Overview

This programme aims to advance your coaching skills through the application of science to sport. It draws on a range of disciplines including sport psychology, strength and conditioning, and performance analysis. Whether you coach children, elite youth performers or talented masters athletes, the programme is designed to support the application of scientific principles to challenge and enhance your coaching practice.

You will be supported by experts with extensive experience in sports practice and research. This support will be tailored to your coaching needs and the environment you coach within. For example, coaches with an interest in developing psychological skills with their athletes may focus on the development of a sport psychology intervention to meet their athlete’s needs. You can select your own area of interest (e.g., strength and conditioning, performance analysis, sport psychology) within the Supervised Experience modules and work with a highly experienced, research-active supervisor to develop bespoke interventions for your coaching context.

The Division of Sport and Exercise has an enthusiastic and committed staff team that provides a supportive learning environment and a flexible approach to study. Sport Coaching is offered at our state-of-the-art Lanarkshire Campus.

Course Highlights

You will be supported by experts with extensive experience in sports practice and research. This support will be tailored to your coaching needs and the environment you coach within.

The programme is delivered at our state-of-the-art Lanarkshire Campus. Newly developed facilities at the Campus are equipped to carry out cutting-edge research and deliver state-of-the-art teaching.

You will have the opportunity to specialise in strength and conditioning, sport psychology or performance analysis.

The programme is designed to provide opportunities to advance practical and reflective skills that are articulated to the United Kingdom Coaching Certificate (UKCC) Level 4.

Career Prospects

UWS sport graduates have gone on to employment with:

• Professional sports clubs
• National sporting associations, governing bodies, and other related sporting agencies
• Local authorities
• Schools, further education, and higher education institutions
• Self-employment/set-up own business
• Community projects/voluntary organisations

Graduates are equipped to collaborate with performers as a coach, strength and conditioner or in sport science support. The MSc can prepare elite performers to study their own performance and to develop the necessary skills to help their future performance or prepare them for work opportunities after retirement from sport. You will also gain PGCert and PGDip awards in this course.