MSc Performance Football Coaching (Distance Learning)
Twickenham, United Kingdom
DURATION
1 up to 3 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
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TUITION FEES
GBP 10,500 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
* Applications received until the course is full or until it is too late to receive a Student visa. Apply early to avoid disappointment.
Key Summary
Introduction
A Master's degree enables you to develop and apply cutting-edge, evidence-based knowledge and skills in football (soccer) coaching and performance to advance your career.
- This course is taught as an online distance learning programme
- The course is informed by our industry partners, including coaches and coach educators from The English FA and European professional clubs
- You will be taught by academic staff involved in world-leading and applied research, consultancy, and high-level football coaching activities
Why St Mary's?
St Mary's is the first institution in the UK and internationally to offer a distance learning football coaching course of its kind, allowing you to study when and where it suits you. This flexible format means you can advance your knowledge, expertise and professional skills in parallel.
We are a leading provider of postgraduate taught sport science programmes and are widely recognised as one of the UK’s premier sports institutions.
The University has a wide knowledge base in football; we are an FA Women's High-Performance Football Centre, playing a pivotal role in the positive future of the game in the UK. We also offer foundation and BSc degree programmes in Football Coaching and Development (in partnership with Chelsea FC Foundation) and have several PhD’s funded by London’s top professional clubs regarding the science of football.
Our staff is comprised of highly regarded coaching professionals and academics involved in world-leading and applied research, consultancy, and high-level football coaching activities; all of which are directly relevant to - and inform - the modules delivered on the programme.
Football coaching is a well-established profession with clear employment routes. In today’s football marketplace, employers look for up-to-date knowledge and skills.
Program Outcome
Why study Performance Football Coaching (Distance Learning)?
This innovative online distance learning programme allows football coaching professionals worldwide to develop a critical understanding of issues relating to coaching and performance in football (soccer), and advance their professional practice whilst working.
The course content and design are informed by our partners in the football industry, including coaches and coach educators from The English FA and European professional clubs.
Taught by nationally and internationally renowned coaches and football scientists, the applied nature of the programme means that you are continually asked to reflect on course content in your professional practice.
Admissions
Curriculum
Modules
- Academic Introduction to Professional Development
- Expertise and Skill Acquisition in Football
- Contemporary Approaches to Player Development
- Professional Development in Football Coaching
- Applied Research Methods
- Performance and Match Analysis in Football
- Football Coaching Cultures
- Independent Project
Career Opportunities
Football coaching is a well-established profession with clear employment routes. In today’s football marketplace, employers look for up-to-date knowledge and skills.
We equip emerging and practising football professionals with the knowledge- and skill-set for a variety of jobs in the elite performance and youth development environments, such as:
- head coach
- youth academy coach
- specialist technical coach
- performance analyst
- development coordinator
- coach educator
- researcher/scientist
Considerable resources continue to be employed in the sport globally with a growing body of football professionals in many countries and regions worldwide.
Program Tuition Fee
Scholarships and Funding
Funding
Government-funded loans of over £11,000 are available to many Home postgraduate students.
Home and International students may also be eligible for external sources of funding.
International Students should check their eligibility for our International Scholarship.
Alumni discount
A 20% tuition fee discount is available for our alumni (undergraduate and PGCE) planning to study for this Master's degree.