27Nov
PostgraduateCourse summary
The High-Performance Sport Coaching degree is a 1-year full time, or 2-year part time course designed for those who are passionate about creating high-performance sport coaching environments and who want to enhance the development of the performers and athletes they work with. This MSc will enhance your existing knowledge as a sport coaching practitioner by extensively broadening your understanding of the theories and concepts that underpin high-performance settings. It will examine your practices and processes critically, enabling you to further develop your identity as a coach, to enhance leadership skills and the creation of high-performing environments. The flexible nature of the course means that you can maintain your existing coaching practice, study face-to-face and online, as well as access world-class facilities on campus.
Modules
HPCM01 - The Landscape of Research in High Performance Sport HPCM02 - Through the Eyes of the Coach: Reflective examinations of coaching practice HPCM03 - Fine Tuning the Athlete: Profiling, monitoring and analysis for optimal performance HPCM04 - Cultural Creators of High Performance HPCM05 - Master’s Thesis / Project: The End Game
Assessment method
Written assignments (report and essays) Reflective practice Online and live presentations Case studies Project/thesis work
Qualified teacher status (QTS)
To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:
- Course does not award QTS
Entry requirements
A degree at 2:1 or above in a subject related to sport coaching and/or relevant professional experience. Due to the specialist nature of this course, applicants are also required to have either: 1) Experience of coaching in a club or equivalent (either a contract, casual or voluntary) 2) A minimum of a Level 2 coaching award (or equivalent)
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| Republic of Ireland | £8000 | Whole course |
| EU | £14500 | Whole course |
| England | £8000 | Whole course |
| Northern Ireland | £8000 | Whole course |
| Scotland | £8000 | Whole course |
| Wales | £8000 | Whole course |
| Channel Islands | £8000 | Whole course |
| International | £14500 | Whole 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
EU applicants will be classed as International unless they hold Settled or Pre-settled status
Provider information
Plymouth Marjon University
Derriford Road
Plymouth
PL6 8BH