MSc Sport Coaching at Cardiff Metropolitan University

Programme overview

A master's that positions sport coaching as a political, pedagogical and sociocultural endeavour, aiming to produce reflexive and ethical coaching scholars. It is taught mainly by research-active staff with coaching experience and has exit awards at Certificate and Postgraduate Diploma level.

Faculty: Cardiff School of Sport & Health Sciences | Duration: 1-2 years full time; 3-5 years part time | Intake: 2027 | Location: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules: Deconstructing Sports Coaching Practice Through Theory, Reconstructing Sports Coaching Practice Through Theory, Managing Coaching Problems, Understanding the Micro-political Landscape in Sport, Research Methods for Sport and a 12,000-word Dissertation Project, plus one option from Critical Study of Sport Coaching, Sustainable Practice in Sport and Physical Culture, Social Issues and Sporting Legacies or Independent Study.

Career pathways

Graduates have built careers in sport coaching, teaching, sport science support, further and higher education and sports development, and can progress to the taught doctorate in Sport Coaching, MPhil/PhD or a professional doctorate.

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Application information

Entry requirements

An honours degree (normally 2.1 or above) in a related subject together with appropriate teaching or coaching experience. Non-graduates may be considered on the basis of age and relevant coaching experience. Selection is normally by application, CV and interview. International applicants: IELTS 6.0 or equivalent.

Domestic applicants: GBP 11,000 for the whole programme (2026/27). Full-time home Postgraduate Masters (including MRes) fee as listed; period not stated in the table. Source

International applicants: GBP 17,600 for the whole programme (2026/27). Full-time international Postgraduate Masters (including MRes) fee as listed. Source

Intake: 2027

Duration: 1-2 years full time; 3-5 years part time

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