Sports Coaching BSc (Hons) with foundation year

Coventry University

United Kingdom, Coventry

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Coventry University

United Kingdom , Coventry

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Course Code

CCDF

Campuses

Coventry University (Coventry)

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2026

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Duration 4 year(s)

Next Intake September-2026

Sports Coaching BSc (Hons) with foundation year

About

Course overview

Why you should study this course

Foundation year

Supports you to gain the academic skills required for degree-level study.
Provides a grounding in key areas of health, education, psychology and wellbeing.

Degree

Graduate attributes will be a central theme embedded throughout the degree to enhance employability.
Expert guest lecturers specialise in community coaching, physical education, elite talent pathways, and high-performance sport (Subject to availability).
Staff who teach on the degree programme actively engage in scholarship, coaching practice, and research, creating an opportunity for students to explore and understand current research and practical applications in contemporary topics in sports coaching (staff subject to change).

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Saudi Arabia

International Pathways Programme

International Foundation Year (IFY)
Tawjihiya/Thanawihya/General Secondary School Certificate with pass grades.

International Year One (IY1)
Tawjihiya/Thanawihya/General Secondary School Certificate with good grades.

Master's Qualifying Programme (MQP)
No country specific entry requirement at this time.

Undergraduate

Students applying with an International Baccalaureate. Please check the specific course page for the points needed.

Students who have successfully completed a recognised Foundation programme in the UK or internationally.

Students who have completed Year 1 of a 4 or 5 year Degree Programme in Saudi with an average CGPA of 3.0 out of 5 or 2.5 out of 4.

Students who National Diploma level qualifications High school Certificates

The foundation programme is required for students who have completed Thanawihya.

Students who hold Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations or Central Board of Secondary Education.

Students are required to have a UKVI IELTS score of at least 6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each skill or TOEFL iBT with a score of 79 and a minimum component score of 18.

Top-up

Students who hold an Associate Degree should have CGPA of 3.0 out of 5.0.

Students who hold a Diploma with a minimum CGPA of 4.0 out of 5.0 (subject to syllabus match).

Postgraduate

Students who hold a Bachelor’s Degree should have an average grade of 60% or above.

Students who have an average grade of 70% or CGPA of 2.5 out of 4 for the Postgraduate Research programmes with a satisfactory research proposal.

Students are required to have a UKVI IELTS score of at least 6.5 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each skill or TOEFL iBT with a score of 88 and a minimum component score of 19.

Career

Careers and opportunities

The professional experience opportunities² (subject to availability), along with the content of this course, will enable you to reflect the competencies expected of an advanced level coach or PE teacher.  

Practical experiences are embedded into the course and will be facilitated by our established links with local and national sporting organisations, teams and local schools. In addition, the optional sandwich year allows you to enhance your CV by incorporating a full year of work experience in a coaching environment². This course's exciting and innovative aspect is that the degree aims to complement coach education from national and international governing bodies.

If you are looking to pursue a career in sport coaching, PE teaching, sports development, leisure management and community programmes this could be the course for you.