Football Development and Coaching BA (Hons)

Plymouth Marjon University

This degree helps you to turn your passion for football into a varied and exciting career. You’ll understand the industry, including development; management and governance; event management; coaching theory and practice; performance analysis and the application of sport science principles; inclusion; and football as a force for positive social change.**Why this course at Marjon?**• Delivered in partnership with Plymouth Argyle Football Club’s Community Trust and Devon FA.• Access to national networks across professional football.• Delivered by both academic staff and industry professionals.• Staff are involved in community and academy programmes as well as the FA Coach Mentor Scheme.• Gain FA recognised coaching qualifications, up to UEFA B, at no additional cost.• Opportunity to work part-time with Argyle’s Community Trust.• Work with a football career mentor from Argyle Community Trust.**What might I become?**Career opportunities are worldwide, and include working as a coach, development officer, project manager or analyst; working in the commercial, charitable or public sectors as well as with the FA and professional clubs.**Find out more at Open Day**Open Day is your opportunity to find out more about studying Football Development and Coaching at Marjon. You’ll meet lecturers and look around our world class Sport & Health Centre. Our student life talks will help you prepare to go to university, covering topics such as careers, funding, sport and our award winning on-campus student support service. You can also take a tour of the campus with a current student and find out about the student-led clubs and societies.**Book on to an Open Day at: www.marjon.ac.uk/open-day****Why study at Marjon?**• Awarded SILVER Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).• High quality teaching Ranked No 1 in England for teaching quality in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019.• Joint 12th in UK for Student Satisfaction as ranked by the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019.• Top 10 in the UK for student experience as ranked by the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019*.• 5th in UK for Courses and Lecturers in the Whatuni Student Choice Awards (WUSCA) 2019.*Rankings published 23 September 2018. Oxford and Cambridge excluded due to low response rates. Based on National Student Survey 2018.