The BSc (Hons) Sport Coaching Top-Up degree at Newman is an opportunity for you to pursue a career across different coaching and teaching settings. The degree will allow you to develop your coaching skills by reflecting upon your practical experiences and apply knowledge of sport science.

The course is taught in dedicated facilities on one campus. The Human performance lab, indoor sports hall, strength and conditioning suite, aerobic conditioning suite, group exercise studio, full size outdoor 3G pitch, dedicated seminar rooms and staff offices can be found within a 100 metres radius of each other.

Why study this course?

• This BSc Sport Coaching is important for students who are interested in coaching, personal training, or teaching children in or out of a school setting.
• The course aims to enhance your employability, specifically within the sport coaching, teaching and those seeking to pursue a career and/or further study in a performance coaching setting.
• You will also develop broad transferrable skills on the programme that previous students have found really useful in careers beyond sport.
• Lecturers on this course are highly qualified and experienced, and regularly present at international conferences, collaborate internationally and publish research in top academic journals.
• Facilities such as the new on-campus 3G artificial grass pitch, sports hall and the Human Performance Laboratory.

How will I be assessed?

On the programme you will be assessed by a range of assessment methods including practical coaching, producing teaching resources and planning, producing digital content, poster presentations, group and individual presentations, e-portfolios, online assessment, and problem-based learning tasks along more traditional methods.

What careers can I consider?

As a Newman Sports Coaching graduate, you will be well-equipped for a wide range of careers in sports coaching and related areas. Your degree will provide you the foundation to pursue careers in coaching, personal training, or teaching children in or out of a school setting.