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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Pontypridd
Full Time
SEP-25
3 Years
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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Pontypridd
Full Time
SEP-25
3 Years
Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Pontypridd
Part Time
SEP-25
6 Years
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Football is a fast-growing industry that needs specialist professionals. This football coaching degree will give you the skills, experience and contacts to help gain employment in the football industry, whether as a coach, performance analyst, or as a member of sport science support staff.We have designed our football coaching course content with a number of professional clubs, including Swansea City AFC, Cardiff City FC, and the Football Association of Wales (FAW) Trust, to identify the skills and qualities needed to work in the professional football industry. This input means you’ll get the opportunity to learn on a daily basis from well-qualified football coaches and UEFA coach educators, some of whom work at an international level.This unique course combines a football-specific qualification with the opportunity to apply your knowledge in industry through our excellent placement opportunities, also available in the USA. You can develop a coaching profile and work towards your FAW C Certificate and FAW/UEFA B licence.On this course you can study all disciplines of coaching, with distinct pathways allowing focus on football- specific modules. These include performance analysis, psychology, physiology, and strength and conditioning, in addition to performance coaching, and community football management.Excellent summer placements are also available in the USA with a range of providers.You’ll study in world-class facilities and conduct most of your work at USW Sport Park, which is designed to support a high- performance coaching environment.
Exam type
A levelA level:
BBC Grades / Points required
UCAS Tariff:
112 Grades / Points required
Access to HE Diploma:
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):
DMM Grades / Points required
T Level:
M Grades / Points required
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015):
C Grades / Points required
to include A Levels in Science, Mathematics, PE or Psychology but to exclude General Studies
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Pass Access to HE Diploma in with a minimum of 112 UCAS Tariff points to include Science, Mathematics, PE or Psychology but to exclude General Studies
to include Science, Mathematics, PE or Psychology but to exclude General Studies
Passing the T Level with Merit to include Science, Mathematics, PE or Psychology but to exclude General Studies
and BB at A Level to include Science, Mathematics, PE or Psychology but to exclude General Studies
Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.
Students living in
England
£9,000 per year
Students from England
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£9,000 per year
Students from Scotland
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£9,000 per year
Students from Wales
This is the fee you pay if you live within Wales. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£9,000 per year
Students from Northern Ireland
This is the fee you pay if you live within Northern Ireland. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£9,000 per year
Students from EU
This is the fee you pay if you live within the European Union. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£12,600 per year
Students from International
£12600 Per year
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