Course

Designed with external partners, including the Football Association of Wales and Swansea City Football Club, the Masters in Advanced Performance Football Coaching provides the optimal combination of professional and evidenced-based academic training for coaches, heads of coaching, performance analysts, fitness coaches and all those associated with performance player pathways.

The unique and exclusive delivery route, run in partnership with the English Football League in the Community (EFLitC), allows students to study in the workplace.

The Foundation Degree in Community Football Coaching and Development provides the opportunity to gain an industry-recognised qualification, whilst studying at a Community Club Organisation and completing a comprehensive portfolio of work-based learning.

Prepare for a vibrant career in football with our course, offering broad opportunities to practice your craft within elite football environments. Develop your coaching with outstanding skills, learn to navigate the football industry, and become ready to fulfil your potential as a top-tier football professional.

You will study a broad array of subjects, from coaching to business management and sports development, leading to excellent employment prospects in a range of professions. You will also study towards a FAW C Coaching Certificate, and we will support you in working towards your UEFA licenses.

Designed in close consultation with a range of industry partners

Rugby performance roles require graduates who are fit for purpose. That’s why our unique course provides extensive opportunities to practice your craft and experience elite rugby environments. Develop outstanding skills, learn to navigate the rugby industry, and become ready to fulfil your potential.

Turn your passion for sport and health into a profession with our Sport and Exercise Science degree.

Prepare to work in the medical, performance, sports and exercise industries with our accredited degree at the unique Sport Park Campus. Learn to diagnose and treat injuries, work first-hand with athletes, and come away with vocational awards throughout your degree.

This course utilises our British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) approved laboratories at our Glyntaff Campus and our state-of-the-art strength and conditioning and performance analysis suites at our Sport Park.

You’ll have the opportunity to develop specific business specialisms, which can be applied to the sport industry, such as marketing, event planning, finance/accounting and human resource management.

You'll explore the societal, economic, and environmental impacts of sports development, gaining a thorough understanding of policy, planning, management, and the delivery of sporting opportunities and initiatives.

The Foundation Degree in Sports Coaching and Development provides the opportunity to gain an industry-recognised qualification, whilst studying at a Club Community Organisation and completing a comprehensive portfolio of work-based learning.

Focusing on both the sport and business-related knowledge needed to develop professionals for the sports industry, you will consolidate your learning and start to specialise your work-based learning experience in line with your career ambitions.

The integration of theory and practice will enhance and develop your ability to reflect on current coaching practice, plan appropriate training programmes and critically analyse existing approaches to performance coaching.

Prepare for a career in sports coaching with our Strength and Conditioning degree and gain the skills and techniques sought by elite teams.