MSc Manchester City Sport Coaching and Performance
Build elite-level coaching and performance expertise with a masters created in partnership with Manchester City FC's foundation, City in the Community.
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Features and benefits
In partnership with Manchester City's charity
Access elite-level expertise through the UK’s only postgraduate sport coaching course co-developed and co-delivered with Manchester City in the Community, the official charity of Manchester City FC.
Placements with Manchester City Football Club
Graduate with the experience employers value most. Hone your practical skills and put theory into practice through work-based placements with Manchester City FC.
6th in the UK for sport research power
Learn alongside world-leading researchers tackling some of the biggest challenges in sport – from elite performance to improving health and wellbeing (REF 2021).
Gain extra qualifications for your CV
Receive a professional development bursary to support additional coaching certifications, enhancing your employability and career progression.
World-class sporting facilities
Train in high-performance spaces used by professionals – from our Institute of Sport building to Manchester City’s renowned Etihad Campus.
Study in a global sports city
Home to elite teams, grassroots clubs, and top sports organisations, you’ll join Manchester’s vibrant sporting community and grow your professional network.
Accreditations, awards and endorsements
Year 1
Core modules
Multidisciplinary Approaches to Optimising Athletic Performance
Championing Change in Sport
Sport Coaching in the Real World
Applied Sport Performance Analysis and Insights
Manchester City Work-Based Learning
Research Project
Study and assessment
Study
- Full-time 20% lectures, seminars or similar; 10% placement; 70% independent study
Assessment
- Full-time 100% coursework; 0% practical; 0% examination
Ten credits equates to 100 hours of study, which is a combination of lectures, seminars and practical sessions, and independent study. A masters qualification typically comprises of 180 credits, a PGDip 120 credits, a PGCert 60 credits and an MFA 300 credits. During the course, you are likely to be required to engage in collaborative projects, practical assessments, group work activities, and to give presentations to your peers/tutors. The exact composition of your study time and assessments for the course will vary according to your option choices and style of learning.
Additional information
Taught by experts
MSc Manchester City Sport Coaching and Performance is part of the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences at Manchester Met. Discover more about the school and who you’ll be working with if you choose to study this course.
Our courses empower students to become leaders in their chosen discipline. You’ll work with expert academics and local partners on real-world projects that make a genuine impact on Manchester’s health and sporting landscape.
Entry requirements
Typical offer
Lower second-class UK honours degree (2:2)
IELTS score
6.5
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Fees and funding
UK and Channel Island students
UK full-time fee to be confirmed
EU and non-EU international students
International full-time fee to be confirmed
Fees may be subject to change. See the tuition fees section below for full details.
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Careers support and prospects
Employed or in further study
92.7% of our UK-domiciled, full-time, postgraduate taught graduates are employed or in further study 15 months after graduation.
Graduate Outcomes survey 2022/23 leavers, HESA data.
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A career as unique as you
Your city, your community, your campus
How to apply
There are no online application routes, please contact our course enquiries team.
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You can review our current terms and conditions before you make your application. If you are successful with your application, we will send you up to date information alongside your offer letter.
Disclaimers
Programme review
Our programmes undergo an annual review and major review (normally at 6 year intervals) to ensure an up-to-date curriculum supported by the latest online learning technology. For further information on when we may make changes to our programmes, please see the changes section of our terms and conditions.
Important notice
This online prospectus provides an overview of our programmes of study and the University. We regularly update our online prospectus so that our published course information is accurate. Please check back to the online prospectus before making an application to us to access the most up to date information for your chosen course of study.
Confirmation of regulator
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