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BSc (Hons)

Community Football Coaching and Administration (Top Up)

The BSc (Hons) Community Football Coaching & Administration (Top Up) is a natural progression from the FdSc Community Football Coaching and Development course and is delivered via Blended Learning.

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Key Course Details

  • Start Date

    September

  • Location

    Pontypridd

  • Campus Code

    A

Fees

  • Home students

    £9,535*

  • International students

    £16,200*

  • Full-time fees are per year. Part-time fees are per 20 credits.

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.

DESIGNED FOR

Learners who have already obtained a football or sport related Foundation Degree or equivalent qualification.

Career Paths

  • Profession/Elite Coach
  • Community Sports Coach
  • Physical Education Teacher
  • Sport Development Roles
  • Sport Management Roles

Skills taught

  • Coaching & Leadership
  • Digital Skills
  • Communication
  • Problem Solving
  • Critical Thinking

We make a difference in practice, not just on paper. Our courses are designed by people who offer jobs - and taught by people who have real work experience.

USW's indoor FIFA standard 3G football pitch at the Sport Park.
Three sport students during placement at a football stadium
A group of football students stood on a pitch during a practical session
Two football students smiling at each other during a photoshoot at Cardiff City Football Club stadium

Course Highlights

Blended & Work Based Learning

Students will undertake their studies at a local EFL club. Your lectures will be produced by USW staff, but you will watch these remotely at your club's learning environment.

Residential Visits

The residentials provide an opportunity for students to build relationship with peers, complete synchronous lectures, undertake practical assessments and hear from industry experts such as international and professional coaches.

Academic Support

The EFLitC employ a team of Higher Education Programme Officers (HEPO’s) to support learners on the programme. The ADO’s travel the country and provided a range of services such as 1-1 tutorials and academic skills workshops.

UEFA B License

Eligible students will get the opportunity to apply for a place on a UEFA B Licence course which is exclusive to USW students and sits outside the regular domestic courses operated by FAW Coach Education.

Module Overview

The course focuses on both football and leadership related knowledge needed to develop professionals for the football industry. Developed in partnership with professional coaching organisations, this football coaching course allows you to study and gain work placements across the globe.

Year One
Applied Professional Project
Community Football Coaching
Strategic Sports Development

Critical Issues in Sports Coaching
Leadership in Sport 

You will consolidate your learning and start to specialise your work-based learning experience in line with your career ambitions.

Applied Professional Project
The module is designed to provide a platform upon which the learner can enhance the effectiveness of their workplace experience.

Community Football Coaching
The module aims to further enhance student knowledge of the various aspects of community-related football coaching and the demands placed upon the modern-day football coach.

Strategic Sports Development
To introduce students to the concepts of strategic management and planning.

Critical Issues in Sports Coaching
The module aims to develop students' critical awareness of contemporary topics across coaching, leadership, performance and participation in sport.

Leadership in Sport 
Student will be introduced to contemporary leadership concepts and skills required within twenty-first century sports organisations; providing an increased knowledge of both sport management and leadership approaches.

Course Highlights

How you’ll learn

You will conduct your studies within your Community Club Organisation (CCO) learning environment all while receiving support from your Club Mentor. The course materials, created by academic staff at the USW, include pre-recorded sessions that you can complete in the classroom or at your convenience. You may also be asked to participate in live tutorials and seminars led by USW staff. Additionally, you will be required to attend residential study visits at our world-class USW Sport Park. On average, you will engage with approximately 12 hours of content per week. It is expected that you will dedicate an additional 10 to 15 hours weekly to further or directed study.

Teaching staff

Each student will receive support not only from academic module leaders but also through one-on-one sessions with Personal Academic Coaches throughout the year. These sessions are designed to enhance your learning experience and provide tailored guidance. You will meet twice a year with your assigned PAC, who will offer personalised support to help you achieve your academic goals and meet your expectations. Our lecturers have extensive experience in the football coaching, sport coaching, sport development and sport management industry, with some having played and coached at a professional or elite level. Our lecturers have experience of coordinating and managing sport in both local authorities, sports clubs and national governing bodies of sport, and are able to bring this real-life knowledge and experience into the classroom to bring topics to life. Many of our staff are still active in the industry either coaching or representing sports organisations on boards and strategic groups.

Placements

Work experience and placements are organised for students within Community Club Organisation’s (CCO’s) in various roles and departments to cater for the learners interest and desired career paths. As part of this year, you will complete the Applied Professional Project module, which incorporates 140-hours of placement. Within this you’re required to design and manage a project, delivering some form of activities for your placement host. 

Facilities

We have a state-of-the-art sporting performance facility that focuses on sport coaching. It includes a specialist centre for strength and conditioning and provides a high-performance environment for aspiring athletes. 

Our full-size indoor 3G pitch is built to the Fifa Pro standard and guarantees training all year round. We are the only university in England and Wales to offer this facility. 

We also have a notational analysis suite and over 30 acres of playing fields. We have a sand-dressed 'AstroTurf' pitch, as well as a full-size FIFA approved 3G pitch. Our facilities are regularly used by international teams, such as the Wales national football team and Cardiff City Football Club.

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Careers and Employability

Graduate careers

The main employability benefit to you from studying this course is like our Foundation Degrees; that you are studying in the workplace. In doing so, you can apply learning on a daily basis and be exposed to what it’s like to work at a professional sports club’s Community Trust. 

Possible career paths

Students graduating from this degree may progress to roles as Professional Football Coaches, Academy or Community Football Coaches, Community Sports Coaches, Sports Development Officers, various positions within the Leisure industry, Sports Managers and business owners. Students will also access further study required to become a Primary or Secondary School Teacher. 

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Typical qualification requirements:

The successful completion of an appropriate Foundation Degree or equivalent. USW considers all applications on an individual basis which means that we could make offers based on qualifications, personal profile and experience.

In addition a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check is required (additional cost applies, no offences are considered spent).

 

Contextual offers

We may make you a lower offer based on a range of factors, including your background (where you live and the school or college that you attended, for example), your experiences and individual circumstances (as a care leaver, for example). This is referred to as a contextual offer, and we receive data from UCAS to support us in making these decisions.

USW prides itself on its student experience and we support our students to achieve their goals and become a successful graduate. This approach helps us to support students who have the potential to succeed and who may have faced barriers that make it more difficult to access university.

 

We're here to help

Whether you a have a question about your course, fees and funding, the application process or anything else, there are plenty of ways you can get in touch, and we'd love to talk to you. You can contact our friendly admissions team by phone, email or chat to us online.

 

Fees and Funding

UK Full-time Fee

£9,535

per year*
International Full-time Fee

£16,200

per year*

Further Information

Studying at university is one of the most significant investments you'll ever make. Whilst you’re studying, you’ll have two main financial obligations – tuition fees and living costs. There’s lots of financial help available from the University of South Wales and external funding sources, that may provide loans (which have to be paid back) and grants, scholarships and bursaries (that don't).

*Full-time fees are per year. Part-time fees are per 20 credits. Once enrolled, the fee is anticipated to remain at the same rate throughout the duration of your study on this course except as described below.

Please be aware that we may increase the maximum fee for home students on full-time undergraduate courses only where the Welsh Government increases the permitted level of inflation of fees. Fees for all students (including part-time, postgraduate and international students) may be amended in accordance with our applicable Fees and Debt Management Policy.  We will ensure that students are given clear, intelligible, unambiguous and timely information about our courses and costs in good time, ahead of the next academic year.

 

Fees and Funding Scholarships and Bursaries Cost of Living Support

Additional Costs

As a student of USW, you’ll have access to lots of free resources to support your study and learning, such as textbooks, publications, online journals, laptops, and plenty of remote-access resources. Whilst in most cases these resources are more than sufficient in supporting you with completing your course, additional costs, both obligatory and optional, may be required or requested for the likes of travel, memberships, experience days, stationery, printing, or equipment.

University Quality Assurance

At USW, we regularly review our courses in response to changing patterns of employment and skills demand to ensure we offer learning designed to reflect today’s student needs and tomorrow’s employer demands.

If during a review process course content is significantly changed, we’ll write to inform you and talk you through the changes for the coming year. But whatever the outcome, we aim to equip our students with the skillset and the mindset to succeed whatever tomorrow may bring. Your future, future-proofed.

How to apply

You can apply to us directly for all part-time undergraduate courses, if you’re seeking advanced entry or you’re an international student. To apply directly, please choose the application form below for your preferred start date and mode of study (full-time or part-time.)

Advanced entry

If you already have a relevant qualification or experience related to the course you're applying for, you may be eligible to start at a later stage of the course. For example, students from partner colleges can ‘top up’ their qualifications to a degree by joining us in Year Two or Year Three of a course. This process is known as ‘advanced entry’, you can apply directly to the University for 'advanced entry' using the application forms provided above.

Next Steps

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