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Sports Coaching (with Foundation Year)

  • BSc (Hons)
  • 4 Years
  • Full-time including foundation year
  • 14 September 2026
  • Undergraduate
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Course summary

Develop your coaching expertise with a programme tailored to your career ambitions. In year two you’ll choose between Community Coaching or Performance Coaching, allowing you to specialise in the area that aligns with your goals.

Gain hands-on experience through our on-site sports academies and partnerships with leading sports organisations, where you'll refine your coaching style in real-world settings. Our curriculum is endorsed by CIMSPA (Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity), ensuring your learning meets nationally recognised coaching standards.

Graduate industry-ready with the practical experience, knowledge, and professional skills needed to succeed in a dynamic and evolving coaching landscape.
Gain real-world coaching experience throughout your degree. Build a diverse portfolio that showcases your expertise, experience, and personal coaching philosophy - giving you a competitive edge when you graduate.

We have strong industry connections and partnerships with local and national sports organisations, offering a wide range of coaching opportunities to enhance your practical experience.

With 10 on-site sports academies, you'll have plenty of chances to put your learning into practice. You’ll also have opportunities to gain hands-on experience with community sports clubs, schools, and physical activity organisations.

Our programme is designed to help you develop your own coaching style. Through a diverse range of modules, you’ll explore coaching theories, concepts, and practical applications, preparing you to work in both community and performance coaching settings.

Accreditation
As a CIMSPA-endorsed degree, our curriculum is underpinned by professional coaching standards, ensuring you graduate ready for a successful career in sports coaching.

Modules

Our modules are developed regularly to reflect student and industry demands, ensuring you’re well prepared to enter skilled employment on graduation. The majority of courses are comprised of both compulsory and optional modules, the latter of which you'll be able to choose from to suit your interests and career goals. Most courses also include work placement learning, to help you gain essential experience for your future.

Compulsory modules include: Coaching and Teaching Portfolio, Principles of Strength and Conditioning, Introduction to Exercise Physiology, Introduction to Sport and Exercise Psychology, Introduction to the Sport and Education Industries, Academic Skills for Sport and Exercise Scientists, Research and Data Skills in Sport, Pedagogy in Action 1, Developing the Professional Profile, Developing the Professional Profile, The Sport and Exercise Researcher, Coach Mentoring, Applied Coaching Concepts, Professional Development in Sport, Sport Research Project.

Modules are sometimes subject to change.

Optional modules change each year - you can attend introductory sessions before deciding which ones to study. For more information, please visit https://www.hartpury.ac.uk/university/courses/undergraduate/bsc-hons-sports-coaching-with-foundation-year/

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

  • The Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity

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.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Main Site

Study options

  • BSc (Hons) • Full-time including foundation year • 4 Years

Start dates

  • 14 September 2026

Apply by
14 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:
CF00
Institution code:
H22
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus Code:
-
Points of Entry:
Foundation

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How to apply

Apply by
14 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:
CF00
Institution code:
H22
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus Code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Foundation

International applicants

We have a strong global community, with students and staff from over 60 countries. Our dedicated International team will support you through every step of your university journey – from initial enquiry to enrolment and graduation. They’ll guide you through living and learning in the UK, making your application, visas, student finance, accommodation and much more. You’ll be welcomed to an International Orientation weekend, where they’ll arrange for you to be collected from your airport on arrival and support you to settle in to university life in your first term. As an international student, you’re guaranteed accommodation in your first year, see website for terms and conditions.

Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff
32 - 48 points

32-48 UCAS tariff points.

A level

EE-DD or equivalent from at least one full A Level.

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

PPP in an Extended Diploma.

Access to HE Diploma

32-48 UCAS tariff points in an Access to Higher Education Diploma.

Scottish Higher

32-48 UCAS tariff points from at least one Higher. You must have completed two years study at Higher Level.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

32-48 UCAS tariff points in an IB Diploma, to include one Higher at H3 or above.

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)

32-48 UCAS tariff points from at least one Higher.

T Level

An overall grade of Pass.

In addition to the above, we require a minimum of five GCSEs at grade 9-4 (A*-C), to include English and Maths. We will consider equivalencies including but not limited to functional skills level 2, Irish Ordinary level, National 5s, IB standard level.

We will consider combinations of level three qualifications.

We welcome applications from individuals with equivalent, non-UK qualifications and mature students (over 21). We may interview as part of the application process.

Additional entry requirements

Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.

Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

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We are unable to show previous accepted grades for this course. This could be because the course is new, it's a postgraduate course, there isn't enough historical data, or the provider has opted out of sharing their entry grades data for this course - learn more.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

LocationFeeYear

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

For full fee details including sandwich year, international tuition fees, bursaries and additional costs relating to this programme please visit the course page on our website.
https://www.hartpury.ac.uk/university/student-life/fees-finance/tuition-fees-and-student-loans/

Sponsorship information

Studying a degree is a worthwhile investment, providing opportunities and experiences to help you to carve out a rewarding and successful future. We know that accessing funding, in the form of loans, grants, bursaries and scholarships, can make studying a degree possible for many students.

Alongside government loans, Hartpury University and our partners offer a range of financial support packages to eligible students applying for our courses. Please visit our student finance page for more information on what’s on offer to help you with your study costs: http://www.hartpury.ac.uk/university/facilities/life-at-hartpury/finance/

Clearing contact details

Hartpury Admissions

Course Clearing information

admissions@hartpury.ac.uk

01452 702333

Course Clearing information

Additional information

Don't worry if you haven't secured your place to study agriculture, animal, business, equine, psychology or sport at Hartpury University just yet. There's still time to apply through Clearing and we're here to help you. Click on the 'Course Clearing Information' button above to get in touch with our Admissions team.

We consider all of our Clearing applications on an individual basis and we’ll look at all of your experience as well as your qualifications. For us, it’s all about matching the person with the right course.

Course contact details

Admissions

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admissions@hartpury.ac.uk

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