Sport

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.

This course combines real-world club experience with practical, applied learning to build skills, confidence, and impact. Learning will take place through placement activity at an EFL club charity, weekly guided study with a designated mentor and residential study visits.

Designed to push you forward in the game and transition seamlessly into the performance football industry. An inspirational environment that enables you to explore the challenges of real-world multi-disciplinary performance teams.

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

If you’re curious about how movement, exercise, and performance shape health and everyday life, this degree is built for you. You’ll combine scientific understanding with hands-on experience to make a real difference in sport and health settings.

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.

Sport never stands still and neither will you. This course develops sharp business thinking, commercial awareness and leadership confidence through practical experience, industry insight and applied learning.

Learn through work-based placements, weekly guided study, and residential sessions. Explore inclusive coaching, interdisciplinary topics, and sport’s role in education, health, and wellbeing, while building essential skills in communication, planning, and reflective practice for a career that matters.

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.

From day one, you’ll get practical experience, working on real projects in coaching, PE, and sport leadership. Learn from industry experts, build your skills, and graduate confident, career-ready, and connected to the wider sports world.

Study Strength and Conditioning and learn how to help people move better, perform confidently, and stay healthy. Develop practical coaching skills and open career pathways across sport, fitness, health and wellness, and performance environments.