Everything you need to know...
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What is the fee?
Home: £9,535 per year
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How long will I study?
3 / 4 Years
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Where will I study?
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What are the entry requirements?
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What is the UCAS code?
CX61
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When do I start?
September 2025
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Placement year available?
Yes
1. Course summary
- Align your learning to your career aspirations in the world of sport coaching
- Apply your practical skills and knowledge to real-life situations
- Learn from expert researchers and coaches across a variety of disciplines
- Strengthen your practice by studying coach education, employment and development
- Unlock your potential to coach in a range of sport and physical activity environments
Explore the principles of sport coaching practice and the scientific foundations that underpin them. You will delve into the complexities of working with diverse individuals and groups – encompassing a wide range of coaching experiences.

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2. How you learn
This course provides ample opportunities for specialisation – from community and children’s coaching to elite performance. You will learn through teaching, working and doing – developing the skills and knowledge you need for a variety of careers while aligning your learning to your career aspirations.
You are taught by experts who are active in coaching, research and consultation with industry. You benefit from their expertise, connections, and networking opportunities with leading sports organisations.
You learn through:
- Lectures, seminars and workshops
- Practical activities in both simulated and in-situ environments
- Placements
- Work-based learning experiences
- A virtual learning environment (VLE)
- Independent study
Key themes
On this course, you will develop the skills to prepare you for a range of potential careers in sport coaching, whether in performance or participation-focused roles. You will learn the behaviours expected and needed for working in schools, sport governing bodies, and professional or commercial sport and physical activity settings
- Learn how to coach children, adolescents, adults – or all three. Gain the knowledge you need to coach a range of participants, evaluating their progress and adapting your coaching to achieve their goals.
- Apply your knowledge and understanding of coaching theories and concepts across different contexts and populations
- Demonstrate professional inter and intra-personal skills that enable your independent effective delivery
- Articulate a personal and professional philosophy to be an effective practitioner
- Interact with a range of audiences using appropriate forms of communication
- Engage and collaborate with the industry through alumni and professional networks, challenging and championing best practice
The course offers theoretical, philosophical, and practical foundations for sport coaching, covering topics like innovative coaching practice, coach-athlete relationships, physical literacy, and more.
Course support
The course is designed to help you demonstrate your learning outcomes – with authentic assessment activities relating to real-world scenarios, your specific goals and your skills development. Throughout your studies, various individuals will support your learning and target setting – guiding you towards resources for academic, professional and personal development.
These support roles include:
- Course and Module Leaders
- Your Academic Adviser
- Your Student Support Adviser
- Your Employability Adviser
- Central services like counselling, Library and IT
Course leaders and tutors

Andy Gair
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Applied learning
Work placements
There’s a mandatory short placement at the end of your second year. Over a minimum of 120 hours, you will be learning while you work and preparing to progress into employment after you graduate.
You will also have the opportunity to undertake a year-long work placement (25 weeks minimum) or multiple placements between your second and final years. This gives you further valuable work experience to prepare you for your future career and allows you to graduate with an Applied Professional Diploma to add to your CV.
Your course is designed to give you the knowledge, skills, confidence, and readiness to secure and succeed on your placements – supported by our careers and employability teams.
Practical Experience
You will develop your learning in applied first-hand, real-world situations, gaining valuable insight into working practice.
Guest lectures
You will hear from specialist industry experts who share context-specific examples of the knowledge, skills and behaviours you will need for your career ahead.
For example, we host a unique lecture series entitled ‘That Coaching Life’, where professional coaches from a range of backgrounds are invited to share their experiences of working in industry.
Networking opportunities
By joining this course you become a member of the School of Sport and Physical Activity at Sheffield Hallam University. The School is a diverse department, which offers you the opportunity to build networks at careers fairs and workshops. The School has close links to a large range of organisations and facilities locally, nationally and internationally which will give you superb opportunities to gain connections as you prepare for your career.
3. Future careers
This course offers a broad range of future paths for you to explore, which you will be introduced to as part of your degree. For example, you will have the chance to collaborate with our enterprise team, both during and after your course, to experience what it is like to establish your own business. Similarly, option modules allow you to tailor your learning towards your career aspirations. Recent students have successfully developed various software and apps related to sports and coaching.
