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Sport Development with Coaching (Top up)

  • BA (Hons)
  • 1 Years
  • Full-time
  • September 2026
  • Undergraduate
Birmingham Newman University
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Course summary

The BA (Hons) Sport Development with Coaching Top Up degree at Birmingham Newman University not only offers a fresh and relevant curriculum for the modern sport student, it has been specifically designed to equip you with the skills needed for academic and vocational success both on and off the sports field. The ‘development’ strand focuses on aspects of sports management, sport sociology, sport policy and sport events, while the ‘coaching’ strand develops an understanding of established and innovative grassroots, community and elite coaching techniques and leadership styles.

Why study this course?
• This course will provide students with the opportunity to develop the coaching competencies needed to enter into the sports industry and to flourish in it.
• The development and management modules broaden your vocational skillsets to enhance career prospects yet further within sport and beyond.
• You will have the opportunity to be involved in practical activities/ sessions with sport industry partners, seminar discussions, and ‘real-world’ sport development and coaching contexts.
• There will be opportunities for you to develop your own areas of academic research and relate your studies to practical sports situations.
• Lecturers on this course are highly qualified and regularly present at international conferences, collaborate internationally and publish research in top academic journals.

Modules

Please refer to the Birmingham Newman University website for details.

Assessment method

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Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Birmingham Newman University

Study options

  • BA (Hons) • Full-time • 1 Years

Start dates

  • September 2026

Apply by
14 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:
C65T
Institution code:
N36
Campus name:
Birmingham Newman University
Campus Code:
N
Points of Entry:
Year 1

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How to apply

Apply by
14 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:
C65T
Institution code:
N36
Campus name:
Birmingham Newman University
Campus Code:
N

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

International applicants

We are currently unable to accept applications from international learners.

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Entry requirements

All applicants will need to have 120 credits at level 4 and 120 credits at level 5 in a relevant Foundation Degree or HND. Applicants should normally achieve 80% merits (minimum) in the final year.

Applicants should also hold GCSE grade C or above in English and Maths (or equivalent awards). If your application meets our entry requirements, you may be invited to attend an interview.

All applicants intending to progress directly onto level 6 are required to attend and pass a bridging module prior to enrolment. This module focuses on research methods and academic writing. Applicants not achieving pass this module will enter the programme at level 5 (second year of the degree programme). Please refer to the Birmingham Newman University website for details.

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades students (with UK A-Levels or Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diplomas) who received offers were previously accepted with (learn more). It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place. Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

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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

The University will review tuition fees and increase fees in line with any inflationary uplift as determined by the UK Government, if permitted by law or government policy, on enrolment and in subsequent years of your course, where applicable. It is anticipated that such increases would be linked to RPI (the Retail Price Index excluding mortgage interest payments.

Please refer to the Birmingham Newman University website for further details.

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