BSc (Hons) Football Coaching & Performance at Cardiff Metropolitan University

Programme overview

The BSc (Hons) Football Coaching & Performance at Cardiff Met develops football coaches through authentic learning: practical coaching, placement learning, case studies and applied projects. It is taught at the Cyncoed Campus.

Faculty: Cardiff School of Sport & Health Sciences | Duration: 3 years full time; 4 years with a foundation year. | Intake: 2027 entry | Location: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 modules (all core) are Professional and Academic Development (40 credits), Football Coaching Practice: Design and Delivery (40), Football Coaching Relationships and Identity (20) and Introduction to Football Performance (20). Year 2 explores technical and tactical development, coaching pedagogy and performance data, with placement learning.

Career pathways

Prepares graduates for coaching and performance roles across the modern game, supported by the school employability framework (disciplinary knowledge and work-based learning).

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Entry requirements

Typical offer (year 1 entry): 104-112 tariff points. A levels: three A levels to include grade BB, no specific subjects. BTEC National/Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma: DMM. T Level: Merit. Access to HE Diploma: 15 Level 3 credits at Distinction and 30 at Merit. IB Diploma: Higher Level Grade 6. Irish Leaving Certificate: 3 x H2 (higher level, minimum H4). Scottish Advanced Highers: grade C. GCSE: five GCSEs at grade C/4 or above including English Language (or Welsh First Language) and Mathematics (or Mathematics-Numeracy). Two foundation year routes (management or sport) available. Contextual offers available. English language for international applicants: Academic IELTS 6.0 overall with at least 5.5 in all elements, or equivalent.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). Full-time home undergraduate tuition fee; may increase by any level permitted by the Welsh Government. Source

International applicants: GBP 16,000 a year (2026/27). Full-time international undergraduate tuition fee. Source

Intake: 2027 entry

Duration: 3 years full time; 4 years with a foundation year.

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