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This course will challenge your perceptions, ideas and understanding of sport coaching and development. You’ll journey into the world of sport, exploring the key theories around the subject and deve
This course blends theoretical and practical-based modules that critically evaluate the key theories and current issues in sport coaching and development. Study with us and you will be taken on a journey that will challenge your perceptions, ideas and understanding of coaching and sport development on our student-focused programme.
You will gain a clear understanding of the sport sector, explore current issues that impact on sport, evaluate sporting policies and develop an awareness of sport-based intervention, whilst also enhancing your skills and knowledge as coaches and educators. Based in Manchester and with a range of teaching environments on offer – traditional classroom-based activities, practical sessions and work-based learning options – this course can offer something for everyone. With highly qualified, research-active staff leading the course, our BSc (Hons) Sport Coaching and Development degree provides you with the most up-to-date practice, expertise and discussions within the sector, to lay the foundations for your future career success.
The assessment range for this degree reflects the nature of the skills required to work in sport coaching and development. Assessments may include group work, presentations, class-based tests, coaching delivery and written work (including essays, reports and research articles).
Studying with our Institute of Sport offers the chance to learn from experienced professionals in a friendly and supportive environment. While you will study a curriculum shaped by the latest research, you will also get the chance to work in state-of-the-art facilities, including an environmental chamber, clinical imaging, biomechanics assessments, sports performance laboratories and much more. And, just as we have the technology, we also have the network – with an impressive range of partnerships, from universities and health bodies to national sports bodies and elite teams.
Manchester provides a brilliant setting. It’s not only home to a wide range of healthcare providers and a hub for biomedical research excellence, with the university working closely with local hospitals, the Nuffield Trust and local and national medical device manufacturers. It’s also but it’s a true capital of sport. Here, you’ll find two of the world’s biggest football clubs, a range of sports brands’ HQs, several national sport bodies and a range of venues that host major sporting events. If you’re aiming to forge a future in sport, exercise or fitness, there are few better places to start.
A levels – e.g. grades BBC or equivalent
Pearson BTEC National Extended Diploma/ CTEC Extended Diploma – DMM
Access to HE Diploma - Pass with a minimum 112 UCAS Tariff points
T level - Eligible applicants will be asked to achieve a minimum overall grade of Merit as a condition of offer
IB Diploma - Pass overall with a minimum overall score of 28 or minimum 112 UCAS Tariff points from three Higher Level subjects
Other Level 3 qualifications equivalent to GCE A level are also considered.
A maximum of three A level-equivalent qualifications will be accepted towards meeting the UCAS tariff requirement.
AS levels, or qualifications equivalent to AS level, are not accepted. The Extended Project qualification (EPQ) may be accepted towards entry, in conjunction with two A-level equivalent qualifications.
Please contact the University directly if you are unsure whether you meet the minimum entry requirements for the course.
Pass the IB Diploma with minimum 28 points overall or 112 UCAS Tariff points from three Higher Level subjects. If you plan to meet the Level 2 course requirements through your IB Diploma you will need to achieve Higher Level 4 or Standard Level 5 in English and Higher Level 4 or Standard Level 4 in Mathematics
6.0 with no component below 5.5, taken within two years of course start date
There’s further information for international students on our international website if you’re applying with non-UK qualifications.
Learners may require an enhanced DBS check and clearance to undertake. Instructions on how to complete the DBS check will be provided after enrolment, where relevant.
Coaching and sport development careers exist within academic institutions such as schools and colleges, as well as in community sports clubs, local authorities and within sports businesses. There are also opportunities within health and fitness providers such as gyms, leisure centres and local-government owned sports departments. You’d also be well placed to pursue a career working with national governing bodies of sport, commercial companies and professional sports clubs, both nationally and internationally.
A degree in sport coaching and development will also equip you with a range of transferable skills, such as the ability to develop meaningful relationships, solve complex problems and become an effective communicator, which are highly valued in any career.
Graduates from this course could find employment in a variety of areas, such as international sport coaching, managing coaching programmes or sporting initiatives and campaigns, performance analysis, personal training, teaching or even finding success as an entrepreneur after starting their own sports and leisure companies. Many students will progress to masters level study.
Tuition Fee
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