Course Summary

This degree combines study of the rapidly expanding field of sport and exercise science, along with the more vocational area of coaching. It aims to put the coaching aspect of the course on a scientific, evidence-based footing and will enable you to apply scientific sport principles to coaching and improving sport performance. By choosing to study on this course, you’ll gain the essential knowledge and skills to become an innovative and effective professional, capable of working with individuals, teams and squads. • • Why study Coaching and Sport Science at Nottingham Trent University? • • • We’re one of the top universities for offering placements. All our courses offer the opportunity to apply for a placement in the UK or abroad, giving you the real-life experience employers are looking for, including recent placements at British Olympic Association, Nottingham Rugby Club, England Hockey, Nottingham Forest Football Club, Derby Rugby Club and British Association for Sport and Exercise Sciences. • We’ve got an excellent employability record. Over 97% of NTU graduates are employed or engaged in further study six months after leaving. • We have inspiring learning environments. We have a bespoke sport psychology and management suite, exercise and health laboratories, a biomechanics laboratory and biochemistry laboratories. We are one of the few campuses with our own environmental chamber. We also have Performance Analysis and Human Movement laboratories including a 3D motion capture system that analyses human movement. • Get extra qualifications. You can get involved in coaching education opportunities and take the REPS Personal Trainer qualification, which leads to nationally recognised professional awards. • Get a head start. We value entrepreneurial spirit and encourage it to grow with student-led enterprise and consultancy projects in conjunction with organisations such as Nottingham Forest Football Club and local authority leisure providers. • We've got expert staff. Our team includes British Association of Sport and Exercise Science (BASES) accredited exercise physiologists and sports psychologists. • Top 20 in the UK for Sport Science The Complete University Guide 2021 and The Times and Sunday Times University Guide 2020. • Top 10 in the UK for the number of undergraduate sport students on year-long placements (HESA 2018/19).

Course Details - Modules

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Course Details – Assessment Method

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Course Details – Professional Bodies

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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: 350N

Institution code: N91

Campus Name: Clifton Campus

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Points of Entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1

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

120 UCAS Tariff points from three A-levels, including an A-level in Physical Education or a Science subject and excluding Critical Thinking and General Studies

including Physical Education or a Science subject and excluding Critical Thinking and General Studies.

Pass your Access course with 60 credits overall with a minimum of 45 credits at level 3, including relevant Physical Education of Science modules

120 UCAS tariff points from your BTEC level 3 National Diploma and one A-Level or equivalent qualifications, including an A-level in Physical Education or a Science subject and excluding Critical Thinking and General Studies.

including relevant Physical Education of Science modules

120 UCAS tariff points from your BTEC level 3 National Extended Certificate and two A-Levels or equivalent qualifications, including an A-level in Physical Education or a Science subject excluding Critical Thinking and General Studies.

We also consider equivalent qualifications and combinations. Please contact Nottingham Trent University Admissions team for further information.

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Minimum Qualification Requirements

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English language requirements

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Unistats information

Student satisfaction : 70%

Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 55%

Go onto work and study: 100%

Fees and funding

Additional Fee Information

Tuition fees for 2022 entry are yet to be confirmed. As a guide and to enable you to plan your finances, the fees for Home undergraduate students for 2021 are £9250. The current expectation is that the University may increase this for future and subsequent years of study in line with inflation and as specified by the Government.

Provider information

50 Shakespeare Street
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Nottingham
NG1 4FQ

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