About Bsc (hons) Sport: Coaching And Development in Manchester Metropolitan University

Overview

This course will challenge your perceptions, ideas and understanding of sport coaching and development. You’ll journey into the world of sport, grasping the key theories around the subject and developing the practical skills to put them into action.

Our Sport: Coaching and Development programme has been designed to build your knowledge in a broad range of areas, from coaching practice and techniques, to sport history, sociology and development. Study at Manchester Met and you’ll develop an in-depth understanding of the sport landscape, exploring current issues and evaluating the relevant policies. We'll help you to gain a good understanding of sport-based interventions, while equipping you with the practical skills to be a coach and educator. You will also have the opportunity to spend an extra year expanding your horizons, working on a placement in industry.

Being based in Manchester means we can offer access to exceptional teaching, training and research facilities, together with fantastic links to local clubs, national governing bodies and globally renowned teams. And, with a highly-qualified, research active team behind you, and a wide range of teaching environments, you’ll have everything you need to lay the foundations for your future career. 

Features and Benefits

• Number 1 in the UK for student experience: Manchester Metropolitan University has been ranked number one in the UK for student experience for Sport Science in the 2019 Times Higher Education Subject Rankings.
• Top 5 in the UK for Sports Science: Sports Science at Manchester Metropolitan University was ranked in fifth in the UK in the 2020 Guardian University League Tables.
• You can opt to spend your third year getting a taste of professional life in a sport or health organisation with the four-year sandwich route.
• Your course units are shaped by our research activities, ensuring that what you learn is informed and inspired by the latest developments in the field.
• We’ve established a strong partnership with Manchester City Football Club’s City in the Community Trust, which runs projects for young people around sport, health, skills and enterprise.
• We are investing heavily in sports facilities in Manchester at our John Dalton building, Platt Lane Sports Complex and Sugden Sports Centre.

Career prospects

Coaching careers exist within academic institutions such as schools and colleges, as well as in community sports clubs and facilities. There will also be opportunities within health and fitness providers such as gyms, leisure centres and local-government owned sports departments. A degree in Sports Coaching may also lead to a career with national governing bodies of sport, commercial companies and professional sports clubs, both nationally and internationally.

Graduates from this course could find employment in a variety of areas, such as international sports coaching, managing coaching programmes, developing coaching strategies, match analysis, personal training or even finding success as an entrepreneur after starting their own sports and leisure companies. Many students will progress to masters level study.

Academic qualification equivalents

• Higher Secondary School Certificate awarded on completion of Standard XII with good grade.

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS     :   6.0, with no component below 5.5
• TOEFL   :   Overall 79,  With no individual test score below:Listening: 17,Reading: 18,Speaking: 20,Writing : 17
• PTE        :   53, with no less than 51 in any section

Manchester Metropolitan University Highlights

Manchester Metropolitan University Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses

• The estimated cost of attendance while studying in the UK depends on several factors like the program applied for, tuition fees, books and supplies, housing, dining, transportation etc.
• Estimated Tuition Fees for 2020-2021 academic session at Manchester Metropolitan University are:

• Tuition Fees for some courses can vary depending upon any additional cost such as field trips or expense of equipment.
• Tuition Fees for postgraduate research courses (Ph.D., MPhil, MRes) are categorized into 5 Tuition bands,
• Students can expect an average cost of living ranging from 7,500 - 8,500 EUR per year, based on the minimum expenses.