Advert
Advert

MSc Professional Development: Sports Coaching

  • DeadlineStudy Details:

    MSc 1 year full-time, 2-3 years part-time

Course Description

The Sports Coaching specialist pathway has been designed to allow different sports coaching professionals worldwide to develop a critical understanding of issues relating to their professional development and performance to advance their professional practice.

  • Access to industry partners through course collaborations, including the RPA and coaches from professional football clubs.
  • Flexible learning allows you to study at your own pace around your professional role.
  • Access to academic staff involved in world-leading research and high-level consultancy.

Why study Professional Development: Sports Coaching?

The course content and design are informed by our partners within different sports organisations, including coaches, coach educators from professional clubs and national governing bodies.

Taught by nationally and internationally renowned coaches and coach developers and specialist staff the applied nature of the programme means that you are continually asked to reflect on course content in your professional practice.

Entry Requirements

Minimum 2.2 degree or international equivalent, preferably in a sports-related subject.

Find out more

Fees

Home/EU: coming soon International: coming soon

Student Destinations

As a MSc Professional Development with a specialism in sports coaching graduate, you will be highly sought after by employers in a rapidly growing market both nationally and globally.

Your professional placement will allow you to build your skills, knowledge and experiences within industry which will enhance your employability prospects in elite sport.

Employment areas include:

  • Academy coach
  • First-team coach
  • Lead phase manager
  • Head of sport
  • Disciplinary lead

Module Details

  • Contemporary Approaches to Player Development
  • Strategic Leadership in High Performance
  • Professional Development and Mentoring
  • Independent Project
  • Sport Psychology
  • Cultural Challenges in Sports Coaching
  • Athletic Development

Find out more and apply

Add to comparison

Learn more about St Mary’s University Twickenham

Where is St Mary’s University Twickenham?