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Sport Coaching

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Course summary

Become a sports coach who changes people’s lives. With a focus on coaching practice, sport psychology, and coaching sciences, this degree will give you the skills to evaluate sport coaching contexts and influence ethical and sustainable coaching practice.

Why study BSc (Hons) Sport Coaching at BU?

  • Placement opportunities can give you practical hands-on experience as well as a fantastic chance to make professional connections

  • Study abroad at one of our international partner institutions

  • Optional alternative to final year dissertation project – Applied Sport Project. Working with external stakeholders, you will develop applied solutions to a practical issue or challenge faced by a sport organisation.

  • Get involved in various extra-curricular opportunities: our sport and events volunteering programme (CoachBU), workshops, conferences, industry visits, field trips, volunteering, guest speakers and more

  • We have strong links with some of the biggest names in the sports industry to inform our teaching and provide placement opportunities

Forge a career that you are truly passionate about. The career opportunities are diverse, ranging from working in sports, leisure, education, health and events. When you graduate from this course you will be well-placed to occupy roles in performance sport organisations, sporting national governing bodies, local authorities, schools and colleges, international sports events providers, and sports and leisure centres.

How to apply

Application codes

Course code:
C602
Institution code:
B50

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Data from:
This course and 1 other sport and exercise sciences course
Date range:
2022-2024

Offer rate for UK school & college leavers

90% Students aged 17/18 who applied to this course were offered a place.

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Student Outcomes

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67 Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)

89 Go onto work and study

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