Advanced Topics in Sports Psychology
Overview
This unit builds on students’ knowledge of sport and exercise psychology gained from earlier units in the course. The focus is on enhancing the understanding of psychological factors and the development of expert skilled performance in individual and group sports, with a particular focus on practical applications of these concepts.
Requisites
Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Apply basic sport psychology principles to individual cases in sport and exercise psychology
- Compare and contrast different psychology-based approaches to skill development in sport and exercise
- Understand principles of arousal regulation, goal setting, group and team dynamics, and exercise adherence within specific situations
- Examine unhealthy aspects associated with sport and exercise, such as burnout, addiction and aggression
- Critically evaluate advanced issues within sports and exercise psychology
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Face to Face Contact (Phasing out) Lecture | 2.00 | 12 weeks | 24 |
| Face to Face Contact (Phasing out) Tutorial | 1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
| Specified Learning Activities (Phasing out) Various | 5.00 | 12 weeks | 60 |
| Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out) Independent Learning | 4.50 | 12 weeks | 54 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assignment | Individual | 40% | 1,5 |
| Journal | Individual | 40% | 2,3,4,5 |
| Presentation | Group | 20% | 1,5 |
Content
- Skill development and expert skilled performance
- Arousal regulation, goal setting and exercise adherence
- Group and team dynamics, culture and intersectionality
- Unhealthy aspects of sport and exercise
- Use of technology in sport and exercise
- Critically evaluating issues within sports and exercise psychology
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.