Master of Sport Coaching and Coach Development
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- Semester 1 or 2 (February or July)
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Overview
Master of Sport Coaching and Coach Development
Develop the skills to operate at an advanced level as a sports performance or high-performance coach or coach developer.
The Master of Sport Coaching and Coach Development at UC builds on the foundational PGCert and PGDip to develop your ability to lead, design, and evaluate coach learning within complex sport systems.
The master’s programme includes independent research into coaching and coach developer challenges, and prepares you for a career in leadership roles across Aotearoa New Zealand’s sports coaching and high-performance environments as well as international sport systems.
Master of Sport Coaching and Coach Development
- Develop advanced professional competence in sports coaching and sports coach development.
- Examine scientific and analytical approaches to sports performance.
- Undertake courses, project work, creative work and an applied research or project component, delivered via a blended learning model.
Master of Sport Coaching and Coach Development
- Develop advanced professional competence in sports coaching and sports coach development.
- Examine scientific and analytical approaches to sports performance.
- Undertake courses, project work, creative work and an applied research or project component, delivered via a blended learning model.
Master of Sport Coaching and Coach Development
To gain entry into the Master of Sport Coaching and Coach Development at UC, you must hold a sport related Aotearoa New Zealand degree, or equivalent, with at least a B Grade Average in 300-level courses, or have qualified for a Postgraduate Diploma in Sport Coaching and Coach Development, or an equivalent qualification with at least a B Grade Average.
If English is not your first language, you are also required to meet UC's Postgraduate language requirements. See how to provide your English language evidence to UC. If you need help meeting these requirements, or would like to practise your English skills before studying, UC offers English for Academic Purposes (EAP) language programmes.
For the full entry requirements see the Regulations for the Master of Sport Coaching and Coach Development or use the admission requirements checker.
How to apply
You can apply online at myUC.
See Admission and enrolment for all information on enrolling at UC.
Master of Sport Coaching and Coach Development
To gain entry into the Master of Sport Coaching and Coach Development at UC, you must hold a sport related Aotearoa New Zealand degree, or equivalent, with at least a B Grade Average in 300-level courses, or have qualified for a Postgraduate Diploma in Sport Coaching and Coach Development, or an equivalent qualification with at least a B Grade Average.
If English is not your first language, you are also required to meet UC's Postgraduate language requirements. See how to provide your English language evidence to UC. If you need help meeting these requirements, or would like to practise your English skills before studying, UC offers English for Academic Purposes (EAP) language programmes.
For the full entry requirements see the Regulations for the Master of Sport Coaching and Coach Development or use the admission requirements checker.
How to apply
You can apply online at myUC.
See Admission and enrolment for all information on enrolling at UC.
Master of Sport Coaching and Coach Development
The Master of Sport Coaching and Coach Development comprises 180 points. You must complete:
- 30 points from compulsory courses
- 30 points from elective courses in group 1
- 30 points from elective courses in group 2
- and 60 points from elective courses in group 3.
Beginning in either February or July, this degree will take 1.5 years of full-time study to complete, or up to 4 years part-time study.
Master of Sport Coaching and Coach Development
The Master of Sport Coaching and Coach Development comprises 180 points. You must complete:
- 30 points from compulsory courses
- 30 points from elective courses in group 1
- 30 points from elective courses in group 2
- and 60 points from elective courses in group 3.
Beginning in either February or July, this degree will take 1.5 years of full-time study to complete, or up to 4 years part-time study.
Master of Sport Coaching and Coach Development
To qualify for the Master of Sport Coaching and Coach Development you must complete:
Both compulsory courses:
- SSCI415 - Leading People & Systems in Sport
- SSCI416 - Indigenous Perspectives of Sport for Development
And 30 points from elective courses in group 1:
And at least 30 points from elective courses in group 2:
- EDME468 - The Learning Leader
- HLTH430 - Motivating Behaviour Change I
- SSCI403 - Innovation in Sport and Exercise
- SSCI404 - Advanced Internship for Sport Science
- SSCI405 - Psychology of Sport and Exercise
- SSCI407 - Coaching Physical Performance
- SSCI408 - Sport Science Independent Study
- SSCI417 - Sport Marketing
- SSCI418 - Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Coaching and Coach Development
- SSCI419 - Coaching the Coaches: Systems, Policy and High-Performance Pathways
- APSY619 - Psychology of Stress, Health, and Wellbeing at Work
- EDME637 - Distributing Leadership Through Coaching and Mentoring
And at least 60 points from elective courses in group 3:
- SSCI681 - Sport Science Research Dissertation
- SSCI682 - Thesis in Sport
Master of Sport Coaching and Coach Development
To qualify for the Master of Sport Coaching and Coach Development you must complete:
Both compulsory courses:
- SSCI415 - Leading People & Systems in Sport
- SSCI416 - Indigenous Perspectives of Sport for Development
And 30 points from elective courses in group 1:
And at least 30 points from elective courses in group 2:
- EDME468 - The Learning Leader
- HLTH430 - Motivating Behaviour Change I
- SSCI403 - Innovation in Sport and Exercise
- SSCI404 - Advanced Internship for Sport Science
- SSCI405 - Psychology of Sport and Exercise
- SSCI407 - Coaching Physical Performance
- SSCI408 - Sport Science Independent Study
- SSCI417 - Sport Marketing
- SSCI418 - Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Coaching and Coach Development
- SSCI419 - Coaching the Coaches: Systems, Policy and High-Performance Pathways
- APSY619 - Psychology of Stress, Health, and Wellbeing at Work
- EDME637 - Distributing Leadership Through Coaching and Mentoring
And at least 60 points from elective courses in group 3:
- SSCI681 - Sport Science Research Dissertation
- SSCI682 - Thesis in Sport
Domestic students
Tuition fee estimate to be confirmed
International students
2027 Special Programme Fee: $60,300 (180 points)
2028 Special Programme Fee: $63,300 (180 points)
Domestic students
Tuition fee estimate to be confirmed
International students
2027 Special Programme Fee: $60,300 (180 points)
2028 Special Programme Fee: $63,300 (180 points)
Master of Sport Coaching and Coach Development
Graduates of the MSpCCDev are qualified for senior performance and high-performance sports coaching and coach developer leadership roles that demand advanced, research-informed decision-making and the capability to shape sports coaching systems.
Graduates may find work as:
- High-performance or performance-level sports coaches
- Senior sports coach developers/coach educators
- Coaching system leads
- Talent pathway managers
- Programme designers and evaluators
- Professional learning leaders within National Sporting Organisations (NSOs), High Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ), aligned environments, academies, and performance programmes.
Master of Sport Coaching and Coach Development
Graduates of the MSpCCDev are qualified for senior performance and high-performance sports coaching and coach developer leadership roles that demand advanced, research-informed decision-making and the capability to shape sports coaching systems.
Graduates may find work as:
- High-performance or performance-level sports coaches
- Senior sports coach developers/coach educators
- Coaching system leads
- Talent pathway managers
- Programme designers and evaluators
- Professional learning leaders within National Sporting Organisations (NSOs), High Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ), aligned environments, academies, and performance programmes.
