Program Director: Dr. Victoria Wagner, wagnerv@stthom.edu
The BA/MA in Applied Sport and Performance Psychology offers ambitious students an attractive option for earning a bachelor’s degree and a master’s in one program.
Solving the mysteries of human behavior and the mind is like cracking an intricate riddle. Psychology reveals how the pieces of the human mind interlock. As a Psychology major at UST, you’ll learn to put the pieces together by thinking critically, conducting research and using analytical software. Combined with study abroad programs and internships, our unique curriculum emphasizes social justice and service to the community, paving your way toward a wide variety of careers in psychology.
The MA in Applied Sport and Performance Psychology (MASPP) prepares graduate students to work with individuals in sports, performing arts, and health and fitness arenas on psychological factors aimed at improving human performance. Through the coursework, students will learn how to help individuals meet their performance and growth goals using assessment and intervention. The program targets the coursework and applied experience needed to fulfil the Association of Applied Sport Psychology’s Certification as a Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC). Ultimately, graduates will be equipped with the skills to work with athletes of various levels (youth, elite, masters, recreational), coaches, non-port performers (dancers, musicians), business professionals, and tactical occupations (military personnel) to enhance their performance and well-being from a psychological standpoint.
The MA degree requires completion of 36 credit hours with an overall grade point average of “B” (3.0 GPA) or better. Twenty-seven (24) credit hours are within the PSYC core and twelve (12) credit hours are within the Secondary Core Electives.
Core Courses
Secondary Core Electives
Select 3 courses:
CMPC Certification coursework
Certain additional courses are required for the CMPC certification if an equivalent course was NOT already completed at the undergraduate level. Please check with the MASPP program director for equivalent courses that may satisfy the certification need.
These courses include, but are not limited to: