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BA (Hons) Sports Coaching

UCAS CODE: SPPH, SPBC, C610, FDP1 (Full-time) or SPEF, SPBF, C613, FDP4 (Foundation Year)
TARIFF: 88 - 112 (Full-time) or 32 - 56 (Foundation Year)
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  • Study Mode: Full Time
  • Location: High Wycombe
  • Duration: Three or Four Years
  • Start Date: September 2023

Do you want to be a world class coach or an inspiring mentor to hard-to-reach populations? Our Sports Coaching programme is the perfect springboard for a range of career opportunities. 

Whether you are helping elite athletes on their journey to superstardom or just getting people more active, you can do what you love to do every day and use your skills to nurture potential and change lives.

Pathways

Our Sports Coaching programme gives you the opportunity to choose your specialism for your future career after your experience of the core curriculum in year one. Rather than having to make your big career decision before you join us, we introduce you to various specialisms and offer you the flexibility to choose the pathway which leads to your chosen career.

These pathways are also offered as four-year programmes, including an initial Foundation Year. The Foundation Year will allow you to develop your academic study skills and build confidence in your abilities, identifying your own strengths and development needs for progression onto an undergraduate programme.

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Sports Coaching with Physical Education

What will I study on this pathway?

This pathway combines both a theoretical and practical approach to teaching to suit your needs and objectives. We will learn how to engage with the community sport and coaching industries in a variety of capacities both in the community and in the teaching environment. This pathway introduces focus on the PE curriculum and pedagogies and can offer a route towards your external teacher training and coaching qualifications. 

You will graduate with BA (Hons) Sports Coaching with Physical Education.

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Sports Coaching with Community Health and Physical Activity

What will I study on this pathway?

This pathway introduces you to knowledge of hard-to-reach populations, government policies and strategies related to health and wellbeing, and the organisations that deliver sport and physical activity at the non-elite, participatory level. This pathway would be great for you if you have ambitions of engaging your local community in sport, supporting vulnerable people, working in or helping to set up local community clubs and engaging with your local sports teams.

You will graduate with BA (Hons) Sports Coaching with Community Health and Physical Activity.

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Sports Coaching with Performance Sport

What will I study on this pathway?

This pathway introduces you to performance sport and will include additional focus on scientific concepts and protocols for the improvement of human performance. It is designed to open doors to postgraduate study in sports performance and careers in elite sports coaching or athlete support roles. This is great for you if you would like to work with elite athletes and high level sports teams.

You will graduate with BA (Hons) Sports Coaching with Performance Sport.

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Sports Coaching with Business

What will I study on this pathway?

If you dream of being in the thick of the action, coaching and managing elite athletes, look no further than our hands-on, exciting Sports Coaching with Business pathway. This pathway is specifically designed to help you learn the fundamentals of business and develop the skills needed to effectively manage and lead people. If you see yourself in management, administration, board or corporate positions within a sports team, this pathway is the perfect option for you!

You will graduate with BA (Hons) Sports Coaching with Business.

Why study this subject?

You could be teaching or mentoring young people, inspiring older people or people with disabilities to engage in physical activity or polishing the performance of top-level athletes. Our sports coaching programme at BNU is unique to us and offers you the chance to gain exciting career opportunities both locally and nationally.

We make full use of combined industry and academic knowledge and the experience of our dedicated staff and partnerships within the public and private sectors to give you a cutting-edge and future-proof learning experience.

By studying this programme at BNU, you will be given the opportunity to gain externally recognised coaching qualifications in a variety of sports as well as gain work experience within local schools, colleges, sports clubs, and other community sport organisations, subject to a successful DBS check.

Why study at Buckinghamshire New University?

By studying this course with us, you’ll have the opportunity to look at athlete development and analysis when spending time in our state-of-the-art Human Performance Laboratory.

You’ll be given the opportunity to gain externally recognised coaching qualifications in a variety of sports as well as gain work experience within local schools, colleges, sports clubs and societies, subject to a successful DBS check.

Here at BNU, we always encourage you to get as much industry experience as possible. Our strong links with industry partners will enable you to seek volunteering and paid work opportunities. This, along with our practical approach to the course, will give you a deeper understanding of the professional environment and type of career that awaits you beyond graduation.

We also pride ourselves on the amazing opportunities we offer our students to start forming their own networks within industry. This means not only will you have access to first-hand accounts from those on the ‘front-line’ while you study, but you’ll also make priceless connections for when the time comes to jump into your first job.

We work with some incredible partners like the National Sports Centre at Bisham Abbey which is home to several governing bodies in sport, Leap (County Sports Partnership), Stoke Mandeville Hospital (the famous birthplace of the Paralympics), Reading Ladies Football Club and the National League basketball team, London United, to name just a few.

We also have a fantastic and lively student community for you to join, Our Students' Union was ranked 2nd in the UK in the National Student Survey 2022 and we offer a way to get involved in free societies, trips, social events, sports competitions and guest visits. We are only 30 minutes from London so perfect if you are planning to commute from home.

What facilities can I use?

Our Human Performance, Exercise and Wellbeing Centre includes our Human Performance Lab (HPL) and our Sports and Wellbeing Clinic.

Equipped for assessing the function and performance of a wide range of human physiological, biomechanical and psychological parameters, the HPL gives you the tools you need to succeed as you learn to use cutting-edge research tools for sport, exercise and therapy.

It includes an indoor three-lane running track, incorporating 3D motion-capture technology as well as advanced body and performance measurement devices. Our facilities will help you to enhance athletes’ performance through improved technique and assists with injury prevention and rehabilitation. This will give you a key understanding of what an athlete in the field expects to experience after your teaching and coaching.

We also have our Gateway gym, on our High Wycombe Campus, where you can benefit from great student rates. You’ll be able to get personalised help and advice from gym trainers, use a range of fitness equipment and choose from a wide range of exercise classes.

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21 Day Body Turnaround Human Performance Lab 3
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How will I be taught and assessed?

Our programme combines a theoretical and practical approach to teaching to meet your learning objectives. You will learn how to engage with the sports coaching industry in a variety of capacities at both the elite and grass-roots levels.

Assessment tasks are used as far as possible to link theory with practice, assessing knowledge and understanding alongside subject-specific skills as your modules are completed. Team working is incorporated into the programme to help you engage in more complex projects, getting you familiar with how you’ll work with colleagues in your future career.

Assessments are a mix of coursework, including essays and reports, and practical and authentic modes of showing your knowledge, including presentations, portfolios, team projects, lab practical’s, and the production and delivery of coaching plans. Some of the ways you will be assessed include:

  • essays
  • reports
  • case study analysis
  • presentations
  • reflective writing and portfolios
  • team projects
  • lab sessions
  • production and delivery of coaching plans

BA (Hons) Sports Coaching Programme Specification

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Application Guide

For everything you need to know about applying, check out our Application Guide. You can find useful information for each stage of your application journey – from before you even apply to what to do if you receive an offer, and everything in between.   

 

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What are the course entry requirements?

A typical offer will require a UCAS tariff score of: 88 - 112 (Full-time) or 32 - 56 (Foundation Year)

A minimum of two full A-levels (or equivalent) is required. Every application is considered on an individual basis.

For further details of our international English entry requirements, please visit our international pages.

Applicants who do not meet the minimum requirements for the three-year undergraduate programme, or those who do not feel fully prepared for a degree course, can apply for a four-year programme including a Foundation Year; find out more.

Modules

This provides a guide of the modules that make up your course. You can find more information about how your course is structured on our Academic Advice section.

This course has Opportunity modules.

Opportunity modules are a key part of the BNU curriculum. You’ll choose modules in both your first and second year from a broad selection in areas such as sustainability, entrepreneurship, creativity, digital skills, personal growth, civic engagement, health & wellbeing and employment. Opportunity modules are designed to enable you to develop outside the traditional boundaries of your discipline and help you to further stand out from the crowd to future employers. Find out more.

Sports Coaching with Physical Education Pathway
Core Modules
Credits
The module will prepare you for successful progression into academic study while allowing you to learn about and prepare yourself for employment in the twenty-first century through inquiry-based learning, problem solving and critical and creative thinking.
This module enables you to begin developing the Bucks Graduate Attributes associated with leadership and self-development and social and ethical awareness and responsibility, which are essential for success in higher education and in the world of work.
Delivery of this module is based on ‘confirmation inquiry’ – a foundational level of inquiry geared for developing your understanding of key concepts and themes as well as basic methodologies and approaches to academic work, relevant to your discipline. You’ll then have the opportunity to analyse a problem or question that relates to your subject a...

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This module is designed to allow you to explore the range of specialist subject disciplines in order to make an informed choice of career pathway. You’ll build on your existing generic sports knowledge to facilitate an understanding of the role and contribution of sports Level 4.
Core Modules
Credits
Gain a foundation of knowledge underpinning various sports coaching theories and experience practical coaching sessions as both a coach and a participant. Use knowledge of the coaching process, coaching pedagogy, and principles of coaching science to create effective coaching sessions. This module will have the opportunity to supplement learning wi...

Read more

Designed to introduce you to the principles and practices of academic practice and academic research in the sports domain. You’ll study key areas of empirical research to provide a conceptual understanding of reporting styles, basic methodologies, professional and regulatory codes of practice & analytical techniques applied within sports research.
This module will introduce you to the concepts of sport as a part of social and cultural life, and to the structures and organisations that govern and deliver sport. Re-look at your sports knowledge from a sociological perspective and come to an understanding about importance of sport and physical activity as well as some of the issues that can imp...

Read more

This module will introduce you to the concepts of psychology within the context of sport and exercise, considering how psychological constructs such as personality and motivation can impact upon sport and exercise performance, participation, and adherence. You’ll then further explore the impact of cognition and emotion on behaviour.
This module will introduce you to human energy systems and their application to exercise. It will allow you to consider how the human body adapts and changes to the demands of various sports. You’ll also be provided with a necessary understanding of human anatomical structure and function with a focus on movement and exercise analysis.
Opportunity Modules

You must choose 2 x 10 credit Level 4 Opportunity modules from the Opportunity module catalogue.

Core Modules
Credits
This module will focus on aspects of growth and development of athletes and the appropriate strategies to deliver effective coaching sessions to a variety of participants. This module will provide you with the opportunity to put theory into practice through collaborative working with school-age participants.
This module gives you the opportunity to develop your social awareness by introducing you to the challenges of responding to diverse needs, capabilities, and preferences in sport and physical activity, relating especially to gender, ethnicity, age, disability, and levels of income.
The module will provide a framework where sports coaches can apply the coaching process and develop techniques to evaluate sports performance, particularly technical and tactical analysis. This will include a review of pertinent scientific elements of training/performance.
This module aims to provide you with the knowledge needed to produce research of sufficient quality to make a valuable contribution to the sport industry. You’ll study the conceptual issues and practical considerations through the entire process of research, including the underlying philosophical debates about the nature of knowledge.
This module aims to equip you for coaching or teaching roles in a school setting. You may choose to support the delivery of fundamental movement skills in early year or primary education or aim to complete formal QTS training as a secondary PE teacher. This module will provide the education context for skills and knowledge developed in level four m...

