
Equestrian Sports Coaching BSc (Hons)
Course Overview - Equestrian Sports Coaching BSc (Hons)
Immerse yourself in a high-performance equine environment, enhancing your practical coaching skills with riders of all levels on campus. You’ll graduate with a strong portfolio of coaching experience and have opportunities to work alongside top-level coaches and at international competitions.
Focusing on both horse and rider, you’ll understand industry-standard sports coaching theory and apply it to the unique area of equestrian sports. You’ll learn how sports psychology can be applied to get the best from the rider.
Benefitting from world-class fa...
<strong>Immerse yourself in a high-performance equine environment, enhancing your practical coaching skills with riders of all levels on campus. You’ll graduate with a strong portfolio of coaching experience and have opportunities to work alongside top-level coaches and at international competitions.</strong><br/><br/>Focusing on both horse and rider, you’ll understand industry-standard sports coaching theory and apply it to the unique area of equestrian sports. You’ll learn how sports psychology can be applied to get the best from the rider.<br/><br/>Benefitting from world-class facilities including our Rider Performance Centre, you’ll have access to our unique Racewood Event Simulator which enables analysis and monitoring of rider posture and movement. Youll learn how performance analysis techniques can refine the horse and rider partnership, as well as competitive outcomes.<br/><br/>Throughout your degree, you’ll build a diverse portfolio of experience through coaching practical sessions and equine-specific modules. You’ll also have the opportunity to supplement your riding and equine management skills with British Horse Society qualifications, which are industry-recognised worldwide.<br/><br/>You can use all of this to evidence your coaching expertise, experience and coaching philosophy to employers when you graduate.
Course Information
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Course Details
Information
Study Mode
Sandwich
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
09/2026
Campus
Main Site
Application Details
14 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
DC4F
Institution Code
H22
Points of Entry
Year 1, Year 2, Year 4
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
112
112 UCAS tariff points.
Scottish Higher
112 UCAS tariff points from at least two Highers. You must have completed two years study at Higher Level.
Access to HE Diploma
112 UCAS tariff points in an Access to Higher Education Diploma.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
112 UCAS tariff points in an IB Diploma, to include two Highers at H3 or above.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DMM
DMM in an Extended Diploma in a relevant subject.
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
112 UCAS tariff points from at least two Highers.
A level
B,B,C
BBC or equivalent from at least two full A Levels.
T Level
An overall grade of Merit, to include grade C or above in the Core component.
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Fees and funding
Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year |
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England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland | £9,535 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |