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Physical Education and Sports Coaching (with Foundation Year)

  • BA (Hons)
  • 4 Years
  • Full-time including foundation year
  • 22/09/2025
  • Undergraduate
Sixth Form College, Stoke on Trent
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Course summary

If you want to pursue a career in sports coaching, either in the UK or abroad, then our Sports Coaching degree is for you.
Do you want to help athletes and teams perform to their absolute best? Or maybe you like the idea of helping to shape sports policy?

Wherever your sporting ambitions lie, we’ll give you the practical skills and knowledge you’ll need to build a successful career in sports coaching and development.

We have established relationships with Stoke City FC, Port Vale FC, local and regional schools, coaching companies and organisations across a wide variety of team and individual sports. These provide excellent placement opportunities, enabling you to apply your skills in a real-world setting.

Under the watchful eye of our expert coach educators, you’ll develop your practical coaching skills across a variety of sports. These skills are further enhanced by analysing athlete and team performance, using cutting edge Dartfish and ProZone motion and match analysis technologies.

On successful completion of study, we will issue the following award:
BA (Hons) Sports Coaching

Modules

Foundation year compulsory modules:
Study Skills and Research Methods
Coaching in Sport
Social Aspects of Sport
Introduction to Sports Psychology

Year 1 compulsory modules:
Developing Research Skills in Sport & Exercise
Academic & Employability Skills in Sport & Exercise
Sport & Culture in Global Context
Sports Science for Coaches & Teachers
Coaching and Teaching in Sport
Fundamentals of UK Sports Policy
Coaching and Teaching in Sport (Invasion Games) or Coaching and Teaching in Sport (Individual Sports)

Year 2 compulsory modules:
Research & Graduate Employability in Sport & Exercise
Real World Project
Placement: Coaching & Sports Development
Coaching, Analysis & Skill Acquisition

Year 3 compulsory modules:
Personal & Professional Development in Sport & Exercise
Advanced Coaching & Teaching Skills
Global Sport in Development

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Sixth Form College, Stoke on Trent

Study options

  • BA (Hons) • Full-time including foundation year • 4 Years

Start dates

  • 22/09/2025

Apply by
29 January

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
C605
Institution code:
S72
Campus name:
Sixth Form College, Stoke on Trent
Campus Code:
S
Points of Entry:
Foundation

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How to apply

Apply by
29 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
C605
Institution code:
S72
Campus name:
Sixth Form College, Stoke on Trent
Campus Code:
S

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Foundation

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Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

UCAS Tariff - 48 points

A level - AE

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - PPP

Access to HE Diploma

Pass Access to HE Diploma with 48 UCAS points

AS - AE

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - D*D* - PP

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Foundation Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - D* - P

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016) - D* - P

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Certificate (first teaching from September 2016) - D* - P

Extended Project - A* - E

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) - H5, H6, H6, H6, H6

OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma - PPP

OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma - D*D* - PP

OCR Cambridge Technical Subsidiary Diploma - D*D*, PP

OCR Cambridge Technical Foundation Diploma - D*D*, PP

OCR Cambridge Technical Introductory Diploma - D* - P

OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate - D* - P

OCR Cambridge Technical Certificate - D* - P

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
England£5950Year 1
Northern Ireland£5950Year 1
Scotland£5950Year 1
Wales£5950Year 1
Channel Islands£5950Year 1

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

Tuition Fees for the Foundation Year (Year Zero) at Sixth Form College are £5950. Years 1, 2 and 3 on-campus are standard undergraduate tuition fees (currently £9250 for 2023/24 intake)

For more information about tuition fees, please go to https://www.staffs.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/fees-and-funding

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