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This module provides you with the opportunity to continue to develop your critical understanding of physical education and the school environment through experiential learning. It provides you with the opportunity to create a professional portfolio to support your progression to QTS and teacher training.
Core Modules
Credits
Explore methods to utilise and collaborate with industry-wide support networks and internal team members to ensure the most effective coaching services are delivered to participants. You’ll be encouraged to use up-to-date knowledge of wider issues affecting the coaching environment to proactively influence best practice across the coaching team. 
This module is informed by both the latest academic research and industry-insider knowledge. It tasks you with thinking about the current situation in sport and physical education, including issues, problems, as well as more positive developments, and to consider the implications in the short, medium, and long-term.
Gain a critical examination of key psychosocial, emotional and developmental factors which affect children and teenagers in physical education and youth sport settings. The module aims to provide you with practical suggestions for how to create a positive motivational climate as adults working with young people in youth sport or physical education.
Optional Modules
Credits
This module will provide you with a theoretical framework for understanding how performers progress from novice to expert performers. During the module, key psychological concepts of learning will be reviewed, following which the biomechanical philosophies that determine, constrain and regulate movement will also be discussed.
With the graduate employment market becoming increasingly congested many students will consider becoming self-employed within the sector. This module will help prepare you for small business start-up, by developing principles of entrepreneurship, business development and marketing skills.
Sports Coaching with Community Health and Physical Activity Pathway
Core Modules
Credits
The module will prepare you for successful progression into academic study while allowing you to learn about and prepare yourself for employment in the twenty-first century through inquiry-based learning, problem solving and critical and creative thinking.
This module enables you to begin developing the Bucks Graduate Attributes associated with leadership and self-development and social and ethical awareness and responsibility, which are essential for success in higher education and in the world of work.
Delivery of this module is based on ‘confirmation inquiry’ – a foundational level of inquiry geared for developing your understanding of key concepts and themes as well as basic methodologies and approaches to academic work, relevant to your discipline. You’ll then have the opportunity to analyse a problem or question that relates to your subject a...

Read more

This module is designed to allow you to explore the range of specialist subject disciplines in order to make an informed choice of career pathway. You’ll build on your existing generic sports knowledge to facilitate an understanding of the role and contribution of sports Level 4.
Core Modules
Credits
Gain a foundation of knowledge underpinning various sports coaching theories and experience practical coaching sessions as both a coach and a participant. Use knowledge of the coaching process, coaching pedagogy, and principles of coaching science to create effective coaching sessions. This module will have the opportunity to supplement learning wi...

Read more

Designed to introduce you to the principles and practices of academic practice and academic research in the sports domain. You’ll study key areas of empirical research to provide a conceptual understanding of reporting styles, basic methodologies, professional and regulatory codes of practice & analytical techniques applied within sports research.
This module will introduce you to the concepts of sport as a part of social and cultural life, and to the structures and organisations that govern and deliver sport. Re-look at your sports knowledge from a sociological perspective and come to an understanding about importance of sport and physical activity as well as some of the issues that can imp...

Read more

This module will introduce you to the concepts of psychology within the context of sport and exercise, considering how psychological constructs such as personality and motivation can impact upon sport and exercise performance, participation, and adherence. You’ll then further explore the impact of cognition and emotion on behaviour.
This module will introduce you to human energy systems and their application to exercise. It will allow you to consider how the human body adapts and changes to the demands of various sports. You’ll also be provided with a necessary understanding of human anatomical structure and function with a focus on movement and exercise analysis.
Opportunity Modules

You must choose 2 x 10 credit Level 4 Opportunity modules from the Opportunity module catalogue.

Core Modules
Credits
This module will focus on aspects of growth and development of athletes and the appropriate strategies to deliver effective coaching sessions to a variety of participants. This module will provide you with the opportunity to put theory into practice through collaborative working with school-age participants.
This module gives you the opportunity to develop your social awareness by introducing you to the challenges of responding to diverse needs, capabilities, and preferences in sport and physical activity, relating especially to gender, ethnicity, age, disability, and levels of income.
The module will provide a framework where sports coaches can apply the coaching process and develop techniques to evaluate sports performance, particularly technical and tactical analysis. This will include a review of pertinent scientific elements of training/performance.
This module aims to provide you with the knowledge needed to produce research of sufficient quality to make a valuable contribution to the sport industry. You’ll study the conceptual issues and practical considerations through the entire process of research, including the underlying philosophical debates about the nature of knowledge.
The focus of this module is on sustainable engagement and enrichment of participants adopting targeted approaches to the deliver sport and physical activity which reflect Sport England participation and wider government agendas. The module will encourage you to adopt a ‘whole person/child’ development approach and create targeted interventions to p...

