MSc in Sport Coaching

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The program is designed for those who would like to obtain extensive knowledge of coaching techniques and technology and wish to elaborate successful coaching strategies and expand their professional network with athletes, support teams, and other coaches who are interested in analyzing and evaluating training programs and results and would like to pursue daily professional training in an authentic environment, with experienced and highly successful coaches.

Program objectives

The four-semester master’s program in sports coaching provides knowledge and essential skills in the key areas of modern-age advanced-level coaching in the chosen sport specialization. It is an integrated set of master's courses delivered by internationally successful master coaches and university professors. The partnership is provided for students and requested from students in order to successfully achieve the course learning outcomes through mixed teaching and learning methods: online lectures and tutorials, and independent study. Course leaders hold not only regular/online written and oral examinations, but also carry out a practical assessment, project and presentation-based assessment, as well as work-based assessment, where relevant. During the on-campus weeks, a dense practical application of sport coaching elements will be in focus. The overall goal is to educate highly skilled sports coaches who promote participation in sports and enhance the performance of athletes and teams. Methods and results of athletic development can be further studied upon graduation at the Doctoral School of HUSS offering a Ph.D. degree in Sports Sciences.

Facts and figures

Hungarian athletes have won a total of 518 medals (Gold: 182, Silver: 156, Bronze: 180) at the Summer Olympic Games; a total of 7 medals at the Winter Olympic Games (Gold: 1, Silver: 2, Bronze: 4); and a total of 168 medals at the Paralympic results (Gold 39, Silver: 60, Bronze: 69) with fencing as the top medal-producing sport. Hungary has the second highest number of gold medals per capita of any nation. The Bachelor's and Master's programs in coaching are provided by highly acclaimed members of the faculty along with internationally renowned lecturers and coaches.