Academic Calendar 2015/2016 - Sports Psychology

PSYC 2806  Sports Psychology

Prerequisites:

PSYC 1106 and PSYC 1107

Antirequisites:

PSYC 3927 if taken in 2001

Hours:

Three hours of lecture per week for one term.

Credits:

3

Description:

TThis course is an introduction to Sports Psychology. Topics covered will include personality and cognitive theories of motivation for sport behaviour, socialization into sport, theories of leadership, eating disorders and drug abuse in sport life, aggression and violence, and spectator behaviour. Students will be required to participate in discussion and group projects.