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This module provides you with the opportunity to continue to develop your critical understanding of sports development and the community setting through experiential learning and provides you with the opportunity to create a professional portfolio to support your progression as community physical activity coaches.
Core Modules
Credits
Explore methods to utilise and collaborate with industry-wide support networks and internal team members to ensure the most effective coaching services are delivered to participants. You’ll be encouraged to use up-to-date knowledge of wider issues affecting the coaching environment to proactively influence best practice across the coaching team. 
This module is informed by both the latest academic research and industry-insider knowledge. It tasks you with thinking about the current situation in sport and physical education, including issues, problems, as well as more positive developments, and to consider the implications in the short, medium, and long-term.
Optional Modules
Credits
This module will provide you with a theoretical framework for understanding how performers progress from novice to expert performers. During the module, key psychological concepts of learning will be reviewed, following which the biomechanical philosophies that determine, constrain and regulate movement will also be discussed.
With the graduate employment market becoming increasingly congested many students will consider becoming self-employed within the sector. This module will help prepare you for small business start-up, by developing principles of entrepreneurship, business development and marketing skills.
Sports Coaching with Performance Sport Pathway
Core Modules
Credits
The module will prepare you for successful progression into academic study while allowing you to learn about and prepare yourself for employment in the twenty-first century through inquiry-based learning, problem solving and critical and creative thinking.
This module enables you to begin developing the Bucks Graduate Attributes associated with leadership and self-development and social and ethical awareness and responsibility, which are essential for success in higher education and in the world of work.
Delivery of this module is based on ‘confirmation inquiry’ – a foundational level of inquiry geared for developing your understanding of key concepts and themes as well as basic methodologies and approaches to academic work, relevant to your discipline. You’ll then have the opportunity to analyse a problem or question that relates to your subject a...

Read more

This module is designed to allow you to explore the range of specialist subject disciplines in order to make an informed choice of career pathway. You’ll build on your existing generic sports knowledge to facilitate an understanding of the role and contribution of sports Level 4.
Core Modules
Credits
Gain a foundation of knowledge underpinning various sports coaching theories and experience practical coaching sessions as both a coach and a participant. Use knowledge of the coaching process, coaching pedagogy, and principles of coaching science to create effective coaching sessions. This module will have the opportunity to supplement learning wi...

Read more

Designed to introduce you to the principles and practices of academic practice and academic research in the sports domain. You’ll study key areas of empirical research to provide a conceptual understanding of reporting styles, basic methodologies, professional and regulatory codes of practice & analytical techniques applied within sports research.
This module will introduce you to the concepts of sport as a part of social and cultural life, and to the structures and organisations that govern and deliver sport. Re-look at your sports knowledge from a sociological perspective and come to an understanding about importance of sport and physical activity as well as some of the issues that can imp...

Read more

This module will introduce you to the concepts of psychology within the context of sport and exercise, considering how psychological constructs such as personality and motivation can impact upon sport and exercise performance, participation, and adherence. You’ll then further explore the impact of cognition and emotion on behaviour.
This module will introduce you to human energy systems and their application to exercise. It will allow you to consider how the human body adapts and changes to the demands of various sports. You’ll also be provided with a necessary understanding of human anatomical structure and function with a focus on movement and exercise analysis.
Opportunity Modules

You must choose 2 x 10 credit Level 4 Opportunity modules from the Opportunity module catalogue.

