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Do you want to understand what motivates people, and understand more about yourself at the same time? Then you will love this short course! The aim of this course is to understand the human condition; who we are, our underpinning motivation, and our interactions with others. We will propose tasks that psychologists use across all performance domains such as sport, medicine, the arts, and business. Ìý

Who is this Short Course suitable for?

This online distance learning module on Understanding Personality is suitable for anyone who has an interest in understanding individuals, especially as they pertain to elite performance.

Our learners have included people from across the UK, and more widely from across the globe. This short course is part of ourÌýMSc Performance Psychology (distance learning), and our alumni include:

• Professional sport coaches and instructors: Rugby, Cricket, Gaelic Football, and Endurance Running Coaches
• UK Coaching Team Members
• Elite Athletes: Professionals in football, gaelic football,Ìýcricket and rugby players, Golfers,
• Performance Directors for Professional Rugby Union Teams
• Opera Performers
• Professional Musicians
• Business Leaders
• Senior management from organisations such as MasterCard and Facebook
• RAF Helicopter Rear Crew
• Air traffic controllers
• Police Officers
• General Practitioners and Anaesthetists
• NHS Managers

Why study this course?

The main objective of this course is to provide a strong theoretical and empirical understanding of the development of personality and how such personality might affect performance in elite environments.Ìý

How long does this course take to complete?

This short course takes 12 weeks to complete. You will have access to all lecture material at the start of the course, which will enable you to go as fast or as slowly as your personal circumstances dictate.

Technical RequirementsÌý

This is an online course delivered via Blackboard Ultra. Students must have access to a stable internet connection, IT and up-to-date computer and software, a microphone and headphones or speakers.Ìý

Assessment

The assessment is twofold:

1. a short-form questionnaire
2. an account of the research literature as it pertains to a specific personality construct that is particularly relevant to high-performance domains (2,000 words)

Tutor

Professor Tim WoodmanÌý

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Tim is a distinguished Professor of Performance Psychology with research interests in maximising athletic performance under stress and developing a model of human motivation that places risk at its core. He is an accredited sport psychologist, yoga instructor, and body-centered psychotherapist. Currently, he is leading two significant research grants: one with Manchester City Football Club focused on elite performance, and another with the England and Wales Cricket Board centered on mental health.Ìý

He has a young family, whom he adores. He is allergic to forms. He is fascinated by the human condition.Ìý

What will you study on this course?

You will learn about early and contemporary theories of personality and how they apply to performance environments. In doing so, we will cover the empirical research in a critical manner and apply that to real-world settings. We will cover the most traditional views of personality and how they pertain to performance environments, and we will also cover personality theories and research as they pertain most specifically to performance environments, all of which the research team in the Institute for the Psychology of Elite Performance has specific expertise. In other words, you will learn directly from the team that has conducted much of this research.Ìý

Learning Units

• Introduction to module and assessment overview
• Early Personality theoryÌý
• Contemporary Personality theory
• Specific Personality Traits in Specific Performance Contexts
• The Specific Case of Personality and Risk-taking
• Module recap review, live seminar/lecture and assessment detailsÌý
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• The fee for the 2024/25 academic year will be £556 (including VAT).
• Please see ourÌýPostgraduate Fees and FinanceÌýpage for further information.

Candidates will typically require at least a 2.ii honours degree. We also encourage applications from those with non-graduate or alternative professional qualifications and from those who can demonstrate at least 3 years relevant work experience within a high-performance environment (e.g. as an athlete, coach, professional musician, business or finance executive or within a broad range of other professional roles).

How to Apply

Please make sure you read and follow the step-by-step application guide as this will specify which sections of the application form are compulsory for the type of course you want to apply for and save you time.

Please prepare the following information (in a Word document):

• Current employment details;
• Years of experience, and employment history (where relevant)
• Name of staff member and organisation that have approved your funding for this module.

This will speed up the process of completing the application form.