This course prepares you for a career in:
- Professional sports coaching
- Community sport provision
- Coach education and development
- Education
- Health and the physical activity sector
- National governing bodies
- Policy and sport strategy development
Previous graduates of this course have gone on to work for:
- Professional sport clubs
- Governing bodies and federations of sport
- Schools sport provision
- PE teaching (primary, secondary and further education)
- Coach education environments
- Strength and conditioning
- Further study (masters and PGCE)
- The charity sector
4. Where will I study?
You study at Collegiate Campus through a structured mix of lectures, seminars and practical sessions as well as access to digital and online resources to support your learning.
Collegiate campus
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5. Equipment and facilities
You will have access to a range of facilities and equipment to develop your knowledge and skills in the delivery and analysis of coaching. Our sport-specific training facilities and research laboratories include:
- The UK Sports Institute
- The Sheffield Hallam University Sports Park
- A strength and conditioning teaching lab
- A range of physical activity spaces, both indoor and outdoor
- A performance analysis suite, video analysis and motion capture
- Sport psychology consultation rooms
- Access to data collection and analysis software
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6. Entry requirements
All students
UCAS points
- 112-120
From at least two A levels or equivalent BTEC National qualifications one of which must be in Physical Education, Sport Studies or a Science subject (such as Applied Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics or Psychology). We do not accept General Studies. For example:
- BBC at A Level including relevant subject(s).
- DDM in BTEC Extended Diploma in a relevant subject(s).
- Merit overall from a Health or Science T level qualification.
- A combination of qualifications including relevant subject(s) which may include AS levels or EPQ.
GCSE
- English Language or Literature at grade C or 4 or equivalents*
- Maths at grade C or 4 or equivalents*
You can find information on making sense of UCAS tariff points here and use the UCAS tariff calculator to work out your points.
- Approved Access to HE Diploma in a sport science or science-based course. Normally we require 15 of the level 3 credits to be graded at distinction level with 6 of these distinctions from science units.
You also need to demonstrate an ability to
- study academic subjects at degree level
- debate topics and issues
- draw on conclusions from written material
- study independently as well as a member of a group
- use computers and technology associated with contemporary teaching, learning and assessment methods
- successfully complete a range of assignments including researched essays and practical examinations
This is normally achieved by completing academic study at level three or above in the last four years.
* GCSE English and mathematics equivalent
- equivalency test from www.equivalencytesting.co.uk
If English is not your first language you will need an IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in all skills or equivalent. If your English language skill is currently below IELTS 6.0 we recommend you consider a Sheffield Hallam University Pre-sessional English course which will enable you to achieve an equivalent English score.
We strongly recommend that you tell us about any long term health conditions or disabilities you may have. This is so we can assess whether we can deliver the course in such a way that you can meet the course requirements and take part without disadvantage. You can contact our University student support staff and explore any issues you may have.
Additional information for EU/International students
If you are an International or non-UK European student, you can find out more about the country specific qualifications we accept on our international qualifications page.
For details of English language entry requirements (IELTS), please see the information for 'All students'.
Modules
Important notice: The structure of this course is periodically reviewed and enhanced to provide the best possible learning experience for our students and ensure ongoing compliance with any professional, statutory and regulatory body standards. Module structure, content, delivery and assessment may change, but we expect the focus of the course and the learning outcomes to remain as described above. Following any changes, updated module information will be published on this page.
You will be able to complete a placement year as part of this course. See the modules table below for further information.
Compulsory modules
Module Aim
This module will develop your knowledge and skills to safely, effectively, and inclusively plan, deliver and evaluate a range of practical activities designed for a variety of sport and physical activity contexts.
You’ll study topics such as:
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fostering a safe, positive and inclusive environment
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inter- and intra-personal development
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professional standards for teaching and coaching
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planning, delivery, evaluation, and reflection
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developing a personal philosophy
Module Aim
This module will develop your knowledge, understanding and professional skills needed to deliver innovative coaching practice. You will explore how important theories underpin coaching practices, apply strategies to create equitable, diverse and inclusive coaching environments and demonstrate how your coaching reflects professional standards,
You’ll study topics such as:
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Coach-athlete relationships
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Coaching behaviours
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Goal setting theories
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Inclusive and equitable coaching practice
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Differentiation
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Innovative practice design
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National and regional strategies
This module will develop your knowledge and understanding of sport coaching and physical education from a social, cultural, and political perspective.
The module will be delivered through a combination of face-to-face and digital lectures, and seminars.
Indicative Content
Content of the module is agile and flexible to allow for changing professional situations and contemporary views. However, typical indicative content includes:
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The role and function of physical education and sport coaching
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Competing definitions of PE and coaching in relation to equality, diversity and inclusion
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Contemporary social issues and sports organisations
This module will develop knowledge and understanding of key disciplines of sport science and apply this knowledge to support the development of participants in a variety of physical activity and sport settings.
