Sports Psychology

Applied sports psychologists work with teams to develop solutions during games, practices, and training.

During graduate-level schooling, students will study each aspect of these sub-disciplines, and by the time they finish their advanced degree, they will have the skills needed for a career in any of the three. Typically, a graduate-level student will determine which of the three they want to pursue as a career early on in their program and will have more coursework devoted to that particular pathway. The Next Steps: Medical Study, Internships, Fellowships, and Licensure Like many other careers in psychology, a student will have the choice to pursue medical studies related to their area of interest. Psychology, after all, is closely tied to the medical study of

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Sports Psychology