MSc Sports Coaching

Hartpury University's MSc Sports Coaching is designed for recent graduates, coaching practitioners working in high-performance sport, and those in development coaching roles who wish to become theoretically informed, evidence-based reflective practitioners. Modules blend theory, practical sessions and placement experiences, covering areas such as deconstructing and reconstructing coaching practice, high-performing environments, reflective practice and applied research. Students undertake 200 hours of industry placement alongside their studies and complete a significant applied research project, with assessments tailored to their individual coaching context.

Delivered on campus in Gloucester through lectures, workshops and practical sessions, the programme is taught by lecturers who are also active coaching practitioners and coach educators for national governing bodies. It is available full-time over one year or part-time over two years. Successful completion leads to an MSc, with exit awards of a Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma also available. The programme is offered by Hartpury University.