Sports Performance and Coaching (Including Placement Year) BSc (Hons)
University of Essex
Key Course Facts
Student Reviews
Below you can see course specific reviews of 110 graduates of Sports Performance and Coaching (Including Placement Year) BSc (Hons) and other courses in Sport and Exercise Sciences at University of Essex for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK degree courses in Sport and Exercise Sciences.
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Salary
Salary of Graduates in Sport and Exercise Sciences
Important: Salary data below is not course specific, but contains data of all students of Sport and Exercise Sciences at the university. Due to data collection methodology, salary data is mainly based on data related to undergraduate students.
| 15 months after graduation | 3 years after graduation | 5 years after graduation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median salary | £20000 | £24000 | £30000 |
| 25-75 percentile range | £18000 - £25000 | £19500 - £28000 | £24500 - £36000 |
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Salary of all UK Graduates of Sport and Exercise Sciences
| 15 months after graduation | 3 years after graduation | 5 years after graduation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median salary | £22907 | £20514 | £24873 |
| 25-75 percentile range | £19316 - £26651 | £16032 - £24632 | £19536 - £30450 |
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Course Description
Work with athletes, players and teams; refine their performance; boost their training, enable development. On our BSc Sports Performance and Coaching, you learn how science and practice underpins performance sport, and how you can use the skills you will learn to help improve it. Having a comprehensive knowledge of scientific theory and practical application is ideal for those who want to coach people of a variety of levels and ages.
Our excellent links with national governing bodies, such as the Football Association, Volleyball England, Basketball England, Rugby Football Union and the Lawn Tennis Association, give you real practical experience to enhance your learning. Our links also open up opportunities to gain experience working as a sports coach, and access coach education courses and workshops. You also have the option to work towards various, externally accredited, National Governing Body Sport and Coaching awards.
As well as gaining practical experience, you expand your knowledge and skills through studying topics including:
- Strength and conditioning
- Performance analysis
- Training and coaching techniques and methods
- Exercise programming
- Methods of assessing the fitness and training loads of sports teams and athletes
You can get professionally certified whilst studying as many of our modules have embedded qualifications incorporated in them. This means that you are equipped with the qualifications needed to work in the field. For example, we have embedded a Level 2 Gym instructors qualification into the first year Anatomy and Physiology module, so after term 1, if you have enrolled on this module, you will be a qualified gym instructor. You’ll also have the opportunity to take a personal trainer course in the summer.
You can also work with our Human Performance Unit based on campus, supporting our sports scholarship students and national league teams.
Being part of our School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences you will join a community focused on sports and exercise science, sports therapy and physiotherapy. We bring together our internationally recognised research, share knowledge, and enhance placement and vocational opportunities for our students and graduates.
We offer you one of the best student experiences around. You experience a lively, informal environment with many possibilities to pursue your own interests.
Jobs & Career Perspectives
15 months after graduation, graduates of this course were asked about what they do and, if they are working, about their current job and their perspectives.
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Current jobs
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Required skill level of job after 15 months
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Jobs of graduates of this course (15 months after graduation)
Example below based on all graduates of Sports Performance and Coaching (Including Placement Year) BSc (Hons) at University of Essex
| 15% | Business and public service associate professionals |
| 10% | Customer service occupations |
| 10% | Protective service occupations |
| 10% | Sales occupations |
| 5% | Teaching Professionals |
| 5% | Process, plant and machine operatives |
| 5% | Business and Financial Project Management Professionals |
| 5% | Media Professionals |
| 5% | Administrative occupations |
| 5% | Business and public service associate professionals |
Grading Distribution
Students of the course received the following grades
Entry Requirements / Admissions
UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for this course
This particular course
Qualification requirements
Including a relevant subject/science @ C or above (80 UCAS tariff points)
Access to HE Diploma
31-30 overall or 665-655 in 3 HL subjects.
In addition all applicants require GCSE Mathematics and Science at grade C/4 or above (or equivalent). If you do not meet the GCSE Science requirement but you have A-level Science or equivalent, please contact Undergraduate Admissions for advice before applying.
Requirements for international students / English requirements
IELTS academic test score (similar tests may be accepted as well)
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- 6.5
- Graduate Degrees
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- 6.0
- Undergraduate Degrees
Costs
Tuition Fees Sports Performance and Coaching (Including Placement Year) BSc (Hons)
| England UK | £9250 | year 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | £9250 | year 1 |
| Scotland | £9250 | year 1 |
| Wales | £9250 | year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £9250 | year 1 |
| Ireland | £9250 | year 1 |
| EU | £20500 | year 1 |
| International | £20500 | year 1 |
Additional fee information
Fees displayed are for 2024-25 entry. Fees may increase for each academic intake and each academic year of study.
Average student cost of living in the UK
| Rent | £518 |
| Water, gas electricity, internet (at home) | £50 |
| Supermarket shopping | £81 |
| Clothing | £35 |
| Eating out | £33 |
| Alcohol | £27 |
| Takeaways / food deliveries | £30 |
| Going out / entertainment (excl.alcohol, food) | £24 |
| Holidays and weekend trips | £78 |
| Transport within city | £17 |
| Self-care / sports | £20 |
| Stationary / books | £13 |
| Mobile phone / internet | £13 |
| Cable TV / streaming | £7 |
| Insurance | £51 |
| Other | £95 |
| Average student cost of living | £1092 |
London costs approx 34% more than average, mainly due to rent being 67% higher than average of other cities. For students staying in student halls, costs of water, gas, electricity, wifi are generally included in the rental. Students in smaller cities where accommodation is in walking/biking distance transport costs tend to be significantly smaller.
How to apply
Application deadline:
January 1, 2025
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Possible Entry Points:
- year 1 (Default entry point)
- year 2
University Rankings
Positions of University of Essex in top UK and global rankings.
Rankings of University of Essex in related subject specific rankings.
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CUG The Complete University Guide - By Subject
[Published 08 June, 2023]
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About University of Essex
The University of Essex, is a public, research university where curiosity prevails and thinking outside the box isn’t just encouraged, it’s expected. Based in the county of the same name, Essex, the main campus is located in Wivenhoe Park, near Colchester. It is home to the university’s three faculties, Humanities, Science & Health and Social Sciences, as well as a very large community of local rabbits, and other small fauna typical of the English countryside.
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Student composition of University of Essex
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Total number of students enrolled at University of Essex by level Academic year 2021/22 - Full-time equivalent student enrollments published by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on February 2022
- undergraduates:
- 12070
- postgraduates:
- 3690
- Total:
- 15760
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Ranking publishers
The University League Tables
- Published:
- 08 June, 2023
