Handbook

The objective of PSYC216 is to identify, explain and apply the foundational principles of sport and exercise psychology across a broad range of sport and exercise settings. The key skills that students will learn are to critically examine the ways that multiple principles may apply to any particular situation, and to design and evaluate effective and evidence-based interventions. The subject has a dual focus on exercise psychology (e.g., why people become physically active) and sport psychology (e.g., why some people perform well under pressure), as well as key principles that cut across both fields (e.g., motivation, goal setting). Lectures will cover the foundational principles, while tutorials and assessment tasks are designed to help students to apply those principles in practice.