Master's Degree in Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity

Access requirements

Degree or Bachelor's Degree in Psychology. Students who have yet to pass the TFG and, at most, 9 ECTS credits corresponding to the required access qualification may also be admitted. In this case, anyone who did not previously obtain a Bachelor's degree will not be able to obtain the Master's degree.

Pre-registration

You can consult a manual of the admission procedure on the CEP website in the news column or by clicking here
To apply for admission, go to the following link of the virtual secretary
https://matricula.usc.es/Posgrao/SolicitudeEstudosPropios

Access to pre-registration and registration

Selection system

If the number of applicants does not exceed the number of places offered (30), it will be only necessary to meet the access requirements to be admitted to the master's degree; that is, a degree or bachelor's degree in psychology (or a maximum of 9 credits left to pass the TFG). In the event that there are more applicants than positions offered, the selection will be based on the following three criteria: (1) Average grade of the transcript in the degree or bachelor's degree (up to 34 points). (2) Subjects taken or activities performed on sports psychology during or after undergraduate or graduate studies (up to 33 points). (3) Degree of relationship with sport (up to 33 points). Please attach information about these criteria when registering.

Fractional payment schedule

Deadline	Amount	Date
1	900,00€	07/10/2024 - 11/10/2024
2	900,00€	03/03/2025 - 13/03/2025
3	300,00€	01/09/2025 - 11/09/2025
4	300,00€	02/03/2026 - 12/03/2026

Following the guidelines for similar postgraduate courses that are promoted both nationally and internationally, and in line with previous postgraduate studies on this subject carried out over the last decade at USC, this master's degree analyzes three of the main training pathways by which the incorporation of psychology into the sports environment is required: (1) psychological counseling for athletes and coaches in the field of grassroots sport (2) psychological preparation of athletes and coaches for high performance and (3) promotion of the adherence and maintenance of physical activity (through personalized schemes) as a preventive and rehabilitative health habit.
The master's degree consists of two academic years and is designed to be compatible with any other academic or professional activity.
The first course will be mainly theoretical, with classes at the Faculty of Psychology, grouped into a single weekly session, which will take place on Monday afternoons, with the possibility of monitoring the sessions online for reasons of work, other studies, residence in another community or country, distance, or for any other reason that prevents attendance to class.
And the second year will be above all practical, with the possibility of carrying out internships in multiple collaborating entities such as Real Club Celta de Vigo, Deportivo de La Coruña, Sociedad Deportiva Compostela, Obradoiro CAB SAD, the Poio Fútbol Sala of Combarro, the Sports Psychology Office at Clinics On (Pontevedra), the Club Victoria de Santiago, the Noia Fútbol Sala, the Basket Base Club of Vilagarcía, or the Professional Soccer Center, in A Coruña . Internships are also allowed at any other Galician club or anywhere in Spain or other country in which the student is interested by proximity to their home or for any other personal reason. The direction of the master would be responsible for the procedures for the signing of the corresponding internship agreement.
In addition to the usual classes and internships, the master's degree includes complementary training activities such as an initiation module for sports research and the completion of a master's thesis.

Evaluation

- Attendance to classes (face-to-face or online)
- Theoretical and practical tests
- Practice memories
- Master's thesis

Tutoring

The subjects offered for the first academic year will be developed in sequential order from October 2024 to June 2025 in attendance sessions that will take place on Monday afternoons at the Faculty of Psychology of the University of Santiago de Compostela. For work reasons, other studies, residency in another community or country, distance, or any other cause that prevents class attendance during the first academic year, classes may be followed online. During the next academic year 2025-26, the final master's thesis will be carried out, without the need for attendance, and practices will be allowed in sports clubs close to the student's place of residence.

2024/2025 academic year : Monday from 4 to 8 p.m.; 2025/2026 academic year: Schedule to be agreed with the internship club

Observations

For reasons of work, other studies, residence in another community or country, distance, or any other cause that prevents attendance at class during the first course, classes may be followed online.

Code	Subject	Credits
1	Psychology Of Sports Teams.	5.0
2	Psychological Preparation For Sport And Physical Activity.	6.0
3	Psychological And Sports Assessment.	2.0
4	Physical Activity And Health.	2.0
5	Development And Sports Learning.	2.0
6	Introduction To Sports Research.	3.0
7	Master's Final Project. (22nd Year)	10.0
8	Supervised Internships In Companies. (22nd Year)	30.0