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Master of Sports Coaching (1 year)
Postgraduate
UOQ-SPC-MAS 2023Course information for 2023 intake
Accelerate your coaching
In just one year you’ll expand your expertise in the dynamics between athlete and coach. Topics include sports psychology and nutrition plus your thesis. Graduate with an internationally recognised qualification taught by elite coaches and expert academics.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Credit available
- Yes
- Duration
- 1 year full time or part time equivalent
- Total subjects
- 8
- Available loans
- Australian Higher Education Loan Program (HELP)
Master of Sports Coaching (1 year)
About this degree
- Join the longest running online sports coaching program in Australia, educating coaches worldwide for 20 years.
- Enjoy the convenience of flexible, online study and collaboration with your peers, program staff and coaches.
- Gain an internationally recognised qualification through a program designed by elite coaches, expert academics, and world-leading researchers.
- Develop your coaching practice through practical, work-based learning approaches that can be tailored to your individual circumstances.
There is high demand for innovative and well-informed sports coaches, with widely recognised qualifications, in all sectors of domestic and international sport.
Elite coaches, expert academics, and world-leading researchers have combined their knowledge and skills in forging this unique and enduring program that offers the latest and most innovative theory and practice in sports coaching. This program provides practicing coaches with the opportunity to enhance and develop quality in their professional practice and prepare them for the world of high performance coaching.
Open Universities Australia is a not-for-profit organisation. You will not pay any fees for using our services.
Indicative total fee $23,010
The amount shown here is indicative for an Australian citizen studying full-time, which is typically 8 subjects per year.
Fees may vary depending on:
- the subjects you choose
- credit from previous work experience
- your eligibility for government funding loans or subsidies such as HECS-HELP or a Commonwealth supported place.
To learn more, go to Fees or contact a student advisor.
For more than a century, The University of Queensland (UQ) has delivered knowledge leadership for a better world. The most prestigious and widely recognised rankings of world universities consistently place UQ among the world's top universities. UQ has also won more national teaching awards than any other Australian university. This commitment to quality teaching empowers our 56,000 current students, who study across UQ’s three campuses, to create positive change for society.
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- QS World University Ranking 2025, within Australia:
- 6
- Times Higher Education World University Ranking 2025, within Australia:
- 5
Entry requirements
To be eligible for entry, you'll need:
- a bachelor's honours degree (or equivalent) in the same discipline such as sports science, health or physical education.
You must have a grade point average (GPA) of 4.0 on a 7-point scale in your previous qualification.
All applicants must satisfy the UQ English language proficiency requirements for admission.
If you've completed previous study, you may be eligible to receive credit for – or exemption from – certain subjects in a UQ program. Assessment of prior learning and the granting of credit or exemption will be consistent with the Recognition of Prior Learning Policy (limits in section 2.4).
Career opportunities
- Coach educator
- Coaching director
- Head coach
- Assistant coach
- High performance coach
- Performance director
- Sports development manager
Australian job snapshots
Data sourced from Australian Jobs 2023.
Role | Earnings | Employment change |
---|---|---|
Amusement, Fitness and Sports Centre Managers | N/A^ | Up 18.6% |
Sports Coaches, Instructors and Officials | $60K to $74K | Up 3.2% |
Sportspersons | N/A^ | Up 18.6% |