Overview

The Sport Coaching (Hons) degree at Solent University will progress your skills in delivering coaching sessions to local athletes and community groups whilst developing a deeper knowledge of sport policy, sport development, and project delivery with an opportunity to devise, deliver, and evaluate a community-based initiative. Placements have taken place with Southampton Schools, Southampton School Games, Southampton Football Club and Hampshire County Cricket.

This degree has also been developed to help prepare you for a career in teaching. You will gain first-hand experience of teaching physical education across a variety of schools, the latest child development practices, and issues facing the education sector.

Work placements spread across all three years of study ensure that you will graduate feeling fully prepared to undertake your initial teacher training with either a PGCE or School Direct training provider.

This course also offers additional qualifications for you to obtain with your degree, including ActiveiQ, CIMSPA and 1st4sport. A free sports kit is provided to students in their first-year of study.

Careers

A recent study by YouGov for Sports Coach UK revealed 3.1 million adults in England coached sport or physical activity each year, and over 370,000 make their living from coaching full time. Full time coaches deliver 45% of the 7.6 million coach-led participation experiences each week.

As the coaching industry continues to grow, this course will provide you with the knowledge and skills to provide for and support the changing sport and physical activity needs of the UK population.

The need for undergraduate study programmes which are specifically aimed at pre-service physical education teachers continues to grow to support the health and future development of children and young people.

This course also acts to ensure that future physical education teachers have a solid understanding of fundamental pedagogical principles.

As the coaching industry continues to grow, this course will provide you with the knowledge and skills to provide for and support the changing sport and physical activity needs of the UK population.

A career in either sports coaching or physical education are not only personally rewarding but also make a significant difference in shaping healthier, happier, and more active societies.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Community Innovation Projects

Designing a Curriculum

Inclusive Practice in Sport and Physical Activity

Policy in Practice

Teaching And Coaching In Schools

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-14 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

5.5

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Credits

360 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Southampton, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Coaching Sport and Exercise Science View 590 other Bachelors in Sport and Exercise Science in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

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Other requirements

General requirements

104-120 UCAS tariff points

A minimum of two completed A-levels, a BTEC Extended Diploma at DMM or BTEC Diploma at D*D, a T-Level Merit, or equivalent qualification, or a combination of qualifications which comply with the minimum entry requirement of 104 UCAS points.

GCSE Mathematics and English at grade 4 or above (previously grade C).

All students will be required to undertake a criminal convictions check through the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

17750 GBP / year

≈ 17750 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

9535 GBP / year

≈ 9535 GBP / year

Living costs

Southampton

United Kingdom

697 - 1093 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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