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Course Overview

You’ll engage with, and gain an understanding across, areas such as talent identification and recruitment, training and competition demands, and team leadership and management dynamics. This will help to enhance your experience and knowledge with the application of a multidisciplinary age-appropriate programme for the development of academy through to professional players. In addition, your supervisory and people management skills will be enhanced to gain greater insight into leadership and provide further career opportunities.

You’ll receive high-quality teaching, learning and sport science provision from professionals with backgrounds in academia and football. The course is also informed by extensive links with key industry partners, such as the Football Association, BASES, the Premier League, various professional Football League clubs, and leading wearable technology companies. In addition, the course will draw on the expertise of current practitioners who, through our renowned guest lecture and seminar programme, add vital applied insights from the world of football.

Entry Requirement 

Academic Requirements:

  • Applicants may be admitted to the course without an undergraduate degree provided they can demonstrate the necessary graduate-equivalent knowledge, abilities, and skills. 
  • Applicants will be required to attend an interview
  • Applicants must be currently working in a professional football environment.

English Language Requirements:

Applicants who do not have English as their first language will be required to demonstrate an approved level of proficiency in the use of the English language. The agreed minimum requirements for this course are:

  • IELTS 6.0 with no component score below 5.5
  • TOEFL IBT minimum 80 with a minimum of 20 in each individual component
  • Duolingo English Language Test - 100 overall with a minimum of 90 in each component
  • or equivalent.

Qualifications are checked before enrolment, and international students must bring their original certificates or certified copies when coming to study at the University.

The University also offers a pre-sessional English programme for international students who wish to improve their level of English before starting a degree course.

Fees

UK and EU full-time fees: £8700 per year

International full-time fees: £14300 per year

UK and Channel Island part-time fees: £4350 per year

International and EU part-time fees: Students from outside the UK are usually unable to obtain a visa for part-time study. 

Compulsory costs:

  • Students must purchase compulsory kits/clothing. This is at a cost of approximately £105.
  • Students are also required to undertake a criminal convictions check through the Disclosure and Barring Service as part of their enrolment. This is compulsory and costs £55. 

This information was accurate on : 24/03/2021
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