BSc Sports Coaching

BSc Sports Coaching

Named awards

• BSc (Hons) Sports Coaching
• BSc (Hons) Sports Coaching (Sports Conditioning)
• BSc (Hons) Sports Coaching (Performance Analysis)
• BSc (Hons) Sports Coaching (Sports Therapy)
• BSc (Hons) Sports Coaching (Physical Activity)

The UK action plan for coaching 2006-2016 provides a focus for making the UK’s coaching system the envy of the world. These programmes aim to support this upgrading of the coach education process by developing the skills and understanding required of a professional sports coach while allowing for specialisation in a choice of disciplines to further contextualise the course content according to students’ strengths and interests.

Studying at Hartpury

The course has an overarching sports coaching and science perspective, supplemented by sports conditioning, performance analysis, sports therapy or physical activity. Each pathway builds from the core sports sciences, which is applied through application of knowledge in an extensive range of industry related contexts.

The BSc (Hons) degree aims to provide you with key transferable skills which can be applied to the workplace or lead you into a further academic study. The Foundation degree is a vocationally focused programme that enables you to engage in work-based learning throughout the two years. Upon successful completion of your Foundation degree, you can apply to the BSc (Hons) which will take an additional one to two years of study.

There are varied learning experiences available including lectures, field trips, laboratory-based practicals, seminars and workshops. The range of assessments reflects our commitment to a blended learning approach.

Programme overview

UCAS code

BSc (Hons) – C600 A FdSc – C602 A

Programme length

BSc (Hons) – three years full-time FdSc – two years full-time

Part-time option

Yes

Work experience opportunity

Yes, eight weeks within the FdSc

Hartpury University is a specialist education provider in Gloucestershire, offering undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Agriculture, Animal, Equine, Sport and Veterinary Nursing. World-leading facilities and expertise attract staff and students from over 60 countries.

Students will benefit from a career-focused learning experience, underpinned by the latest industry research, much of which is undertaken at Hartpury. Hartpury students also have the chance to train as an athlete alongside their studies as part of one of their 10 performance Sports Academies.

The university’s £150 million campus is home to state-of-the-art learning facilities, many of which are also commercial businesses and offer opportunities for work experience alongside or as part of a course.

This includes a commercial farm with a new agri-tech centre, canine and equine therapy centres, international events, sports injury clinics, and professional athletes training on-site. There are also international arenas, the latest technologies, and over 70 species in the university’s animal collection. Students will have everything they need to put the theory from the classroom into practice.

We welcome all students to become part of the Hartpury family , building on our reputation as a local, regional, national and international provider of high-quality training and education.