Overview
Sports Coaching degree offered at the University of the West of Scotland draws on a range of disciplines including sport psychology, sport conditioning, and performance analysis. Whether you coach children, elite youth performers or talented masters athletes, the course is designed to provide support in the application of scientific principles to challenge and enhance your coaching practice.
You will be supported by experts with extensive experience in sports practice and research. This support will be tailored to your coaching needs and the environment you coach within. For example, coaches with an interest in developing psychological skills with their athletes may focus on the development of a sport psychology intervention or educational workshop to meet their athlete’s needs. You will have the opportunity to specialise (e.g. strength and conditioning, performance analysis, sport psychology) within the two Supervised Experience modules and work with a highly experienced, research-active supervisor to develop bespoke interventions for your coaching context.
Career Prospects
UWS sport graduates have gone on to employment with:
- Professional sports clubs
- National sporting associations, governing bodies and other related sporting agencies
- Local authorities
- Schools, further education and higher education institutions
- Self-employment/set-up own business
- Community projects/voluntary organisations
Programme Structure
Courses Include:
- Supervised Experience in Sport Coaching
- Coach Development
- Planning for Coaching
- Investigating Coaching
- Evaluating Practice
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
- Part-time
- 24 months
- Flexible
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApply anytime.
International- The latest we can process your application is 6 weeks before the course start date
Language
Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Coaching Sports Sciences View 368 other Masters in Sports Sciences in United KingdomAcademic requirements
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- Minimum entry requirement – 2:2 Honours degree in a sport-related subject (e.g., Sport Science, Sport Management, Sport Coaching or Development) or a related discipline (e.g., Psychology).
- Individuals with professional related experience will also be considered.
Tuition Fee
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International
17250 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 17250 GBP per year during 12 months. -
National
11250 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 11250 GBP per year during 12 months.
For Scottish students, cost of Study is £7,000
Living costs for Hamilton
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.