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The University of Queensland (UQ)

  • 29% international / 71% domestic

Graduate Certificate in Sports Coaching

  • Graduate Certificate

Deepen your understanding of the foundations of quality coaching practice and develop your skills in shaping athletic performance.

Key details

Degree Type
Graduate Certificate
Duration
1 year full-time
Course Code
5444
Intake Months
Feb, Aug
International Fees
$17,368 per year / $17,368 total

About this course

Benefit from a program designed by elite coaches, expert academics and world leading researchers in this unique and engaging program, offering the latest and most innovative theory and practice in sports coaching.

This 8 unit program is designed for coaches who are accredited through the National Coaching Accreditation Scheme. Depending on your experience, you may also need a degree.

You'll broaden your understanding of coaching and the coaching environment, reflect on your own coaching experience and develop your awareness of what coaching is and how it can shape athletic performance.

Tailor your courses to suit your interests or goals by choosing from a wide range of electives, from sport sciences and athletic performance to sport psychology and advanced coaching practices.

Upon success, you can use your graduate certificate to open a pathway to the Master of Sport Coaching program.

Study locations

External

What you will learn

Program highlights
  • 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.

3 in the world for sports-related subjects

QS World University Rankings 2020

1 in Australia for sports-related subjects

QS World University Rankings 2020

Career pathways

Postgraduate study can take you anywhere. Here are some of the careers you could be on your way to:

  • Coach educator
  • Coaching director
  • Head coach
  • Assistant coach
  • High performance coach
  • Performance director
  • Sports development manager