Psychology of Sport and Exercise Minor
Psychology of Sport and Exercise Minor
Understanding the psychology involved in sport and exercise is critical to providing quality whole-body care and enhancing performance when working with potential clients, patients, and athletes. This minor is valuable to students who are interested in working in health and healthcare professions, such as a coach, athletic trainer, educator, and behavior coach, etc. It will also prepare students who are interested in obtaining a graduate degree in psychology and enhance their ability to secure a job without a graduate degree.
To learn more about this minor, please reach out to an Academic Advisor, or the Program Coordinator listed below:
JoAnne Bullard, PsyD
Program Coordinator
856-256-4500, ext 53709
bullardj@rowan.edu
Information
The goal of the Psychology of Sport and Exercise minor is to enhance knowledge in the field of psychology as it pertains to sport and exercise performance. The objective of the minor is to provide concepts of psychology and exercise as they relate to behavioral theories, physiological processes, social psychology of sport and exercise and psychological modalities related to performance in a sport and exercise environment.
This minor will be valuable to students interested in working in health & healthcare professions (e.g., coach, athletic trainer, educator, health behavior coach, etc.) because data shows that understanding the psychology involved in sport and exercise is critical to providing quality whole-body care and enhancing performance when working with potential clients, patients, and athletes.
Completing this minor in Psychology of Sport and Exercise will also prepare students that are interested in obtaining a graduate degree in psychology and enhance their ability to get a job without a graduate degree by being marketable as having knowledge of theoretical framework and modalities in enhancing the well-being of clients in their health & healthcare profession.
| Semester | Courses | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 |
PSY01107 Essentials to Psychology (Prerequisite to all except HLT00170) |
3-6 |
| Semester 2 | HLT00170 Stress Management - and/or - ATR 00477 Psychosocial Aspects of Physical Activity - and/or - HES00370 or PSY05320 Introduction to Sport and Exercise Psychology |
3-9 |
| Semester 3 | HLT00170 Stress Management - and/or - ATR 00477 Psychosocial Aspects of Physical Activity - and/or - HES00370 or PSY05320 Introduction to Sport and Exercise Psychology - and/or - HES00371 Social Psychology of Sport (prerequisite HES00370 or PSY05320) - and/or - HES00372 Evidence-Based Approach to Applied Sport Psychology and Exercise (prerequisite HES00370 or PSY05320) |
3-12 |
| Semester 4 | HLT00170 Stress Management - and/or - ATR 00477 Psychosocial Aspects of Physical Activity - and/or - HES00371 Social Psychology of Sport (prerequisite HES00370 or PSY05320) - and/or - HES00372 Evidence-Based Approach to Applied Sport Psychology and Exercise (prerequisite HES00370 or PSY05320) |
3-12 |
| Semester 5 | HLT00170 Stress Management - and/or - ATR 00477 Psychosocial Aspects of Physical Activity - and/or - HES00371 Social Psychology of Sport (prerequisite HES00370 or PSY05320) HES00372 Evidence-Based Approach to Applied Sport Psychology and Exercise (prerequisite HES00370 or PSY05320 |
3-12 |
| Total | 18 |