BSc (Hons) Sport Coaching with Development at University of Brighton

Sports coaches use their practical skills, insight and sport science knowledge to guide and develop athletes and teams to reach their full potential. Learning with a team of professional coaches in extensive specialist facilities, you’ll gain practical hands-on experience and develop your coaching skills in different sports, settings and scenarios. Placements are built into the course through modules in year 2 and 3 and an optional placement year.

Faculty: School of Sport and Health Sciences  |  Department: Sport and Exercise  |  Duration: full-time: 3 years; with placement year: 4 years  |  Study mode: full-time (optional placement year)  |  Intake: 2027 entry  |  Location: Brighton, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Your degree is mapped against the CIMSPA Professional Standard: Coach and ensures you’ll graduate with the skills and knowledge the sector requires. You’ll learn through lectures, seminars, workshops, group activities and hands-on experience. The balance of knowledge and practical skills is designed to prepare you for career success in the sport coaching profession. The first year of the degree provides a broad introduction to coaching through topics such as physiology, psychology, biomechanics, training principles, sport development and sociology. Modules include Who Runs Sport?, Science of Movement, Sport, the Body and Society, Fundamentals of Coaching, Practical Application of Coaching, The Scientific Study of Sport and Exercise, Coaching Contexts and Methodologies, Contemporary Issues in Sport Coaching, Coaching Professional Practice, Data Analysis and Research Methods.

Career pathways

The course provides a foundation for you to gain the professional status of Coach Practitioner. The degree meets CIMSPA’s professional standard for Coach meaning it provides the knowledge and skills development to enable you to start your career in the sector and achieve professional status.

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