Immersing you in performance analysis, programming, and strength and conditioning, this degree equips you with the knowledge and skills to implement and manage contemporary sports coaching practices in local, national and international settings. Endorsed against the professional standards of CIMSPA, the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity, the programme offers a student-centred experience that combines academic studies with applied work experience in real-world settings. Developing skills in enterprise and entrepreneurship, you will choose from a range of contemporary and career-focused pathways that enable you to specialise in areas such as coaching community and performance sport, sports coaching in education, and coaching with children, young people and adults. The programme will appeal whether you wish to work in community or professional sports coaching, or education, across a range of audiences. You will graduate with a skillset that makes you highly employable, both within and outside the sports industry, working in roles where you can make a real difference to people’s lives.
Course Details - Modules
Please visit our website for information on available modules.
Course Details – Assessment Method
Assessments are both individual and team-based and enable you to develop your presentation skills through applied coaching and development tasks. These tasks will include the writing of essays and project reports, critical appraisals of development strategies, evaluations of coaching and development practices, preparation of poster presentations, planning and delivery of practical sessions, and undertaking a piece of original independent research.
There are no formal written examinations as part of the current assessment methods on this programme.
Course Details – Professional Bodies
The Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity
How to Apply
26 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:
C610
Institution code:
E42
Campus Name:
Ormskirk (Main Campus)
Campus code:
Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Year 2
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
Please note, the above represents an example of how you can achieve the required number of tariff points, however you can also achieve this with other combinations.
A combination of A Level and BTEC awards may also be accepted.
Preferably to include Physical Education, Sports Coaching, Sports Performance or a Science subject.
Please note, the above represents an example of how you can achieve the required number of tariff points, however you can also achieve this with other combinations.
A combination of A Level and BTEC awards may also be accepted.
You will be expected to achieve the required number of tariff points, to include a minimum of five subjects at Grade H1-H3.
As long as you have a minimum of two A Levels (or equivalent), there is no maximum number of qualifications that we will accept UCAS points from. This includes additional qualifications such as the Welsh Baccalaureate and Extended Project Qualification (EPQ), AS Levels that haven’t been continued to A Level, and General Studies AS or A Level awards.
For further information on how you can meet the entry requirements, including details of alternative qualifications, please visit www.edgehill.ac.uk/offers or contact our Course Enquiries Team on 01695 657000 or email study@edgehill.ac.uk.
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
