Sports Coaching and Development at University of South Wales
Sports Coaching and Development (FdSc, C607) at University of South Wales asked for 48 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had under 96 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on southwales.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~48 points
Openbelow CCC
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check southwales.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 48
42% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had under 96 points.
85 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, a degree 2%, other qualifications 2%.
Course
- Award
- Foundation Degree in Science
- Code
- C607 · C6 sport and exercise science
- Duration
- 2 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Endorsed by the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA). More ↗
Student experience
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course90%96%
Learning opportunities91%93%
Assessment and feedback88%95%
Academic support94%98%
Organisation and management95%91%
Learning resources87%91%
Student voice90%88%
65 final-year students · 80% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
3 years£18.5k5 years£24k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
65% working20% working and studying5% studying5% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 73% in work or study
75%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 40%
80%
say their work is meaningful
35%
use what they learned
- Sports and fitness occupations50%
- Managers, directors and senior officials15%
- Sales occupations10%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Teaching Professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 30 graduates · 55% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Pontypridd, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- CF37 1DL
Subjects
sports development biological and sport sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Treforest
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Sport and exercise sciences at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Newman University | Sport and Exercise Science with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 48 points | 96–111 |
| Blackburn College | Sports Coaching FdSc | 48 points | — |
| Bury College | Community Coaching for England HNC | 48 points | — |
| Cambridge Regional College | Sport HNC | 48 points | — |
| Cornwall College | Coastal Adventure CertHE | 48 points | — |
| DN Colleges Group | Physical Education and Sport Coaching BA (Hons) | 48 points | — |
| University Centre Bishop Burton | Sport and Exercise Science (Coaching Science) HNC | 48 points | — |
| University Centre Somerset | Sports Science and Coaching HND | 48 points | — |
| University of Bedfordshire | Football Coaching and Performance (With Foundation Year) BA (Hons) | 32 - 48 points | — |
| University of Cumbria | Sport Coaching and Physical Education (with integrated foundation year) BA (Hons) | 48 points | 96–111 |
| University of South Wales | Sports Coaching and Development this course | 48 points | under 96 |
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- Sport and Exercise Science (Advanced Entry) BSc (Hons)
- Sports and Exercise Therapy BSc (Hons)
- Sports Coaching and Physical Education BSc (Hons)
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