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Sports Coaching, Physical Education and Health Top-Up

Barnsley College University Centre

UCAS Code: SCTU | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

Barnsley College University Centre

UCAS Code: SCTU | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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About this course

Course option

1year

Blended learning (full-time) | 2025

Subjects

Sports coaching

Sports development

Sport and exercise sciences

Subject to validation by Leeds Trinity University, this BA (Hons)Top-up pathway offers a unique blend of flexible learning methods, strong employer relationships, practical learning, and support structures for students. Some possible careers you may wish to progress into include PE (Physical Education) Teacher or Sports Lecturer, Public Health Officer, Sports Coaching or Health/Sport Business Owner. Individualised and regular work experience is an important part of the course and something which all students will be required to undertake. The course tutors and class sizes offer a more personalised learning and university experience.

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Modules

Core Modules:
Delivering to Specialist Populations
Promoting Alternative Physical Activity and Leisure
Sports Coaching, Physical Education and Health
Technological Innovations for Industry
Professional Context Project
Dissertation

Assessment methods

Assessment will be varied and devised by teachers to best meet the needs of students and the course with most units assessed via coursework. Coursework assessments could take any form but are likely to include website page design and content, podcasts, essays, reports, presentations, timed assessments, practical observations and for some modules you will get the opportunity to decide your own assessment method (negotiated).

Tuition fees

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England
£6,995
per year
Northern Ireland
£6,995
per year
Scotland
£6,995
per year
Wales
£6,995
per year

The Uni

Course location:

Barnsley College Higher Education Church Street Campus

Department:

Sport

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Sports coaching
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Sports development
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Sport and exercise sciences

After graduation

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Sports coaching

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

85%
low
Employed or in further education

Top job areas of graduates

One of the fastest growing subjects in the country, the number of sports science graduates went from under 3,000 in 2003 to over 10,000 in 2013. Numbers have fallen slightly since 2015, but we still have over 9,000 graduates in the subject. However, the good news is the country's appetite for good health and fitness - and the adaptability of graduates in the subject - means that sports science grads are less likely than average to be out of work. Sports science graduates, not surprisingly, tend to get jobs in sport, fitness and health - coaching and teaching especially - but they're found all over the economy. Management and business are also popular options for graduates from this subject — and sports science graduates are particularly found where drive, determination and physical fitness are an advantage.

Sports development

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

85%
low
Employed or in further education

Top job areas of graduates

One of the fastest growing subjects in the country, the number of sports science graduates went from under 3,000 in 2003 to over 10,000 in 2013. Numbers have fallen slightly since 2015, but we still have over 9,000 graduates in the subject. However, the good news is the country's appetite for good health and fitness - and the adaptability of graduates in the subject - means that sports science grads are less likely than average to be out of work. Sports science graduates, not surprisingly, tend to get jobs in sport, fitness and health - coaching and teaching especially - but they're found all over the economy. Management and business are also popular options for graduates from this subject — and sports science graduates are particularly found where drive, determination and physical fitness are an advantage.

Sport and exercise sciences

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

85%
low
Employed or in further education

Top job areas of graduates

One of the fastest growing subjects in the country, the number of sports science graduates went from under 3,000 in 2003 to over 10,000 in 2013. Numbers have fallen slightly since 2015, but we still have over 9,000 graduates in the subject. However, the good news is the country's appetite for good health and fitness - and the adaptability of graduates in the subject - means that sports science grads are less likely than average to be out of work. Sports science graduates, not surprisingly, tend to get jobs in sport, fitness and health - coaching and teaching especially - but they're found all over the economy. Management and business are also popular options for graduates from this subject — and sports science graduates are particularly found where drive, determination and physical fitness are an advantage.

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