Core Modules
Credits
This module will focus on aspects of growth and development of athletes and the appropriate strategies to deliver effective coaching sessions to a variety of participants. This module will provide you with the opportunity to put theory into practice through collaborative working with school-age participants.
This module gives you the opportunity to develop your social awareness by introducing you to the challenges of responding to diverse needs, capabilities, and preferences in sport and physical activity, relating especially to gender, ethnicity, age, disability, and levels of income.
The module will provide a framework where sports coaches can apply the coaching process and develop techniques to evaluate sports performance, particularly technical and tactical analysis. This will include a review of pertinent scientific elements of training/performance.
This module aims to provide you with the knowledge needed to produce research of sufficient quality to make a valuable contribution to the sport industry. You’ll study the conceptual issues and practical considerations through the entire process of research, including the underlying philosophical debates about the nature of knowledge.
This module will build on your understanding of human systems and movement analysis in a practical approach. You’ll understand how to monitor and test athlete performance using a variety of equipment and methods, conducting needs analyses from a multi-disciplinary viewpoint, and ensuring individual needs are considered.
Analyse the key concepts and dominant models of practice within applied sport and performance psychology. Explore the philosophical, theoretical, and methodological approaches informing the discipline. Gain requisite knowledge required for effective service delivery within applied sport and performance psychology, when working with teams, young per...

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Core Modules
Credits
Explore methods to utilise and collaborate with industry-wide support networks and internal team members to ensure the most effective coaching services are delivered to participants. You’ll be encouraged to use up-to-date knowledge of wider issues affecting the coaching environment to proactively influence best practice across the coaching team.
This module is informed by both the latest academic research and industry-insider knowledge. It tasks you with thinking about the current situation in sport and physical education, including issues, problems, as well as more positive developments, and to consider the implications in the short, medium, and long-term.
Develop an understanding of the scientific principles that underpin the construction and delivery of different training programmes and factors that can affect your success. Learning will include the theory behind training periodisation and investigate the practicalities of different types of programmes, aimed a range of sports and activity levels. 
Optional Modules
Credits
This module will provide you with a theoretical framework for understanding how performers progress from novice to expert performers. During the module, key psychological concepts of learning will be reviewed, following which the biomechanical philosophies that determine, constrain and regulate movement will also be discussed.
With the graduate employment market becoming increasingly congested many students will consider becoming self-employed within the sector. This module will help prepare you for small business start-up, by developing principles of entrepreneurship, business development and marketing skills.
Sports Coaching with Business Pathway
Core Modules
Credits
The module will prepare you for successful progression into academic study while allowing you to learn about and prepare yourself for employment in the twenty-first century through inquiry-based learning, problem solving and critical and creative thinking.
This module enables you to begin developing the Bucks Graduate Attributes associated with leadership and self-development and social and ethical awareness and responsibility, which are essential for success in higher education and in the world of work.
Delivery of this module is based on ‘confirmation inquiry’ – a foundational level of inquiry geared for developing your understanding of key concepts and themes as well as basic methodologies and approaches to academic work, relevant to your discipline. You’ll then have the opportunity to analyse a problem or question that relates to your subject a...

Read more

This module is designed to allow you to explore the range of specialist subject disciplines in order to make an informed choice of career pathway. You’ll build on your existing generic sports knowledge to facilitate an understanding of the role and contribution of sports Level 4.
Core Modules
Credits
Gain a foundation of knowledge underpinning various sports coaching theories and experience practical coaching sessions as both a coach and a participant. Use knowledge of the coaching process, coaching pedagogy, and principles of coaching science to create effective coaching sessions. This module will have the opportunity to supplement learning wi...

Read more

Designed to introduce you to the principles and practices of academic practice and academic research in the sports domain. You’ll study key areas of empirical research to provide a conceptual understanding of reporting styles, basic methodologies, professional and regulatory codes of practice & analytical techniques applied within sports research.
This module will introduce you to the concepts of sport as a part of social and cultural life, and to the structures and organisations that govern and deliver sport. Re-look at your sports knowledge from a sociological perspective and come to an understanding about importance of sport and physical activity as well as some of the issues that can imp...

Read more

This module will introduce you to the concepts of psychology within the context of sport and exercise, considering how psychological constructs such as personality and motivation can impact upon sport and exercise performance, participation, and adherence. You’ll then further explore the impact of cognition and emotion on behaviour.
This module will introduce you to human energy systems and their application to exercise. It will allow you to consider how the human body adapts and changes to the demands of various sports. You’ll also be provided with a necessary understanding of human anatomical structure and function with a focus on movement and exercise analysis.
Opportunity Modules

You must choose 2 x 10 credit Level 4 Opportunity modules from the Opportunity module catalogue.

Core Modules
Credits
This module will focus on aspects of growth and development of athletes and the appropriate strategies to deliver effective coaching sessions to a variety of participants. This module will provide you with the opportunity to put theory into practice through collaborative working with school-age participants.
This module gives you the opportunity to develop your social awareness by introducing you to the challenges of responding to diverse needs, capabilities, and preferences in sport and physical activity, relating especially to gender, ethnicity, age, disability, and levels of income.
The module will provide a framework where sports coaches can apply the coaching process and develop techniques to evaluate sports performance, particularly technical and tactical analysis. This will include a review of pertinent scientific elements of training/performance.
This module aims to provide you with the knowledge needed to produce research of sufficient quality to make a valuable contribution to the sport industry. You’ll study the conceptual issues and practical considerations through the entire process of research, including the underlying philosophical debates about the nature of knowledge.
This module aims to provide you with the pre-requisite knowledge, skills and behaviours needed to practice management in the sport business. You’ll develop a knowledge of sport industry structure through the mapping of the roles of key stakeholders such as government agencies, sport governing bodies and sector wide organisations.
This module provides you with the opportunity to continue to develop your critical understanding of the sports business setting through experiential learning. Have the opportunity to create a professional portfolio to support your progression as holistic coaches with knowledge of the concomitant business processes.
Core Modules
Credits
Explore methods to utilise and collaborate with industry-wide support networks and internal team members to ensure the most effective coaching services are delivered to participants. You’ll be encouraged to use up-to-date knowledge of wider issues affecting the coaching environment to proactively influence best practice across the coaching team.
This module is informed by both the latest academic research and industry-insider knowledge. It tasks you with thinking about the current situation in sport and physical education, including issues, problems, as well as more positive developments, and to consider the implications in the short, medium, and long-term.
Optional Modules
Credits
This module will provide you with a theoretical framework for understanding how performers progress from novice to expert performers. During the module, key psychological concepts of learning will be reviewed, following which the biomechanical philosophies that determine, constrain and regulate movement will also be discussed.
With the graduate employment market becoming increasingly congested many students will consider becoming self-employed within the sector. This module will help prepare you for small business start-up, by developing principles of entrepreneurship, business development and marketing skills.

What are the tuition fees

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£9,250 per year

Most courses will involve some additional costs that are not covered by your fees.

You could benefit from financial support through a bursary or scholarship during your time as a student. For more details visit our financial support, bursaries and scholarships section.

Questions about fees?

Contact our Enquiries Team:

0330 123 2023

advice@bnu.ac.uk

What are my career prospects?

Throughout your time with us we’ll support you on the route to your chosen career. We’ll help you to develop crucial skills, encouraging you to become enterprising, employable and good leaders. We also help you find employment after graduation. Have a look at our Careers and Employability pages to find out more.

Many of our graduates go on to have careers as a PE Teacher, work in education or sports coaching and contribute greatly to society using the skills they gained on this pathway. Some students also enter community work or pursue other sports-related careers after graduation, and your career prospects are exciting.

Our pathway will help prepare you for a range of career possibilities, such as:

  • community sports coaching
  • performance sports coaching
  • PE teaching
  • sports development
  • sports management and administration

 

Graduates can also choose to study for a postgraduate pathway, such as our MSc Sports Performance. In addition, our programme is structured in such a way that you will gain core skills that are transferable to a wide range of different teaching careers, giving you the confidence to succeed in whatever career you pursue.

Course leader

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Dr Ben Clayton
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Jade Hewitt
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