BSc Sport Management and Coaching with Professional Placement
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Sport Management and Coaching, a sport and exercise science degree focusing on the administration, leadership, and sociological analysis of physical activity. Core topics include Research Methods. Students undertake a professional placement year in the third year and complete a dissertation in the final year. The first year introduces foundational themes through Coaching and physical education, Psychology and sociology of sport, exercise, and health, Sport management and development, and Studying sport 1: knowledge, ethics, and communication. The second year focuses on methodological training via Studying sport 2: research methods. The third year consists of the Sport management and coaching professional placement. The fourth year concludes with advanced study in Sport and social change alongside the Studying sport 3: dissertation.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAB or A*BB or A*AC. IB: 36 points overall and 6, 6, 5 in three Higher Level subjects.
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What students say
Based on about 7 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 95%
- Learning opportunities: 98%
- Assessment and feedback: 96%
- Academic support: 85%
- Organisation and management: 100%
- Learning resources: 100%
- Student voice: 100%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 25 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 85%
- Left higher education: 15%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 15 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 85%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 25%
- Sports and fitness occupations: 15%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Teaching Professionals: 10%
- Sales occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 85%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 80%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 65%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 440 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- East Midlands: 3%
- West Midlands: 4%
- East of England: 8%
- London: 23%
- South East: 25%
- South West: 23%
- Wales: 7%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 40 students who started
- A levels: 85%
- Baccalaureate: 10%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Coaching and physical education
- Psychology and sociology of sport, exercise, and health
- Sport management and development
- Studying sport 1: knowledge, ethics, and communication
- Studying sport 2: research methods
- Sport management and coaching professional placement
- Sport and social change
- Studying sport 3: dissertation
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Sport Management and Coaching with Professional Placement at University of Bath earn?
The median salary is £28,000 after 15 months, £27,500 after 3 years, £34,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £27,500 and £44,500. The £34,500 median after five years is £7,000 more than the UK median for Sport and exercise sciences.
What do graduates of BSc Sport Management and Coaching with Professional Placement at University of Bath do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Sport Management and Coaching with Professional Placement at University of Bath?
95% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Sport Management and Coaching with Professional Placement at University of Bath?
The typical offer is AAB at A level, or 36 points in the IB. The average entrant had 155 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BSc Sport Management and Coaching with Professional Placement at University of Bath?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.