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Sports Coaching and Physical Education with Placement - BSc

Southampton, Solent University

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Southampton, Solent University

Course options

  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Science - BSc

  • Location

    Main Site

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    14-SEP-26

  • Duration

    4 Years

Course summary

This hands-on course combines theory and practice to develop skilled educators and coaches. With a focus on employability, you will get the opportunity to engagage with work placements, gain professional qualifications, network with a breadth of organisations, whilst developing both your practical and professional skills. The course will progress your skills in delivering coaching sessions to local athletes and community groups whilst developing a deeper knowledge of sport policy, sport development, and project delivery with an opportunity to devise, deliver, and evaluate a community-based initiative. Placements have taken place with Southampton Schools, Southampton School Games, Southampton Football Club and Hampshire County Cricket. This degree has also been developed to help prepare you for a career in teaching. You will gain first-hand experience of teaching physical education across a variety of schools, the latest child development practices, and issues facing the education sector. Work placements spread across all three years of study ensure that you will graduate feeling fully prepared to undertake your initial teacher training with either a PGCE or School Direct training provider. This course also offers additional qualifications for you to obtain with your degree, including ActiveiQ, CIMSPA and 1st4sport. A free sports kit is provided to students in their first-year of study. The placement year will allow you to put what what you've learned in your first and second years into practice in the workplace, while gaining valuable real-world work experience before you graduate.We are proud to manage the Southampton School Sports Partnership, a scheme that was introduced to improve the quality of sports education within the city. Our involvement in the partnership gives sport development, coaching and physical education students access to 72 primary schools, 15 secondary schools and six further education colleges in and around the Southampton area. Working alongside these partner institutions will help you to put the theory you’ve learnt into practice.We are also proud to be an associated partner with the Association for Physical Education (afPE). This partnership demonstrates the courses aim to develop critical practitioners who may wish to progress into teaching roles.The aim of this course is to empower learners from diverse backgrounds to become responsible citizens and educators, advancing equality and social well-being within our communities.

Application deadline

14/01/2026

Tuition fees

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£ 19,081per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

Southampton, Solent University

Southampton, Solent University

  • University League Table

    107th

  • Campus address

    Main Campus, E Park Terrace, Southampton, Southampton, SO14 OYN, United Kingdom

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Solent's courses engage with business and industry so that students can develop professional practice, knowledge, and skills to set them up for a future career.
Throughout your studies, you will have access to a range of high-specification, award-winning facilities, with equipment that is modern and up to date.
Solent has highly experienced academics from a range of backgrounds, bringing professional expertise and experience into their teaching.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Sports Science

    58th out of 85 7

  • Entry standards

    / Max 210
    122 58%

    56th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    71.0 71%

    55th

    11

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.23 81%

    31st

    2

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