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Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (December 31, 2013) – If you have a passion for helping athletes and fitness enthusiasts optimize their performance, assist coaches create winning, cohesive teams and help athletes set personal, as well as professional goals, in striving to enhance their performance on and off the field, then Wexford University’s ‘Doctoral Degree in Sport Psychology (EdD)’ is just the right kind of program for you http://wexford.edu/degree-programs/doctoral-degree-in-applied-sport-psychology/. This online doctoral degree program prepares students for a highly rewarding career by helping them launch themselves in positions of administration, coaching, consulting, counseling, or entrepreneurship.

Graduates of this online doctoral degree in sport psychology can also seek employment opportunities, as sport psychology experts, in the corporate sector, government agencies, non-profit organizations, sports performance clinics, and sports and fitness organizations.

The EdD degree equips students to extend their theoretical and applied knowledge and understanding of sport beyond the Masters degree level.

The faculty of this online sport psychology degree program comprises dedicated sport psychology, personal development and sports performance experts, many of whom are at the forefront of international research and professional practice developments in their respective fields. They impart the courses of EdD in a highly student-supportive environment.

The coursework in this online doctoral degree in sport psychology provides students with a wide range of knowledge in coaching principles, counseling methods, group dynamics, linguistics for coaching success, mental toughness, teamwork, hemispheric Integration and the application of psychology and coaching to athletic performance. Students also learn practice and business building skills for long-term career success. However, this degree program is not intended to prepare a student for state or national licensing as a clinical psychologist or mental health professional.

In this doctoral degree in applied sport psychology, where the emphasis is laid on application of theory to professional practice, EdD students, instead of writing a traditional dissertation, are required to write a consumer-oriented book on an approved area of sport and/or fitness psychology.

The University feels that this type of capstone project better prepares the student for a successful career in today’s fast evolving and technologically advanced sports world. The student is provided with the necessary resources and guidance to make the project attainable and highly enjoyable.

About Wexford University:

Wexford University has made both ‘tuition unit pricing’ and ‘tuition payment options’ for this online doctoral degree in sport psychology flexible so that students are able to choose a plan/option according to their individual budget http://wexford.edu/online-degree-tuition/