However, what educational commitments does it take to become a Sport Psychologist?
Its a really long haul, so youve got to be committed to it all. Firstly, you need to do an accredited sequence of psychology (ie within an Arts or Science degree, usually) thats three years minimum; then a fourth year (either a Graduate Diploma or an Honours year, and if youre lucky youll be at a uni that allows you to start doing something such as a thesis, or practicum, in sport psych at this stage); then a two year coursework Masters degree in sport psychology (these are only offered at a few institutions in Australia and usually have small intake numbers); and then finally two years of supervised study. If you are interested in teaching at university, a PhD on top of this is preferred (ie an extra 2 years fulltime, or equivalent part time study). I did a PhD (but it was in the days before the supervised practice was mandated) so I was at university longer than in primary and secondary school combined! When doing some research for the questions, I could not help but sit up and take
