Course summary

Overview The degree is specifically designed to meet the changing needs of the Sports Coaching profession and will prepare you for a career in coaching. The innovative and flexible approach to the curriculum design enables you to explore a range of different subjects throughout your degree. The content will ensure that you graduate with key knowledge and a keen understanding of your own coaching approaches and philosophy, along with the industry and cultural factors that influence the wider context of sport. You will gain vast practical application of theoretical underpinnings of coaching with access to a range of hands-on coaching environments During your first year (level 4) you will study fundamental modules common across Coaching, Development and PE. The broad based start to your degree provides opportunity for you to be confident in your choice, as you gain more knowledge and learn about your degree subject. The course design facilitates the flexibility for you to progress onto one of the related degrees at the end of your first year. The innovative design of the degree also enables you to specialise, if you wish, in your third year (level 6). You will have the opportunity to study and research modules in Disability Sport or Performance Analysis. Choosing to specialise in these topics will result in being awarded either BSc (Hons) Sports Coaching (Disability) or BSc (Hons) Sports Coaching (Performance Analysis). Key features

• First year modules common across PE, Coaching, Development pathways offering flexibility on completion of level 4

• Opportunities to coach in a range of sports which will challenge and develop your understanding of your coaching practice

• Lecturers are trained and current coaching practitioners within the field of Sports Coaching, who are still actively engaged within a range of sporting environments

• Opportunity to gain additional qualifications, such as a variety coaching awards.

• Excellent facilities including state of the art inclusive University Arena, 3G AstroTurf, dance studio, outdoor educational site including lake and outdoor activity centre, S&C suite and gymnasium

• Opportunities to progress onto routes into teaching or Master's level study

• Sports-related volunteering and Earn as You Learn opportunities

• The opportunity to study abroad for one semester

• Shortlisted for Times Higher Education’s University of the Year in 2016, 2019 and 2020

• Top 5 in the UK for Quality Education in Times Higher Education’s University Impact Rankings 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022

• Sustainability Institution of the Year in the Green Gown Awards 2019

• Top 10 for Sustained Employment - Longitudinal Educational Outcomes survey (2017)