BSc (Hons) Sport Coaching Degree

Program Overview

This BSc (Hons) Sport Coaching degree prepares students to excel in coaching, providing hands-on experience and industry-recognized qualifications. Through a combination of core and optional modules, students develop knowledge and skills in biomechanics, coaching principles, and sport psychology. The program emphasizes real-world learning, with partnerships with sports organizations and a state-of-the-art sports complex, ensuring graduates are well-equipped for careers in sport coaching and development.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

This BSc (Hons) Sport Coaching degree prepares students to take athletes to the next level. The program is endorsed by CIMSPA and provides students with top-class knowledge and skills through hands-on experience in professional facilities and alongside national sports clubs. The course offers additional qualifications for students to obtain with their degree, including ActiveiQ, REPs, and 1st4sport.

Outline:

Year One

• Core Modules:
• Biomechanics of Sport and Exercise
• Coaching and Volunteering in Sport Development
• Principles of Sport Development
• Research and Study Skills
• Sport Psychology and Skill Acquisition
• Sports Coaching and Fitness Instruction

Year Two

• Core Modules:
• Applied Research Methods in Sport, Health and Exercise Science
• Coaching Innovation Projects
• Coaching Young Athletes
• Developing Coaching Practice
• Optional Modules:
• Performance Analysis
• Policy in Practice
• Sociological Perspectives
• Strength and Conditioning
• Sport Psychology in Football

Year Three

• Core Modules:
• High Performance Coaching
• Individual Project
• Optional Modules:
• Applied Performance Analysis
• Applied Strength and Conditioning
• Business Start-up
• Global and Contemporary Issues
• Physical Education and Learning
• Sports Nutrition
• Strategic Sport Development
• Applied Sport Psychology in Football

Assessment:

Students are assessed through a combination of assignments, practical activities, in-class tests, case studies, reflective accounts, group work, group presentations, written exams, and practical exams.

Teaching:

The program is taught through a combination of directed learning, guided learning, and collaborative learning. The course team has excellent links with both local and national sports organizations and clubs, as well as experience working in the industry.

Careers:

Graduates of the program have gone on to work in a variety of sports coaching roles, including rugby, swimming, sailing, and gymnastics. Graduates with sport development interests have worked for sport providers such as Sport Hampshire and the Saints Foundation in roles such as sport development officer, coach, and camp manager.

Other:

• The program has a strong focus on real-world learning and employability, with students gaining practical and professional skills through a variety of placement options.
• The program has a partnership agreement with Southampton Football Club, providing students with real-world industry experience at the Club as part of the curriculum.
• The program offers an ultra-modern sports complex featuring two sports halls, two fitness studios, strength and conditioning and high-performance gyms, health and fitness and personal training teaching gyms, and a sport and exercise therapy clinic.

UK, EU (settled status) and Channel Island full-time fees:

£9,250 per year

International full-time fees:

£16,125 per year