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Sport and Exercise Science (Coaching and Physical Education) with Professional Placement at Kingston University - UCAS

Kingston University

Degree level: Undergraduate

Sport and Exercise Science (Coaching and Physical Education) with Professional Placement

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2025 - 2026
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Kingston University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

Course summary

Reasons to choose Kingston

  • This course is endorsed by the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES).
  • You’ll gain the CIMSPA Coaching Assistant qualification after successfully completing your first year.
  • Module options from the second year allow students to tailor the areas of study to support their coaching philosophy.
  • Our commitment to high quality teaching has been recognised with a Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) Gold rating. The University has received an overall rating of Gold, as well as securing a Gold award in the framework's two new student experience and student outcomes categories.
About this course On this course, you’ll develop practical coaching skills and study the science behind coaching, performance, leadership and sports analysis. You’ll have access to sophisticated equipment to measure athlete responses to exercise and analyse sports movements and skills. Modules cover coaching, performance analysis, psychology, human physiology, anatomy and biomechanics. A project or dissertation on a selected topic will develop your independent learning skills. Optional modules allow you to tailor the areas of study to support your coaching philosophy. Future Skills Embedded within every course curriculum and throughout the whole Kingston experience, Future Skills will play a role in shaping you to become a future-proof graduate, providing you with the skills most valued by employers such as problem-solving, digital competency, and adaptability. As you progress through your degree, you'll learn to navigate, explore and apply these graduate skills, learning to demonstrate and articulate to employers how future skills give you the edge. At Kingston University, we're not just keeping up with change, we're creating it. Career opportunities You’ll be ready to develop a career in sport development and coaching-related roles in both public and private sectors. There are opportunities to work with athletes in national and international competitions, as well as in grassroots sport.

Modules

Example modules -The Science and Practice of Coaching -Coaching Practice -Analysis in Sport and Exercise Science. For a full list of modules please visit the Kingston university course webpage.

Assessment method

Teaching is through lectures, supported by smaller group tutorials, seminars and practical laboratory sessions.Assessment includes continuous assessment, such as essays, laboratory reports, presentations, thesis and exams.

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

  • BASES, British Association of Sports and Exercise Sciences

How to apply

29Jan

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:
CX61
Institution code:
K84
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course

https://www.kingston.ac.uk/undergraduate-course/sport-science-coaching/

Student Outcomes

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85%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
85%
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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

England £9250 Year 1
Northern Ireland £9250 Year 1
Scotland £9250 Year 1
Wales £9250 Year 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

For international fees, please visit: https://www.kingston.ac.uk/undergraduate/fees-and-funding/fees/ Please visit the provider course webpage for further information regarding additional course costs
Sport and Exercise Science (Coaching and Physical Education) with Professional Placement at Kingston University - UCAS