BSc (Hons) Football Development and Performance with Foundation Year
Bachelor's degree
In High Wycombe
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Amersham & Wycombe College
BTEC Buckinghamshire / Classroom-basedPrice on request -
Weymouth College
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Staffordshire University
Postgraduate Distance Learning£ 9,000 + VAT -
CNELM
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City College Norwich
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King's College London
Master Distance Learning£ 11,550 -
University of Phoenix
Bachelor's degree OnlinePrice on request
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Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
High wycombe
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Duration
4 Years
This course is offered as a four year programme, including an initial Foundation Year. The Foundation Year will allow you to develop your academic study skills and build confidence in your abilities, identifying your own strengths and development needs for progression onto an undergraduate degree.
Where the Foundation Year is taught at University Campus Aylesbury Vale all subsequent years will be taught at High Wycombe Campus.
The BSc (Hons) Football Development and Performance programme is ideal for those with a keen interest in community development through football, from grass-roots to performance. If you aspire to become a qualified football coach, the programme will give you the opportunity to gain recognised coaching awards, such as the FA Level 1 and 2.
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About this course
The course aims to help you become a fully inclusive and reflective football development strategist and coach by introducing elements of sport development, policy and the sport sciences. The programme also includes a number of opportunities to network and gain work experience with local community groups, schools and National Governing Bodies.
Employment opportunities include football coaching roles, community coaching positions, performance analysts, football development officers and managers, as well as development roles in sports other than football. Successful graduates could expect to work within football clubs, local authorities (county and district councils). National Governing Bodies, including the FA and county FAs, and County Sport Partnerships. There also may be opportunities to work in education, in schools, colleges and universities. For those who wish to extend their studies at the end of their degree, opportunities to study at Masters Level, and beyond, are encouraged.
A typical offer will be a UCAS Tariff score of 80. A minimum of two full A-levels (or equivalent) is required. Every application is considered on an individual basis.
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Subjects
- Coaching
- Football
- Development
- Human Anatomy
- Physical Education
- Athlete Development
- Exercise
- Research
- Event Planning
- Performance Analysis
- Nutrition
Course programme
This module map provides a list of the modules that make up your course.
Each module is worth a specified number of credits (typically either 15 or 30 credits for undergraduate courses). Compulsory (or ‘core’) modules cover key subject knowledge, while ‘option’ modules enable you to develop your own interests. For a full-time course you must take modules worth a total of 120 credits at each level of the course. The number of option modules you can take depends on the number of compulsory modules at each level. You can find more information about how your course is structured via the Academic Advice pages.
Our teaching is informed by research and employer requirements, and modules change periodically to reflect developments in the subject area. In addition, where we have insufficient numbers of students interested in an option module, this may not be offered. If an option module does not run, we will advise you as soon as possible and help you choose an alternative module.
The modules available on this course are as follows:
Foundation Year Modules- Preparing for Success Knowledge and Creativity
- Preparing for Success Self‐development and Responsibility
- Inquiry and Research Skills
- Introduction to Sport Development and Performance
- Introduction to Coaching Theory and Practice
- Applied Sport Field Study
- Understanding Sport Development
- Human Anatomy
- Human Sciences for Physical Education
- Games in Sport and Education
- The Global Football Industry
- Football and Society
- Coaching and Athlete Development
- Research in Sport and Exercise
- Sport Event Planning
- Performance Analysis
- Applied Strength and Conditioning
- Energy and Nutrition
- Football in the Community
- Working in Community Football Schemes
- Club Business: Football
- Research Dissertation
- Professional Development and Employability
- Applied Performance Analysis
- Psychology of Football
- Contemporary Issues in Football
- Performance Testing in Football
Additional information
Full Time Home and EU, February 2020: £9,250 per year
Full Time International, February 2020: £12,000 per year
BSc (Hons) Football Development and Performance with Foundation Year
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Amersham & Wycombe College
BTEC Buckinghamshire / Classroom-basedPrice on request -
Weymouth College
Course OnlinePrice on request -
Staffordshire University
Postgraduate Distance Learning£ 9,000 + VAT -
CNELM
Course Distance LearningPrice on request -
City College Norwich
Course OnlinePrice on request -
King's College London
Master Distance Learning£ 11,550 -
University of Phoenix
Bachelor's degree OnlinePrice on request
See all