Course overview

This programme builds on your previous foundation degree/Level 5 study to deepen your expertise in advanced coaching practice, performance analysis and the contemporary issues shaping sport today. You will study key areas including performance analysis, contemporary developments in sports coaching and health, and advanced coaching practice, while also undertaking an independent Research Project that enables you to investigate a specialist area of interest within your coaching pathway. Learning blends applied theory, data-informed coaching methods and practical professional development, encouraging you to integrate higher-level academic understanding with real-world coaching contexts. Throughout the programme, you will refine your coaching philosophy, strengthen your analytical and reflective skills, and develop the confidence and professional competence required for progression into senior coaching roles, teaching or further specialist study.

Course requirements

Applicants should hold a Foundation Degree/HND/Level 5 qualification in a sport-related field, ideally along with GCSE Maths and English at grade 4/C or above (or Level 2 Functional Skills). Mature students with relevant life or employment experience, or applicants with equivalent international qualifications, will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Experience working in the sport sector is advantageous.

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