Tackle real-world sporting challenges with our Sport Coaching Science degree
Explore coaching processes, skill acquisition, and performance analysis with our Sport Coaching Science degree. You will learn to tackle real-world challenges and specialise in areas like:
physiology
psychology
performance analysis
biomechanics.
Exceptional reputation, teaching, and support
We have an excellent reputation for sports. Your lecturers are experts in diverse fields, here to support your personal and professional growth. Our student, Daniel, tells us that our lecturers are “tremendously enthusiastic” and helpful.
World-class facilities
During your sport coaching science course, you will have access to our world-class sports facilities, including:
fitness suites
strength and conditioning suites
laboratories.
Work placements: build professional experience
Due to our exceptional reputation, we have strong relationships with national and local organisations. You can complete a work placement with these organisations, allowing you to build networks and skills in a professional setting.
Previous students have worked in:
schools
sports clubs.
About the Placement Year
A placement year enables you to undertake a year of experience in an organisation between your second and final year.
It will enable you to:
apply the knowledge and skills you gain from your course in a work setting
build your commercial awareness and insights into organisations and industries you might want to work in
develop your professional skills through company training, networking skills and confidence in the workplace
get some great experience for future job applications or even land a graduate job.
Support from St Mary’s every step of the way
Securing a placement can really help you develop your job search skills and the Employability Service placement and Careers Teams can support you to find and apply for available opportunities.
Please note: in the event that you cannot secure a placement you will be able to transfer onto the three year version of your degree programme.
This course is available in Clearing. If you have submitted an application, you can add this course. If you haven’t sent us an application yet, you can do this until 24th September 2026.
This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.
St Mary's University, Twickenham has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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The following entry points are available for this course:
Find out more about qualification requirements for this course.
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
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| IELTS (Academic) | 6 | 6.0 overall with no element below 5.5 |
English Language requirementshttps://www.stmarys.ac.uk/international/english-language/overview.aspx
We consider all factors when reviewing your application, as we know not everyone has the same support to reach their potential. This means we may make a contextual offer below the standard Tariff if you meet our criteria. A typical contextual offer for this course would be 96 UCAS Tariff points
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Email:apply@stmarys.ac.uk
Phone:0208 240 2394
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