The module will be delivered through a combination of face-to-face and digital lectures, seminars, and practicals.
Indicative Content
Content of the module is agile and flexible to allow for changing professional situations and contemporary perspectives. However, typical indicative content includes:
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physiology and nutrition
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wellbeing and exercise guidelines
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skill acquisition
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effects of play on maturation
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athlete development models
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motor development and physical literacy
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government guidelines and initiatives in relation to physical activity and health
Compulsory modules
Module Aim
This module develops your awareness and understanding ofknowledge acquisition, transfer, and coaching interventions . It will help you to develop your coaching philosophy and apply and evaluate the impact of coaching interventions with targeted individuals and groups.
You’ll study topics such as:
- Motivational theory and engagement
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Effective leadership
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Personal and professional coaching philosophy
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Direct and indirect coaching approaches
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Differentiated and adaptive practice
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Research ethics
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Knowledge acquisition and transfer
Module Aim
This module will develop your knowledge and understanding of how integrated and collaborative sport science support can aid performer development.
You’ll study topics such as:
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Multi- inter- and trans-disciplinary teams and the role of the coach
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Psychology and skill acquisition
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Performance analysis and strength and conditioning
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Physiology and nutrition
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Social, cultural and political factors associated with coaching practice
Module Aim
This module will develop your knowledge and understanding of the planning, delivery and evaluation of movement capabilities as they relate to coaching practice across the lifespan.
You’ll study topics such as:
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fundamental sport and movement skills in context
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physical literacy
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underpinning philosophies and principles
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local and global policy
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participant development models
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planning, delivery, and evaluation
Elective modules
Module Aim
This module identifies and assesses the potential of alternative physical activities to promote health and wellbeing. It will help you to understand the significance of such activities in relation to wider socio-cultural developments and will challenge assumptions about sport and physical activity as a tool for engagement.
You’ll study topics such as:
- Definitions of alternative physical activities
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Lifestyle, sport and subcultural identities
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Theories of nature, risk, and escape
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Analysis of contemporary developments in policy, education, and practice
Module Aim
This module will develop your awareness and understanding of skill and match analysis in a range of sports. It will develop your ability to use of specialist software to analysef performance in a variety of contexts, developing your applied professional skills.
You’ll study topics such as:
- Sport and games classifications
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Notational analysis of sport performance
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Qualitative and quantitative analysis of sport techniques
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Using specialist software packages to collect technical and tactical aspects
Module Aim
This module develops your knowledge and understanding of the organisation and management of sporting events. It will develop your leadership, time management and communication skills, and explore important concepts and processes required to stage successful and safe sport and physical activity events.
You’ll study topics such as:
- The event planning process
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Event logistic and risk management
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Sponsorship, fundraising and financial planning
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Staff and volunteer management
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Innovative event PR and marketing
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Self-reflection and evaluation
Module Aim
This module develops your knowledge and understanding of exercise prescription to support behaviour change in the prevention of non-communicable diseases and develops your communication skills when providing information to clients to support their needs/
You’ll study topics such as:
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Health indicators
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Behaviour change
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Exercise prescription
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Barriers to physical activity
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Behaviour-change tools
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Mental health
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Pathophysiology of non-communicable disease
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Moving for health
Module Aim
This module will provide you with knowledge and understanding of how sport and physical activity are being used to achieve positive change within some of society’s biggest challenges. In it you will explore sport for development and evaluate projects and programmes that use sport and physical activity as vehicle for social development.
You’ll study topics such as:
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History and evolution of sport for development
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Sport for development organisations and programmes
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Evaluation of policies and programmes as they relate to sport development
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Sport for development competencies
Module Aim
This module will develop your knowledge and understanding of the key processes related to developing, managing and building a successful sports club. You will explore strategies to minimise risks, understand the wider importance of sports clubs within sport and physical activity and be creative in designing a variety of programmes to achieve specific goals.
You’ll study topics such as:
- The importance of sports clubs in promoting physical activity and community engagement
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Introduction to strategic planning
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Stakeholder identification
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Membership and recruitment
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Marketing and promotion
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Funding and budgeting
Module Aim
This module will develop your knowledge and understanding of facility management within the sport industry. Through use of a bespoke simulation, you will develop your insight, knowledge and skills of sport facility management
You’ll study topics such as:
- Understanding cost behaviour, centring and pricing strategies
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Services product characteristics including instant perishability
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Performance measurement and management
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Benchmarking and service improvement planning
This module is for undergraduate students to study abroad in their second year, Semester 2 (only for courses that offer this option). With this module, you can spend a semester at one of the University’s approved partner institutions worldwide – from Europe to the Americas, Asia Australia or Canada.
