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Sport and Youth Leadership

  • BSc (Hons)
  • 3 Years
  • Full-time
  • 22/09/2025
  • Undergraduate
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Course summary

Sport reaches children in a way that nothing else can or does. It doesn’t just excite and entertain but – with the right skills and knowledge – can also engage young minds, inspire real change and unite communities. This degree course has been developed to give you that power, by uniting academic expertise from across Manchester Met with the experience and profile of Manchester United Foundation.

With a potent combination of classroom teaching and work-based learning, it’s a course designed to make you an inspirational leader – a coach on the training ground, a mentor in the classroom and a champion for young people in the community. You’ll tackle issues around inequality, explore the psychology of behaviour and get to grips with sporting practice, all while gaining practical skills and experiences by working on regular placements with the Foundation.

It’s no ordinary sports degree. When you leave us, you’ll have the specialist knowledge and experiences tailor made for a career in sport development, youth leadership or community sports coaching. More importantly, you’ll have the skills to give children every chance in life – to use the power of football to unlock their potential, promote their wellbeing and find a better future.

Features and benefits

  • Brings the academic expertise at the Manchester Met Institute of Sport together with the community impact of Manchester United Foundation.

  • Offers significant work-based learning, with placement units, volunteering opportunities and potential part-time work.

  • Learn from leading academics from across the University, with experts in both Sport and Exercise Science and in Health and Education.

  • Develop your skills in the impressive surroundings of our £26 million Institute of Sport building, which opened in 2022.

  • Visit Old Trafford for specialist sessions and guest lectures.

  • Gain professional coaching qualifications alongside your degree.

  • Manchester United Foundation works with more than 20,000 young people across its school partnerships and community projects every year.

This course is not accepting applications at this time. Please contact the provider to find out more.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Main Site

Study options

  • BSc (Hons) • Full-time • 3 Years

Start dates

  • 22/09/2025

Apply by
29 January

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
SLY1
Institution code:
M40
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus Code:
-
Points of Entry:
Year 1

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How to apply

This course is not accepting applications at this time. Please contact the provider to find out more.

Apply by
29 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
SLY1
Institution code:
M40
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus Code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

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Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

UCAS Tariff - 104 - 112 points

A level - BCC

minimum grades BCC or equivalent at A level.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DMM

Access to HE Diploma

Pass Access to HE Diploma with a minimum of 106 UCAS Tariff points

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - D*D

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 26 points

Achieve a pass in the IB Diploma with a minimum overall score of 26. Alternatively, achieve minimum 104 UCAS Tariff points from up to four Higher Level subjects. If you plan to meet the Level 2 course requirements through your IB Diploma you will need to achieve Higher Level 4 or Standard Level 5 in English and Higher Level 4 or Standard Level 4 in Mathematics.

OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma - DMM

OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma - D*D

T Level - M

We welcome applications from students undertaking T level qualifications. Eligible applicants will be asked to achieve a minimum overall grade of Merit as a condition of offer.

All learners will require an enhanced DBS check and clearance, completed no more than three months before the start of the course. Instructions on how to complete the DBS check through the University will be provided once you hold a firm offer for this course.

Find out more about qualification requirements for this course.

Additional entry requirements

Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

At Manchester Met, our mission is to recruit ambitious students from all backgrounds and to inspire and support them to achieve their potential. Where applicants with WP flags receive an offer but don’t quite meet conditions, we may be able to look again at these applications. Where we are unable to offer a place on a chosen course, we may seek to make an alternative offer. For further information please click the link below.

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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

https://www.mmu.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/course/bsc-sport-and-youth-leadership/september-2025#fees

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