Year One

In the first year of study you will undertake six compulsory modules. Throughout these modules you will develop your understanding of key concepts and theories within the field of sport coaching. During the first year you will also be offered a number of opportunities to gain recognised vocational coaching and professional industry relevant qualifications.

Through engaging in and with a variety of seminars, coaching sessions and independent learning activities you'll improve your knowledge and practical application of different coaching theories within your practice. You will also undertake modules to help recognise important issues within the sporting landscape as well studying one module related to the traditional sport and exercise science disciplines.

Compulsory:
Research and scholarship
Applied Sports Pedagogy
Issues in Sport, Society and Education
Physical Education, Sport Coaching and Pedagogy
Foundations of Sport and Exercise Science
Introducing Coaching and Teaching as Social and Relational Activities

Year Two

The second year modules help you develop a deeper understanding of coaching related theories and how you can apply this knowledge in practice. The modules you'll study in the second year are designed to help you begin to shape your coaching identity more purposefully in connection with your future goals. They broaden your knowledge of what coaching is and give you opportunities to coach and work with others to help refine your understanding of the social and relational nature of coaching.

There are additional modules that you can choose to study which aim to foster greater interdisciplinary knowledge of sport development, ethics, sociology, performance analysis and sport and exercise science concepts. There are also further opportunities in the second year to gain vocational coaching and professional qualifications as well as the associated knowledge to develop entrepreneurial skills and attributes that are vital within the industries related to sport coaching. Importantly, the second year also integrates work based learning opportunities to ensure you gain experience within the industry.

Compulsory:

Research Design and Practice
Applied Sports Pedagogy
Professional Placement
Pedagogy and Communication in Sport Coaching
Understanding Coaching Practice
Option modules:

Multidisciplinary Approaches to Sport and Health
Enterprise in Sport and Health
Sport and Physical Activity Participation
Sport Performance Analysis
Sociologies of Sport, Exercise and Health
Sport Ethics

Year Three

The final year of study enables you to use your knowledge that you have gained and revised throughout your degree to be more critical of coaching theory in relation to your context to help generate knowledge for action. In this way, you will become more of a practical theorist where you can use coaching theories, concepts and the research to make better informed and more skilful decisions as a coach.

Your final year focuses upon developing you as a more independent and driven student that can take control of your learning and ensure that this aligns with your first steps into graduate employment or further study. You have a series of modules to choose from which can be tailored to support your future career. These options may stay specifically within coaching such as coach education based modules or you might extend your study to other areas such as sociology, ethics or managing high performance. Finally, during your last year of study you engage in a major project in your chosen field of study. This project will provide you with additional opportunities to explore something meaningful to you in a challenging and supportive way.

Compulsory:

Final Project
Applying and Understanding Sport Coaching Theory in Action

Option modules:

Contemporary Issues in Policy Development
Applied Sport Coaching and Performance Analysis Problems
Ethical Issues in Sport
Managing High Performance Sport
Sociology of Sports and Physical Cultures
Coaching the Coach: Professional Development and Education