Study Abroad plays an important role in the University's commitment to an engaging, challenging, and thriving learning culture. It offers opportunities to experience other academic cultures and foster intellectual maturity while enhancing co-curricular skills and students' long-term employability.
Study abroad for credit is permitted on existing university-approved courses only. Students are awarded credits and grades at the partner institution, which are converted into Sheffield Hallam credits and grades on return and included in the Sheffield Hallam degree classification.
Please check and refer to the webpage How study abroad works. You must submit a Learning Agreement outlining the modules you will be taking at the partner institution. The Learning Agreement will be signed off by your academic tutor to ensure that the Learning broadly covers the Learning Outcomes set out in your course curriculum during your study abroad.
Module Aim
This module will introduce you to innovative technologies used in sport and physical activity and explore how they can be used to improve performance, safety, and health.
You’ll study topics such as:
Content of the module is agile and flexible to allow for changing professional situations and contemporary views. Typical indicative content includes:
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Use of technology in coaching, officiating, training and performance
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Implementing technology to improve safety and prevent injury
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Enhancing spectator experience
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Data collection, analysis and application
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Data protection, ethics and privacy
Module Aim
This module will develop your knowledge, understanding and skills related to exercise assessment and monitoring within sport and physical activity, developing your ability to manage, analyse, and interpret exercise data to improve health and performance.
You’ll study topics such as:
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Needs analysis
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Assessment of exercise and sport performance
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Screening and monitoring tools
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Health assessment tools, techniques, and skills
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Data management skills and technologies
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Data analysis, reporting and feedback methods
Optional modules
Module aim:
The aim of this module is to enhance students’ professional development through the completion of and reflection on meaningful work placement(s).
A work placement will provide students with opportunities to experience the realities of professional employment and experience how their course can be applied within their chosen industry setting. The placement will:
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Allow student to apply the skills, theories and behaviours relevant and in addition to their course
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Enable students to enhance their interpersonal skills in demand by graduate employers – communication, problem solving, creativity, resilience, team work etc.
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Grow their student network and relationship building skills.
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Provide student with insights into the industry and sector in which their placement occurs
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Help student make informed graduate careers choices.
Indicative Content:
In this module students undertake a sandwich placement (min 24 weeks / min 21 hours per week) which is integrated, assessed and aligned to their studies.
Their personal Placement Academic Supervisor (PAS) will be their key point of contact during their placement and will encourage and support students to reflect on their experience, learning and contribution to the organisation they work for.
To demonstrate gains in professional development, students will be required to share their progress, learning and achievements with their Placement Academic Supervisor and reflect on these for the summative piece of work.
Compulsory modules
Module Aim
This module will develop your knowledge and understanding of a range of contemporary issues relating to local and global sport coaching practice. It will challenge you to explore solutions to these issues and will shape your approach to support athletes and participants to effectively meet their goals.
You’ll explore topics such as:
- Exploring the current literature relating to contemporary issues
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Engaging in debate to establish multiple arguments relating to contemporary issues
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Examining how the historical context and development of contemporary issues shape our current understanding
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Studying organisations’ responses to contemporary issues
Module Aim
This module provides you with an opportunity to undertake an in-depth project on a subject related to your programme of study, and support your career aspirations
Within the module you will synthesise andapply contextual and theoretical knowledge from the taught elements of your course, within an intensive period of personal research and study and demonstrate a high degree of critical thinking, originality and independence of enquiry.
You’ll study topics such as:
- Project planning and design
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Ethics and assessment of risk
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Critical enquiry
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Data analysis and visualisation
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Principles of effective communication
Elective modules
Module Aim
This module will develop your knowledge and understanding of multi-disciplinary concepts, theories and applied practices aimed at developing talented sport participants.
You’ll study topics such as:
- Critical exploration of talent development journeys
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Models of talent and athlete development
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Talent identification, development, retention, transitions, and management
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Coaching practice within talent development environments
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Socio-cultural factors influencing athlete behaviours
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Practice histories of expert performers
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Multidisciplinary approaches to talent development
Module Aim:
This module will develop your knowledge and understanding of the key concepts, theories and applied practice involved in the education and development of sport coaches.
