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MSc Advanced Performance Football Coaching

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    MSc 2 years full time 3 years part time

Course Description

Designed with external partners, including the Football Association of Wales Trust 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.

Delivered by experts in the field, including Premier League and International level coaches and support staff, the course offers access to rarely-shared knowledge, and will enhance your employability and professional development.

The first masters course of its kind in Wales, it complements our extensive undergraduate football courses, and is delivered through a combination of face-to-face teaching (during residential visits) and guided online learning to offer flexibility of study for international students and industry professionals.

There are three exit points, which means you can study for the Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma or the full MSc.

Entry Requirements

Upper Second Class sports related Degree or related industry experience.

Applicants must hold a valid UEFA B License or equivalent qualification. (E.g., NSCAA, AFC)

An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check on the Child Workforce and Child Barring List and subscription to the DBS Update Service.

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Fees

Information on tuition fees is available on our Home and EU/International fees pages.

Student Destinations

This football coaching masters provides advanced coaching skills and knowledge which prepares students to excel in the following roles:

  • Academy coaches
  • Senior coaches
  • Head of coaching
  • Head of player development
  • Coach educators
  • Academy managers
  • Analysts and recruiters
  • Technical directors

Students may also progress to a sport PhD or research degree.

Module Details

Full Time Year One: MSc Advanced Football Coaching and Performance

  • Pedagogy in Football Curriculum
  • Design and Training Methodologies
  • Analysis of Performance and Tactical Insights
  • The Football Coach as Psychologist
  • Effective Coaching
  • Contemporary Approaches to Player Development
  • Professional Work-Based Development *
  • Applied Professional Project

Part Time Year One: MSc Advanced Football Coaching and Performance

  • Pedagogy in Football
  • Effective Coaching
  • Professional Work-Based Development *

Part Time Year Two: MSc Advanced Football Coaching and Performance

  • Curriculum Design and Training Methodologies
  • Analysis of Performance and Tactical Insights
  • The Football Coach as Psychologist

Part Time Year Three: MSc Advanced Football Coaching and Performance 

  • Contemporary Approaches to Player Development
  • Applied Professional Project

* Students will need an enhanced DBS check for this module

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