MSc Psychology of Human Performance

Manchester Metropolitan University

Explore the relationship between stress, health, and performance across diverse environments, from corporate offices to space exploration. Understand how humans adapt and thrive in high-pressure settings and maintain longevity in highly demanding occupations. The psychology of human performance is a unique and dynamic field that plays a crucial role in helping individuals and teams fulfil their potential. On this course you’ll gain a holistic understanding of human adaptation and functioning in performance domains.You’ll examine the enablers and disablers of human performance as well as learn about the factors that predict who will thrive in extreme conditions, from a biopsychosocial perspective. You’ll also explore the concept of ''extreme jobs'' and their impact on health and performance. You'll engage in a variety of learning experiences, including lectures, small group tutorials, and workshops, all designed to foster holistic and practical understanding. You’ll also have the opportunity to hear from guest speakers including world renowned individuals working in high-performance domains. Our course staff are research and practice active they’ll be able to draw on their experience to bring relevant and contemporary examples to classes. Some members of staff continue to work in human performance psychology practice alongside their teaching.Career prospectsWith a postgraduate degree in the Psychology of Human Performance, you will have a diverse range of careers prospects and key transferable skills. Interdisciplinary knowledge of the psychological aspects of human performance under pressure, an understanding of the individual challenges that different performance environments present, and knowledge of how to maximise human performance will benefit postgraduates who wish to work in any applied human performance setting. This could include, but is not limited to, corporate settings (particularly management, Human Resources and Talent Acquisition), Education, Healthcare, Defence and Security, Critical Infrastructure (e.g. energy), Aerospace, Third Sector and the Civil Service. You will develop important transferable skills throughout the course, which include critical analysis and evaluation, synthesis of information, communicating complex ideas, problem solving, project management and teamwork.