You’ll study topics such as:
- Approaches to Continued Professional Development
- Creating effective, coach-centred, learning environments aligned to theory
- Principles of andragogical learning experiences
- Programme design and evaluation
- Formal and non-formal learning
- Role of digital learning
- Formal role-related education policies, procedures and approaches
Module Aim
This module will develop your knowledge and understanding of finance and economics in sport as they relate to organisations across the sector (e.g., professional sports clubs, national governing bodies, leagues) and globe
You’ll study topics such as:
- The demand and supply of sport
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Business characteristics of sports organisations
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Financial analysis applied to sports organisations
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Interpretation of financial data
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Governance and regulation within sport
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Decision making and corporate finance in sport
Module Aim
This module will develop the critical enterprise attributes and skills that enable you to identify and capitalise on emerging opportunities within the global sport and physical activity industry.
You’ll study topics such as:
- Creativity and innovation models
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Opportunity recognition, creation, and evaluation
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Decision making and judgement
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Business types and models
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Marketing, communication and strategy
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Entrepreneurial effectiveness and capability
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Project management
Module Aim
This module will develop your knowledge and understanding of exercise programming to support individuals living with long term health conditions. In it, you will evaluate the pathophysiology of disease and design tailored, evidence-based exercise programmes to meet the needs of clients, ensuring both safety and wellbeing.
You’ll study topics such as:
- Epidemiology and pathophysiology of disease
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Impact on physical, mental, social wellbeing
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Long term health conditions
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Behaviour change
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Exercise prescription for clinical groups
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Monitoring and assessment tools
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Screening and risk assessment
Module Aim
This module will develop your knowledge and understanding of models of health promotion and their impact on the wellbeing of individuals and/or communities. In it you will analyse key health promotion policies and guidance and develop your ability to design evidence-based solutions to promote behaviour change within the population.
You’ll study topics such as:
- Public health policies and strategies
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Social determinants
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Population based behaviour change
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Public health promotion
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Creating active societies
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Public health interventions
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Social marketing
Module Aim
This module will develop your knowledge and understanding of practical delivery activity within a variety of teaching and coaching environments, exploring new and innovative approaches, and developing your skills to engage participants with sport and physical activity.
You’ll study topics such as:
- Innovative approaches to sport and physical activity delivery
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Planning, delivering, and evaluating inclusive activity
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Adapting sport and physical activity to suit the needs of participants
Module Aim
This module will develop your knowledge and understanding of the strategic management of major sport events.. You will explore the impact of events and develop proposals to meet the expectations of key stakeholders and logistical requirements needed for success.
You’ll study topics such as:
- The event planning process
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Bidding to stage sport events
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Project management, marketing and staging of sport events
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Impact and legacy of events
Module Aim
This module will explore topical issues in nutrition for sport and physical activity and develop your knowledge and skills as a sport and exercise nutritionist. In it you will evaluate the use of dietary practices, sports foods and nutritional supplements and provide evidence-based recommendations for a range of scenarios.
You’ll study topics such as:
- Effect of training on the metabolism of nutrients
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Energetic demands of sport performance and exercise
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Ergogenic aids and supplements
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Relative energy deficit effects on health and performance
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Fluid and electrolyte loss and replacement
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Diets for performance exercise and health
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Disordered eating and eating disorders in sport and health
Module Aim
This module will develop your knowledge and understanding of advanced tactical analysis informed by theory and data in groups including youth players, elite athletes, referees and coaches.
The module will be delivered through a combination of face-to-face and digital lectures, workshops, and practicals.
Indicative Content
Content of the module is agile and flexible to allow for changing professional situations and contemporary views. However, typical indicative content includes:
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The role of performance analysis in team sports
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Notational analysis methods
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Contemporary theories of tactics, strategy, and decision-making
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Principles of feedback using video and statistical data
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Theories and applications of practice and intervention design
Module Aim
This module will develop your knowledge and understanding of exercise programming and develop your ability to plan and prescribe training programmes in a range of sport and physical activity populations.
Indicative Content
Content of the module is agile and flexible to allow for changing professional situations and contemporary views. However, typical indicative content includes:
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Exercise modes and methods
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Training principles and variables and their manipulation
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Exercise programming theories, methods and applications
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Periodisation theories, methods and applications
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Dose-response relationships in exercise prescription
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Exercise and training prescription for sport and physical activity populations
Module Aim
This module will develop your knowledge and understanding of sport and exercise psychology across a range of contexts and seeks to develop your understanding of how psychology can be applied to sports performers and exercisers.
