The Sport Psychology concentration of our graduate program in Exercise Science is an interdisciplinary program with coursework in the Departments of Health & Movement Science and Counseling and School Psychology and Psychology that offers its students in-depth study in the areas of the health psychology, performance enhancement and intervention.
Students complete 33-36 graduate credits to earn this degree. The program includes a thesis and non-thesis option plus the opportunity to complete a field practicum in sport psychology.
For those students who are interested, please contact the MS Exercise Science - coordinator, Dr. Robert Axtell axtellr1@southernct.edu.
83% of our graduating Exercise and Sport Science students seek further education from graduate school or other advanced training, or start their career after college in an exercise science-related workplace.
The Exercise Science program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation for the Exercise Sciences.