facilities including a psychology laboratory (with interview room and media suite), biomechanics and kinanthropometry labs, and immersion pool and climatic chambers – for manipulating temperature, humidity and altitude<br/><br/><br/>- Get your hands on specialist equipment like PLATO Liquid Crystal Spectacles and our ASL Mobile Eye System, which you can use to measure performance and get the most out of athletes<br/><br/><br/>- Be taught by BPS Chartered and HCPC Registered psychologists who have extensive professional experience and access to the latest sport psychology research<br/><br/><br/>**Accredited by:**<br/>This course is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS).<br/><br/>**Careers and opportunities**<br/>Sport and exercise psychologists help athletes, teams and amateur sportspeople deal with the mental demands of their sport. They work to improve the mindsets, behaviours and patterns of thinking that influence people involved in sport, while also aiming for progression in personal development and sporting performance.<br/><br/>Youll be eligible to apply for Chartered Membership of the BPS on a graduate basis (GBC) – the first step to becoming a Chartered Sport and Exercise Psychologist or HCPC Registered Practitioner Psychologist. <br/><br/>To become Chartered, youll also need to do further academic training for up to 5 years, including an MSc Sport and Exercise Psychology.<br/><br/>**What jobs can you do with a sport and exercise psychology degree?**<br/>Roles you can do after the course include:<br/>- sport and exercise psychologist (with further training)<br/><br/><br/>- sport and exercise scientist<br/><br/><br/>- management roles in national governing bodies<br/><br/><br/>- teacher/lecturer<br/><br/><br/>- researcher/scientist<br/><br/><br/>- health promotion worker<br/><br/><br/>**Graduate roles**<br/>Roles our previous graduates have gone on to work in, include:<br/>- PE teacher<br/><br/><br/>- personal trainer<br/><br/><br/>- wellbeing access worker <br/><br/><br/>- special educational needs and disabilities mentor <br/><br/><br/>**Placement year**<br/>Either before or following your third year, you have the option to choose a work placement year to gain valuable longer-term work experience in the industry. A placement year gives you the opportunity to apply your knowledge in a real workplace, boosting your employability and making you stand out to employers after the course.<br/><br/>You can work for a company or organisation here in the UK or overseas, or you could go independent by setting up and running your own business with other students.<br/><br/>Whichever route you choose, youll receive support and guidance. Our specialist team of Science and Health Careers advisors can help you with finding a work placement and improving your employability skills. Theyll provide you with a database of placement vacancies, support with your job search – including help with applications and interviews – and support throughout your placement year. <br/><br/>**Potential placement destinations**<br/>Recent students have completed placements at: <br/>- Bristol City FC<br/><br/><br/>- Chichester and Selsey Ladies FC<br/><br/><br/>- The Richmond Group<br/><br/><br/>- Neurokinex<br/><br/><br/>- Other professional sports clubs, sports injuries clinics, schools, the NHS and within universities<br/>
If you apply through Clearing, you'll be offered a guaranteed room in halls if you accept your offer within 24 hours of receiving it and apply for accommodation as a new full-time undergraduate student by 9am on 20 August 2025.
Sign up for Priority Clearing to get accommodation information straight to your inbox as well as access to Portsmouth's Clearing Visit Day on Thursday 7th August. Priority Clearing applicants will jump the queue on Results Day, get exclusive Clearing updates, invites to Portsmouth Prepare for Clearing Webinars and one-to-one application support.
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If you apply through Clearing, you'll be offered a guaranteed room in halls if you accept your offer within 24 hours of receiving it and apply for accommodation as a new full-time undergraduate student by 9am on 20 August 2025.<br/><br/>Sign up for Priority Clearing to get accommodation information straight to your inbox as well as access to Portsmouth's Clearing Visit Day on Thursday 7th August. Priority Clearing applicants will jump the queue on Results Day, get exclusive Clearing updates, invites to Portsmouth Prepare for Clearing Webinars and one-to-one application support.<br/><br/>Through the open day, students can get a feel for Portsmouth's welcoming campus and community before joining the university. With guaranteed accommodation, they can rest easy and ensure they are in the heart of the student community.
2 Clearing options available
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Course Details
Information
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
22/09/2025
Campus
Main Site
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
C601
Institution Code
P80
Points of Entry
Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
112
120
112-120 points to include a minimum of 2 A levels, or equivalent, with 32 points from a Science subject (Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, PE, Physics, Psychology or Sports Science and the Active Leisure Industry or Sports Studies).
Acceptable when combined with other qualifications.
112-122 Tariff points from the Access to HE Diploma (Sport or Science).
25
25 points from the IB Diploma, to include 3 Higher Level subjects, with 5 points from a Higher Level in a Science subject (Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, PE, Physics, Psychology or Sports Science and the Active Leisure Industry or Sports Studies). 4 points from Standard Level English and Mathematics (if not passed at GCSE grade C or above).
H3,H3,H3,H3,H4
H3,H3,H3,H3,H3
To include a Higher Level Science subject (Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, PE, Physics, Psychology or Sports Science and the Active Leisure Industry or Sports Studies) at H3.
GCSE English and mathematics at grade C/4 or above.
Acceptable when combined with other qualifications.
112-120 Tariff points to include a minimum of 2 Advanced Highers, with a Science subject (Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, PE, Physics, Psychology or Sports Science and the Active Leisure Industry or Sports Studies) at grade D.
Cambridge Pre-U score of 46-50, to include a minimum of 2 Principle Subjects, including a Science subject (Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, PE, Physics, Psychology or Sports Science and the Active Leisure Industry or Sports Studies) at M3.
Acceptable when combined with other qualifications.
B,B,B
B,B,C
112-120 points to include a minimum of 2 A levels, with 32 points from an A level in a Science subject (Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, PE, Physics, Psychology or Sports Science and the Active Leisure Industry or Sports Studies).
M
Acceptable T Level Subjects: T Level in Health, T Level in Healthcare Science, T Level in Science
112-120 points from the Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate including 1 A level, with 32 points from a Science subject (Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, PE, Physics, Psychology or Sports Science and the Active Leisure Industry or Sports Studies), plus the Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate.
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