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BSc (Hons) Sport Coaching

Northumbria University Newcastle, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

From the playground to the world stage, coaches make a difference. If you want to help people at all levels and ages achieve their potential, this course is for you. This is a course specifically for future coaches, teachers, and sports educators. This specialization means that youll have the skills, knowledge, and understanding that may not be taught in a general sports degree. You will be learning about some of the best campus sports facilities in the UK and rated Top 5 in the country by the Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey 2014.

General Eligibility

120 UCAS Tariff points From a combination of acceptable Level 3 qualifications which may include: A-level, BTEC Diplomas/Extended Diplomas, Scottish and Irish Highers, Access to HE Diplomas, or the International Baccalaureate. GCSE Requirements: Applicants will need Maths and English Language at minimum grade 4/C, or an equivalent.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Year 1

  • Academic and Professional Skills (Core)

  • Introduction to Research (Core)

  • Introduction to Sports Coaching (Core)

  • Long Term Athlete Development and Child Development (Core)

  • Introduction to Coaching Science (Core)

  • Social Issues and Sport Consumers (Core)

  • Academic Language Skills for Sport Exercise and Rehabilitation (Core – for International and EU students only)

2 Year 2

  • Academic Language Skills for Sport Exercise and Rehabilitation (Core)

  • Sport Study Abroad (Optional)

  • Research Design and Analysis (Core)

  • Sport Performance Assessment (Core)

  • SER Professional Development and Practice (Core)

  • Extreme Physiology (Optional)

  • Introduction to Performance Analysis (Optional)

  • Applied Sport and Exercise Nutrition (Optional)

  • Contemporary Issues in PE and School Sport (PESS) (Optional)

  • Principles of Strength and Conditioning (Optional)

  • Physical Activity & Health (Optional)

  • Managing & Developing the Business of Sport (Optional)

  • Digital Sport & Business Marketing (Optional)

  • Analytics for Sport (Optional)

  • Coaching Skills and Practice (Core)

3 Year 3

  • Year in International Business (Optional)

  • Year in International Multidisciplinary Innovation (Optional)

  • Sport Study Abroad Year (Optional)

  • Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Work Placement Year (Optional)

4 Year 4

  • Academic Language Skills for Sport Exercise and Rehabilitation (Core)

  • Unilang - Languages for All - Level 6 Placeholder (Optional)

  • SER UG Project (Core)

  • Sport Performance Intervention Strategies (Core)

  • Human Movement Science (Optional)

  • Paediatric Sport and Exercise Science (Optional)

  • Physiological basis of training and performance (Optional)

  • Psychological Skills Training (Optional)

  • Sports and Exercise Medicine, Injury and Rehabilitation (Optional)

  • Talent Identification and High-Performance Sport (Optional)

  • Sport Event Management (Optional)

  • Applied Coaching of Individual Sports in an Educational Setting (Optional)

  • Global Sport Business and Management (Optional)

  • SER Professional & Career Development (Optional)

  • Health, Exercise and Behaviour Change (Optional)

  • Advanced Coaching Practice (Core)

Language Requirement

  • IELTS6.0
  • TOEFL78
  • PTE58
  • Duolingo79
International applicants shoud have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.0 with 5.5 in each component (or an approved equivalent*).

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