BSc (Hons) Manchester City Community Football Coaching
Get real-world coaching skills with Manchester City F.C.’s foundation, City in the Community, and discover how sport can create a brighter future for your community and your career.
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Features and benefits
Learn from experts in sport
This course combines the academic expertise from our Institute of Sport with the coaching ability of Manchester City F.C.'s City in the Community Foundation.
Study at the Etihad Campus
Develop real-world coaching skills through work-based learning in the world-class surroundings of the Etihad Campus.
World-class sports degrees
Ranked 45th in the world for sport related subjects (QS 2026), your degree carries the strength of a globally respected academic reputation.
Build coaching experience
There are a range of opportunities to volunteer or work with a health or sports organisation - potentially including the City Football Group.
Opportunities for development
You can earn a range of career-boosting coaching education and professional development qualifications - either completely free or heavily discounted.
Professional study environment
Our £26m Institute of Sport is home to an extensive range of world-class facilities, including specialist physiology and performance labs, MRI and x-ray scanners for advanced imaging, and an environmental chamber for simulating extreme conditions.
Accreditations, awards and endorsements
Year 1
Core modules
Fundamentals of Sport Coaching
Professional Skills for Sport and Exercise
Exploring Community Sport
City in the Community Work-Based Learning 1
Study and assessment
Ten credits equates to 100 hours of study, which is a combination of lectures, seminars and practical sessions, and independent study. A three-year degree qualification typically comprises of 360 credits (120 credits per year). 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.
Placements
Taught by experts
BSc (Hons) Manchester City Community Football Coaching is part of the Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences at Manchester Met. Discover more about the department 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
104-112 UCAS tariff points
IELTS score
6.0 with no component below 5.5, taken within two years of course start date
UK students
Level 3 qualifications
104-112 UCAS tariff points.
Level 2 qualifications
Additional requirements
International students
IB Diploma
IELTS
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If you are an international student, you will usually need to get a student visa before you can study in the UK.
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Fees and funding
Careers support and prospects
Employed or in further study
87.6% of our UK-domiciled, full-time, first degree 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
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How to apply
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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.
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