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Hartpury University MSc Sports Coaching

Hartpury University

MSc Sports Coaching

Gloucester, United Kingdom

1 Years

English

Full time, Part time

31 Aug 2025

Sep 2025

GBP 20,625 / per year

On-Campus

Key Summary

    About: The MSc Sports Coaching program offers an in-depth exploration of coaching methods and athlete development. This course focuses on enhancing performance through scientific principles, practical applications, and leadership skills in sports. The length of the program is typically one year for full-time students, with a part-time option available to accommodate working professionals.
    Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue careers as sports coaches, performance analysts, or sports development officers. Opportunities exist within schools, clubs, and athlete support organizations, as well as in health and fitness sectors.

Introduction

The course is ideal for recent graduates, coaching practitioners in high-performance sport and those in development coaching roles. Our contextualised learning environment also caters for those who want to engage in professional development, with career aspirations in education.

As an MSc student, you’ll undertake a significant piece of applied research, contributing new knowledge to an area of your own work or wider coaching environment.

The course has been designed to engage you in the process of applying theoretical principles to your practice, enabling you to develop as an academically informed reflective practitioner.

Industry-informed and relevant modules will support you to develop a deeper understanding of coaching, coach education and high-performing coaching environments, focusing on the practical nature of the discipline.

You’ll be encouraged to focus on your existing coaching context, with opportunities to tailor your assessments to help meet the demands of your professional role.

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