Sports Coaching and Physical Education with Foundation Year at Birmingham City University
Sports Coaching and Physical Education with Foundation Year (BSc (Hons), 1053) at Birmingham City University: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on bcu.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check bcu.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 96–111 points.
160 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 97%, an Access course 2%, a baccalaureate 1%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- 1053
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Endorsed by the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
80%
still studying
UK 80%
17%
left higher education
UK 15%
2%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
185 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course93%92%
Learning opportunities90%89%
Assessment and feedback90%88%
Academic support96%93%
Organisation and management90%90%
Learning resources86%89%
Student voice91%86%
90 final-year students · 82% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£26k
£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2023-24
15 months onSubject at this uni
75% working10% working and studying10% studying
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
55%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
45%
use what they learned
UK 50%
- Therapy professionals15%
- Elementary occupations15%
- Sports and fitness occupations10%
- Administrative occupations10%
- Teaching Professionals10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 45 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Birmingham, West Midlands, England
- Postcode
- B15 3TN
Subjects
sports coaching biological and sport sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Alexander Stadium
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Sport and exercise sciences at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Adventure Sport Science BSc (Hons) | 112 - 144 points | 128–143 |
| University of Bath | Health and Exercise Science BSc (Hons) | AAB - A*AC | 128–143 |
| Aberystwyth University | Sport and Exercise Science BSc (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Bath Spa University | Sport and Exercise Nutrition BSc (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 112–127 |
| University of Aberdeen | Sports and Exercise Science BSc (Hons) | BBC | — |
| Abertay University | Fitness, Nutrition and Health BSc (Hons) | CCC | 128–143 |
| Barnsley College University Centre | Esports Education: Coaching, Health and Wellbeing FdA | 64 points | — |
| University Centre Askham Bryan | Adventure Sport FdSc | 64 points | — |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Applied Sport Science and Coaching [Top up] BSc (Hons) | — | — |
| Bedford College Group | Applied Sport Science & Coaching (Top Up) BSc | — | — |
| Birmingham City University | Sports Coaching and Physical Education with Foundation Year this course | — | 96–111 |
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More sport and exercise sciences at Birmingham City University
- Sport and Exercise Science BSc (Hons)
- Sport and Exercise Science with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)
- Sports Coaching and Development FdSc
- Sports Coaching and Physical Education BSc (Hons)
- Sports Therapy BSc (Hons)