Course summary
Developed and delivered in collaboration with Manchester City Football Club, this unique masters course blends cutting-edge academic teaching with world-class industry experience. It offers a rare opportunity to gain real-world experience and learn from leading practitioners with one of the world’s most successful football clubs. You’ll build the advanced knowledge and practical skills needed to thrive in elite and community sport coaching, applied sport performance, professional football, and more. Designed with industry, grounded in the latest research, and led by expert academics, the course covers key areas such as:
- Applied performance sport
- Coaching practice and pedagogy
- Elite and community sport development
- Equality, diversity, and inclusion in sport
- Strength and conditioning
- Sport performance analysis
- Sport psychology and sociology
- Exclusive partners with Manchester City FC: Access elite-level expertise on the UK’s first and only postgraduate sport coaching course developed and delivered with a globally recognised football club.
- 6th in the UK for sport research power: Learn alongside world-leading researchers tackling some of the biggest challenges in sport – from elite performance to improving health and wellbeing (REF 2021).
- Gain extra qualifications for your CV: Receive a professional development bursary to support additional coaching certifications, enhancing your employability and career progression.
- World-class sporting facilities: Train in high-performance spaces used by professionals – from our Institute of Sport building to Manchester City’s renowned Etihad Campus.
- Study in a global sports city: Home to elite teams, grassroot clubs, and top sports organisations, you’ll join Manchester’s vibrant sporting community and grow your professional network.
- Stand out with professional experience: Graduate with the experience employers value most. Hone your practical skills and put theory into practice through work-based placements with Manchester City Football Club.
Entry requirements
You’ll need at least a 2:2 undergraduate degree or equivalent in a related area, including, but not limited to, Sport Coaching, Sport Development, Sport and Exercise Sciences, Data Analytics, or Health Sciences; or in an area of study accompanied by professional or personal experience. We may consider your application for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and Accredited Prior Experience (APE) entrance if you have relevant, extensive professional experience in this field, even if you don’t have the required qualifications.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
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
For more information: https://www.mmu.ac.uk/study/postgraduate
Provider information
Manchester Metropolitan University
All Saints Building
All Saints
Manchester
M15 6BH