Sport Development and Coaching Sciences

Description

The course was developed following discussion with specific organisations including UK Sport, Sport England, Sports Coach UK, the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity, and National Governing Bodies.As well as the placement year, you will develop your skills in coaching, development and management environments. You will graduate with an academic degree, a range of specific professional experiences and the key personal skills required to excel in employment.

Industry links

Links have been developed with a number of key partners for example the Club Managers Association of Europe, the RFU and Dorset FA. You will benefit from an increasing numbers of guest lectures from companies such as FIFA. Other links exist with England Athletics, Wessex Volleyball, Southampton FC, and AFC Bournemouth.

We have also developed international links with visiting academics (University of Florida), guest lectures (Heidelberg, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen), and collaborative research activity (such as those with University of Western Sydney, Murray State University, USA, The Tourism Institute, Macau, University College, Florida, Victoria University, and the University of South Australia).

Industrial Experience & Employability

The number of graduates entering the sporting industry is increasing. Potential employers are increasingly looking towards vocational expertise and experience to compliment academic qualifications. Our course is specifically designed to address this issue with the third year of the course being spent on an industrial placement in the sporting industry. This placement will give you the opportunity to gain the industrial experience and relevant sporting skills that employers are seeking from today’s graduates.

Detailed Course Facts

• EUR 10600 Year (EEA)
• EUR 14750 Year (International)

For 2014 entry:

• UK/EU students: £9,000
• International (non-EU) students: £12,500
• Channel Islands students: £9,000

• English

Course Content

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English Language Requirements

IELTS band : 6

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Requirements

280 to 320 tariff points, including 2 A-levels or equivalent qualifications. BTEC Extended Diploma: DDM.

Relevant subjects:

Sports Science, Sports Studies, PE, Biology

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

Related Scholarships*

• Academic Excellence Scholarship

  "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

• Access Bursary

  Bursary for UK students all subjects where the variable tuition fee rate is payable.

• Alumni Bursary

  Alumni Bursary for UK Undergraduate students

* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than Bournemouth University.

Funding

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Accreditation

BSc (Hons) Sport Development & Coaching Sciences is professionally recognised by the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA).