Sports Coaching and Exercise Sciences

University Centre at the Heart of Yorkshire Education Group (inc Wakefield College & Selby College)
Undergraduate FdSc Full-time 2 Years Sport and exercise science

A-Level Entry

DD

UCAS Points

48 points

About this course

Whether you're a community coach wanting to develop your abilities or an aspiring coach to elite athletes, this course will put your knowledge into practice and ensure you help people participating in sport achieve their full potential. This may involve supporting professional sportspeople, sports teams, community teams, or school groups and working closely with them to improve their individual and group performance. The programme includes sport science and coaching modules to ensure you have a sound understanding of the theory that underpins physical exercise. Coaches must be aware of their ethical and legal obligations to their clients.

Employability is a key theme of the programme and the team are currently working closely with a number of key providers for students to undertake voluntary work to complement their academic programme. During the second year of the programme you will have the opportunity to undertake work experience, where you can complete an assessed work based project in your chosen field.

Entry Requirements

A-Level Grades DD
UCAS Tariff Points 48 points
BTEC PPP

Career Prospects

Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

2317 Teachers of English as a foreign language
1224 Leisure and sports managers and proprietors
2319 Teaching professionals
2312 Further education teaching professionals
2311 Higher education teaching professionals
3432 Sports coaches, instructors and officials

Course Details

Qualification
Foundation Degree in Science - FdSc
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
2 Years
Start Date
2025
Academic Year
2025
Campus / Location
Wakefield
Scheme
Undergraduate
Subjects
Sport and exercise science