The module will be delivered through a combination of face-to-face and digital lectures, workshops, and practicals.
Indicative Content
Content of the module is agile and flexible to allow for changing professional situations and contemporary views. Typical indicative content includes:
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Coaching psychology
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Working as a sport and exercise psychologist
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Needs analysis
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Physical activity promotion
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Motivation in sport, physical activity, and physical education
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Psychological skills
Module Aim
The aim of this module is to provide a critical understanding of the complex relationship between sport and related media and cultural industries. It will provide you with the opportunity to demonstrate your understanding the practical and ethical realities of sport and media operations.
Indicative Content
Content of the module is agile and flexible to allow for changing professional situations and contemporary views. However, typical indicative content includes:
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The relationship between sport and cutural industries
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Branding and marketing of sport and major sport events
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Working within media operations
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Professional practice/etiquette
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Gatekeeping and censorship
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Communication and political influences
Module Aim
The aim of this module is to provide you with an understanding of how contemporary brands appeal to a range of individuals, communities, and cultures. In analysing these processes, the module will help you to find innovative ways of selling products, goods, and services in an increasingly complex world.
You’ll study topics such as:
- The shift from needs to culture(s).
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The consumption of sport in everyday life
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Sport as a social and aesthetic space
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The ‘prosumption’ of sport
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Selling technology
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Cause-related marketing
Module Aim
This module will develop your knowledge and understanding of data analytics and how advanced techniques can be used to explore data to help answer real world questions in a range of sports settings.
The module will be delivered through a combination of face-to-face and digital lectures, seminars and workshops.
Indicative Content
Content of the module is agile and flexible to allow for changing professional situations and contemporary views. However, typical indicative content includes:
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Data management and storage
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Data mining
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Statistical approaches to data analysis
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Data visualisation
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Introduction to Sports Data Analytics including case studies
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Data analytics tools
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Data Sharing
Module Aim
This module will develop your knowledge and understanding of sport injury and approaches to reducing injury and supporting rehabilitation in range of athletes and contexts.
The module will be delivered through a combination of face-to-face and digital lectures, seminars, workshops and practicals.
Indicative Content
Content of the module is agile and flexible to allow for changing professional situations and contemporary views. However, typical indicative content includes:
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Epidemiology and aetiology
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Acute and overuse injury
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Injury risk factors
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Injury prevention
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Prehabilitation and rehabilitation strategies
Module Aim
The aim of this module is to provide an understanding of the ways in which sport journalism can inform and shape public knowledge and opinion. The module will apply a range of sociological and cultural theories to the shifting relationship between sport and journalism.
Indicative Content
Content of the module is agile and flexible to allow for changing professional situations and contemporary views. However, typical indicative content includes:
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The role of sport journalism in a global society
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Print journalism, broadcasting and social media
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Sport news journalism, inequality and power
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Determinants of the sport agenda of news organisations
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Legal and ethical issues
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The Language of sport journalism
Module Aim
This module will develop your knowledge and understanding of educational delivery in a variety of teaching settings, including classroom, indoor and outdoor practical environments.
The module will be delivered through a combination of face-to-face and digital lectures and seminars.
Indicative Content
Content of the module is agile and flexible to allow for changing professional situations and contemporary views. However, typical indicative content includes:
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Approaches within teaching and education
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Creating interactive resources for teaching
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Producing creative lessons using pedagogical theories
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Lesson framework and support strategies
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Key stages and the progression within education
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Education policies and practices
8. Fees and funding
Home students
Our tuition fee for UK students on full-time undergraduate courses in 2025/26 is £9,535 per year (capped at a maximum of 20% of this during your placement year). These fees are regulated by the UK government and therefore subject to change in future years.
If you are studying an undergraduate course, postgraduate pre-registration course or postgraduate research course over more than one academic year then your tuition fees may increase in subsequent years in line with Government regulations or UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) published fees. More information can be found in our terms and conditions under student fees regulations.
International students
Our tuition fee for International/EU students starting full-time study in 2025/26 is £17,155 per year. During your placement year you will pay a reduced fee of £1,200.

Financial support for home/EU students
How tuition fees work, student loans and other financial support available.
Additional course costs
The links below allow you to view estimated general course additional costs, as well as costs associated with key activities on specific courses. These are estimates and are intended only as an indication of potential additional expenses. Actual costs can vary greatly depending on the choices you make during your course.
General course additional costs
Additional costs for Sport and Physical Activity (PDF, 144.2KB)Legal information
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