MSc Performance Football Coaching (Distance Learning) at St Mary's University, Twickenham

Programme overview

Enjoy flexible study and develop your football career with our innovative football coaching master’s. Explore athletic potential with our expert-led Performance Football Coaching master’s. You will balance critical theory and practical skills while covering topics like: skill acquisition, contemporary approaches to player development, microlevel interactions, performance analysis, coaching cultures, research methods.

Faculty: Faculty of Sport, Technology and Health Sciences | Duration: 1 year (full-time), 2/3 years (part-time) | Study mode: online; part-time | Intake: September | Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules: Expertise and Skill Acquisition in Football, Applied Research Methods, Independent Project, Performance Coaching, Strategies and Tactics, Leading People and Teams, Performance Sciences. Optional modules include Academic Introduction to Professional Development.

Career pathways

As a Performance Football Coaching student, you will develop a range of academic and practical skills to build on your existing football coaching knowledge. You will also have the opportunity to collaborate and network with other students from across the world to develop your own career further. Graduate roles include head coach, youth academy coach, specialist technical coach, performance analyst, development coordinator, coach educator, researcher/scientist.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Minimum previous degree: 2:2. Minimum 2.2 degree or international equivalent, preferably in a sports-related subject. Please note: our ‘non-degree entrants’ (NDE) pathway allows for those with significant industry experience to enter the course without a previous degree. Eligible students will be asked to undertake a 5-week summer module titled ‘Academic Introduction to Professional Development’ as part of their enrolment. This programme of learning is free to access and will help develop applicants understanding of core academic and research related skills, helping to build confidence prior to beginning the degree. English language: IELTS 6.5 overall with no less than 6.0 in any section.

Domestic applicants: GBP 12,150 a year (2026/27). September 2026 entry Source

International applicants: GBP 12,150 a year (2026/27). September 2026 entry Source

Intake: September

Duration: 1 year (full-time), 2/3 years (part-time)

Apply through the official page: https://evision.stmarys.ac.uk/urd/sits.urd/run/siw_ipp_lgn.login?process=siw_ipp_app&code1=DZPTS01PFCX&code2=0008

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