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Why study a sport foundation year?

Start your sporting career with a sport foundation year. From management, to performance, rehabilitation, or coaching, you'll develop your academic and practical skills before starting your degree.

Course overview

Leading directly on to our highly regarded sports degrees, this one-year foundation programme will equip you with the skills youll need to progress on to a full degree.

Studying the Sport Foundation Year gives you an opportunity to extend previous experience gained or provide a route back into education. The course will help you develop the key academic skills required to make the transition to studying a full honours degree. 

Designed to reflect the needs of the sports industry, youll explore a variety of subjects, from leadership and fitness foundations, to sports business management, sport in the contemporary world, and volunteering.

Youll study core theories in sport and fitness but, crucially, will learn how to apply this knowledge in practical settings – helping you develop the skills employers are looking for.

To enhance learning, you can build further skills by undertaking professional qualifications such as NGB and REPs. Youll also be able to assist some of our degree-level students with community projects through the volunteering module, gaining real world experience, as well as building confidence and employability skills.

Who this course is for

The Sport Foundation Year is perfect for sports enthusiasts who wish to study for a full honours degree but might not meet the entry requirements. Upon completion of the foundation year, students will be able to progress directly on to the first year of one of our sport-related undergraduate degrees.

Our foundation years are designed to offer a broad range of academic skills alongside a taste of the wider industry before you start your chosen specialist undergraduate degree. Some degrees also include a year in industry, meaning you can gain valuable first-hand work experience with a year-long full-time work placement between the second and third years of your degree.

• Football
• Sport coaching and physical education
• Sport management
• Sport, health and exercise science