HAAGA-HELIA University of Applied Sciences
Bachelor of Sports Coaching and Management
Vierumäki, Finland
Bachelor's degree
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: The Bachelor of Sports Coaching and Management at Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences (Finland) prepares students for the sports and leisure industry. The English-taught, competence-based programme focuses on personal development, coach development, event and organizational management, and RDI competences. Learning combines classroom, online, project-based and problem-based methods and industry projects with 100 partner companies. First two years are at Vierumäki Campus, then a 1–1.5 year work placement.
Career Outcomes: Graduates work as coaches, event managers, instructors and administrators in clubs, federations, gyms and schools. Roles: sport coach, event manager, club administrator. Keywords: sports coaching, sport management, internships.
Bachelor of Sports Coaching and Management
Passion for sports? The Degree Programme in Sports Coaching and Management prepares students with the knowledge and skills needed in today’s sports and leisure industry.
Through competence-based approach, the programme prepares students along four main development streams with a focus on
- personal development and professional growth
- coach development
- event and organizational management and
- RDI competences.
The teaching is organized in English enabling students to work in an international environment during their work placement and upon completion of the studies.
The competence-based, student-centered studies demand from the students a high degree of independent working skills and self-motivation with the development process built in line with the individual interests and preexisting competencies. During the studies, students are also involved in developing new solutions for coaching and management at the local, national, and international levels.
The first two years of the studies include intensive studying at the Haaga-Helia's Vierumäki Campus, after which the student has a chance to obtain information and knowledge in a real-life working environment during the 1-1,5years of work placement.
All compulsory
- Personal and professional development 1
- Personal and professional development 2
- Personal and professional development 3
Select 5 pieces
- Finnish language and culture
- Swedish for Professional Purposes
- Written english
- Computing skills
- Communication skills
- Other foreign language
All compulsory
All compulsory
- Team building 1
- Team building 2
Sport and athlete analysis
- Sport analysis
- Athlete pathways
Fundamentals of coaching
- Knowledge base
- Practical coaching competence development
(All compulsory)
- Knowledge base
- Coaching process
All compulsory
- Innovative coaching methods development
All compulsory
- Sport program planning and implementation 1
- Sport program planning and implementation 2
- Sport organizational analysis and development planning 1
- Sport organizational analysis and development planning 2
- Sport event management 1
- Sport event management 2
- Sport organizational management 1
- Sport organizational management 2; coach education
All compulsory
- Information retrieval and evaluation
- Information collection and analysis
- Critical thinking and problem solving
All compulsory
- Work placement
All compulsory
- Bachelor's thesis
210 ECTS
Degree: Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
At the end of the studies the student has a firm knowledge in sport event organization and coordination, as well as in sport event and club management and in developing coaching methods. Besides firm knowledge of organizational management the student has a wide knowledge base in planning and executing athlete development plans and in developing innovative coaching methods. Many employment opportunities for the graduate open up while the student is completing the required work-placement in e.g. a sport club or a national sport organization.
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
In the past graduates have found employment e.g. in the fields of:
- Sport coaching (with emphasize on ice-hockey and on athlete-centered coaching) on club and national team level
- Managing and organizing sports events and activities
- Teaching sport to special target groups
- Instructing and coaching in sports associations and federations, as well as in clubs and gyms
- Work in the administration and management of sports clubs, gyms, associations and federations.
The degree programme is conducted in English.
