心理学 Career Path: Sports 心理学
潜在的职业道路
- 运动心理学家(M).A., Ph.D.)
- 临床心理学家(理科).A., Ph.D.)
- 运动心理学专业
- 运动心理顾问
- 运动心理学从业人员
- 性能提升专家
- 性能/心理教练
潜在的研究生项目
- 临床心理学(硕士).A.,Ph.D.博士.)
- 咨询(M.A.)
为学生提供的额外资源
To learn about sports psychology, here is what you can do:
- Join professional organizations, such as 分47 (Exercise and Sports 心理学) of the 美国心理学会.
- Schedule a meeting with a sports psychologist to discuss the profession.
- Perform volunteer work in a mental health fitness or sports setting.
- 阅读专业期刊, such as the Journal of Applied Sport 心理学 and 心理学 of Sport and Exercise.
什么是运动心理学?
Sports psychology is the study of the psychological and mental factors that influence and are influenced by participation and performance in sports, 锻炼, 体力活动, and the application of the knowledge gained through studying the above factors to various settings.
Sports psychology professionals are interested in how participation in sports, 锻炼, 体力活动 may enhance personal development and well-being throughout the life span.
Sports psychologists are involved in assisting coaches in working with athletes as well as helping improve athletes’ motivation.
Entry-level positions with a bachelor’s degree are rare and are usually in the form of internships. Most positions require a master’s or doctorate degree in clinical, 咨询, 或者运动心理学, as well as direct training and experiences that apply psychology to sports and 锻炼.
Because there are few graduate programs offering specialized degrees in sports psychology, 分47 of the 美国心理学会 suggests that sport psychologists should be licensed psychologists with “experience in applying psychological principles in sports settings.”
The purpose of the sports psychology pathway is to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of psychology while providing students who want to focus on the interplay of psychological and mental factors in sports, 锻炼, 体力活动 with the appropriate coursework.
本科课程要求
In addition to the suggestions for the sports psychology pathway, 它们列在下面, be sure to complete all other university and college requirements, including the foreign language requirement. We recommend beginning the foreign language requirement in your first year. NOTE: You may begin with a class higher than 1110 depending on foreign language placement test results. It is possible to place out of the foreign language requirement. 因此, it is 推荐 that you take the placement test for any foreign language you completed in high school.
University and College Requirements
In addition to the suggestions for the sports psychology track, be sure to complete all other university and college requirements, including the foreign language requirement.
The center staff recommend beginning the foreign language requirement in the first year. NOTE: Students may begin with a class higher than 1110 depending on foreign language placement test results. It is possible to place out of the foreign language requirement. 因此, it is 推荐 that students take the placement test for any foreign language completed in high school.
心理学课程
- 心理学B.A. 核心需求 (35小时)
以下课程是 高度 推荐 for students planning on pursuing a graduate degree in sports psychology:
- PSY 2720 心理学 of Personality (3)
- PSY 3240 Human Psychophysiology (3)
- PSY 3250健康心理学 & 疾病(3)
- PSY 3420 & 老化(3)
- PSY 3710介绍临床 & 咨询(3)
实地考察 and 研究 in 心理学
It is 高度 推荐 that students interested in sports psychology participate in research in a psychology lab and engage in fieldwork in settings related to the student’s particular area of interest.
- 3910 (1-4, 4 max) - Credit for volunteer work in a mental health or health-care setting.
- 3940 (1-4, 12 max) - Credit for participating in research under the supervision of a faculty member.
其他推荐课程
Below are additional courses outside of the 心理学系 that may be relevant to those interested in sports psychology.
- COED 2120 Introduction to Coaching (3)
- EXPH 1490 Introduction to Exercise Science (3)
- EXPH 3200, 3205 Biomechanics + Lab (4)
- EXPH 2200newbb电子人体工学(3)
- EXPH 4140 Physiology of Exercise (3)
- hth 2100女性 & 健康(3)
One of the two following sequences is 推荐:
- BIOS 1030人类生物学I (3)
- BIOS 2030, 2035 Human Biology II (4)
- BIOS 2050, 2060, 2250, or any other 2000-level or higher BIOS course
Or
- BIOS 1700, 1705 Biological Sciences I: Molecules and Cells + Lab (4)
- BIOS 3010, 3015 Human Anatomy + Lab (4)
- BIOS 3450, 3455 Human Physiology + Lab (5)
Note: Be sure to check prerequisites for all coursework.
Students who intend to go to graduate school in school psychology are encouraged to complete courses in Biological Sciences.