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BSc (Hons) Football Coaching and Performance with Sandwich Placement

Overview

Developed in collaboration with leading football clubs and endorsed by the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA), this course is your gateway to a successful career in football coaching and performance analysis.

Award

• BSc (Hons)

Start Date

• 15 September 2025

UCAS Code

• C628

Course Specifications

• View course spec

Course Length

• Part-time (7 years)
• Sandwich (4 years)

Campus Location

• University: Walsall Campus

School

• School of Sport

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Why Choose This Course?

This unique course has been developed alongside industry partners and endorsed by the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA). It has been mapped against the Coach Professional Standard, meaning that you will be equipped with the competencies and skills needed to meet the requirements of potential employers.

What Happens on the Course?

• Placement modules allow you to gain hands-on experience and receive mentorship within professional environments, including opportunities with some of our key partners such as Wolverhampton Wanderers, West Bromwich Albion, Walsall FC, AFC Telford, and our University team, WLV Sport FC.
• The first two years of our football coaching degree will prepare you to complete the Football Association (FA) Level 1 and Level 2 qualifications (although completion of these qualifications will require additional tasks outside of the degree programme).
• This degree is delivered by academic staff who are Union of European Football Association (UEFA) qualified coaches, coach educators, and who have extensive applied knowledge and experience from grassroots to international level.
• Our employability modules enable you to explore careers in football coaching and engage in career development planning that prepares you for graduate-level employment in the football industry or elsewhere.
• Each year you will have opportunities to participate in career development activities and network with employers from sports businesses, sport development, and performance sport.
• The course has been designed in line with The International Council for Coaching Excellence (ICCE) coaching degree standards.

Course Modules

• Year 1
  • Applied Principles and Techniques in Football Coaching
  • Coaching in Context
  • Football Coaching Practice
  • Introduction to Sport in Higher Education
  • Performance Analysis in Football
  • Sports Coaching and Pedagogy
• Year 2
  • Coaching Philosophy in Practice
  • Football Coaching and Performance
  • Sport & Physical Activity Industry Experience
  • Sport Science for Football
  • Sports Event Management
  • Tactical Trends in Football
• Year 3
  • Supervised Work Experience
• Year 4
  • Advanced Football Coaching
  • Coaching with Diverse Populations
  • Problem-Based Learning for Sports Coaching
  • Professional Practice
  • The Professional Project

Additional Information

• Everything you need to know about this course!

Why Wolverhampton?

• We're proud to confirm our £300 travel fund helping eligible new UK full-time undergraduate entrants with the costs of travel continues for students starting in 2019/20 and 2020/21!
• 99% sports graduate employability. Our students get jobs!
• Free university branded sports kit for all students in their first year.
• We have a proud history of delivering sector-leading sports courses in partnership with major sporting organisations in the Black Country and West Midlands.
• Specialist sports facilities including human performance and movement labs with an environmental chamber and 3D motion capture software; physiotherapy and sports therapy suites; sports performance clinic; elite strength and conditioning suite; multi-million pound Sports Centre; 3G football pitch; tennis
  etball courts.
• Inspirational teaching staff who are cutting edge practitioners and researchers in their subject areas.
• Access to motivating, high-level sports coaches who work with our WLV Sport teams.
• Sports Scholarships available up to £4,500 across the three years of a degree (subject to successful Scholarship application).
• Innovative block curriculum delivery model, including modules focussed on introducing you to Higher Education, and developing your employability.

Course Fees and Finance

• Location | Mode | Fee | Year
  • Home | Part-time | £4625 per year |
  • Home | Part-time | £4768 per year |
  • Home | Sandwich | £9250 per year |
  • Home | Sandwich | £9535 per year |
  • International | Sandwich | £14950 per year |
  • International | Sandwich | £15995 per year |

Additional Course Costs

• Mandatory Costs
  • The University will fund an initial enhanced DBS check (where your course requires) GOV.UK / Disclosure and Barring Service. Some placement settings will require a refreshed certificate every 12 months. You are therefore encouraged to register for the Update Service within 30 days of the certificate being issued. This costs £13 per year and you can pay by debit or credit card.
  • Uniform is provided for this course, however, the University of Wolverhampton reserves the right to make a charge.
  • You will be required to provide appropriate footwear at a cost of approximately £50-£60.

Entry Requirements

• Typical entry requirement: 96 UCAS points
• A Levels - grades CCC
• BTEC L3 Extended Diploma or OCR Cambridge L3 Technical Extended Diploma - grades MMM
• BTEC L3 Diploma - grades DD
• Access to HE Diploma (60 credits) of which a minimum of 45 must be at Level 3 (96 UCAS point equivalence, minimum 45 credits at merit)
• 1st4sport Level 3 Diploma in Sport and Physical Activities or 1st4sport Level 3 Diploma in Sports Performance and Excellence - grade Distinction

What Our Students Say

• Olympic superstar Kristian Thomas has added a First Class degree from the University of Wolverhampton to his long list of accolades (September, 2019).

Who Accredits This Course?

• Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA)

Funding

• Tuition Fees Loan (Home Fee Status): Most students will be able to apply for loans to pay for these subject to eligibility. To find out more information please refer to the government Student Finance website.

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How We Compare

• Find out how our course is rated on Discover Uni, the official website for comparing UK higher education courses

Part-time Course

• 80% in work or doing further study 15 months after the course.

Sandwich Course

• 88% say staff value students' views and opinions about the course
• 98% of students say teaching staff have supported their learning well.
• 88% in work or doing further study 15 months after the course.

Related Courses

• BSc (Hons) Football Coaching and Performance with Foundation Year
• BSc (Hons) Football Coaching and Performance
• BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science
• FD (Science) Sports Coaching
• BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Sandwich Placement