I had made the move from my then home in Bangkok Thailand to Staffordshire to study with the best in my field of Sport and Performance Psychology here at Staffordshire University. I came to study psychology as an undergraduate a little late but when I look back psychology and the human mind have always fascinated me. Life has initially took me on another path but eventually I found my way back and embarked on my under graduate degree before embarking on my Masters via distance learning in Sport and Exercise Psychology at Staffordshire University.
The MSc program offered me a win-win since I could stay in Thailand and still pursue an MSc which also gave me my stage 1 training towards becoming a charted Sport and Exercise Psychologist, the icing on the cake though is that the Sport Psychology team are leading in the field currently producing great and exciting research and taking the profession forward.
Having completed the MSc in 2014 I was determined to continue my studies and self-fund a PhD. My Master’s degree had ignited a passion for research in the field and the scope for really helping people became apparent to me, but this time I wanted to be a part of the culture, to experience the experimental research process within the lab and to be amongst the culture on a daily basis so I moved nearby and haven’t looked back.
First as a PhD student, I was both nervous and excited. My supervisors (Dr Jamie Barker and Dr Martin Turner) greeted me and made sure I had everything I needed to go and get on with it all, introduced me and made sure that everything was going ok. I had my apprehensions about the move but it has turned out to be the best decision I have ever made and my supervisors have been amazing!
The team here at Staffs provide an encouraging growth culture. We want to achieve excellent standards of work that aim to have a wide ranging impact on people’s lives, it’s a privilege to study here.
If you are interested in studying our MSc in Sports Psychology or Applied Sport Psychology by distance learning take a look at our website course page, where you can also find information on our on-campus MSc Applied Research and MA Applied Research that you can study in any Sport, exercise or Psychology related subject and details of self-funded PhD and our research opportunities.