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Physical Education & Leadership

MA
Duration
1 year
Start
September 2025
Delivery
In-person

Want to take your education career to the next level? Our MA Physical Education and Leadership programme gives you the skills to lead and innovate in PE teaching and education.

Why study with us

  • Our programme is adaptable, student-centred, and therefore relevant to your goals. You’ll help shape your own assessment topics, ensuring that your Master’s journey is meaningful and tailored to you.
  • Join an inclusive learning community led by a research-active faculty with extensive industry connections. You’ll benefit from both academic insight and experience, alongside real-world expertise.
  • You'll learn about foundational concepts and current issues in the field. This will help you build critical self-awareness and craft your own personal vision as a future leader.
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What you'll do

  • You will study a range of crucial areas relating to Physical Education and Leadership, including curriculum and pedagogy, leadership, sociology, philosophy and politics.
  • You will have the freedom to explore a topic that interests you personally or professionally on your own.
  • You will work with research-active staff with industry experience , gaining critical insights from those within the field.

Modules

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.

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View the course facilities

We have a wide range of facilities available when it comes to sport at UCLan, from classroom-based teaching in Greenbank building to the multi-million-pound Sir Tom Finney Sports Centre and premier multi-sports venue UCLan Sports Arena. 

Academic expertise

If you'd like to discuss the course please contact course leader Andrew Sprake by email.

Dr Andrew Sprake
Lecturer in Sport and Physical Education
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Hear from our students

The support and professionalism of the staff will always stay with me. Amazing facilities and opportunities to travel internationally to gain more industry experience made UCLan stand out.
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Jayne Emmington
BA (Hons) Sports Coaching graduate
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Entry requirements

  • Applicants should hold a 2:2 degree or equivalent professional experience or learning in a related field
  • Applications from all candidates will be considered on their merits in the light of the nature and scope of the programme
  • IELTS: Score of 6.5 or above with no component score less than 6.0 to have been taken within two years prior to the course commencement date

Fees and funding

2025/26
UK
Full-time£9,450 per year
International
Full-time£17,900 per year

Scholarships and bursaries

We have a wide range of bursaries, scholarships and funds available to help support you whilst studying with us.

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Future careers

MA in Physical Education and Leadership students have gone on to secure excellent career opportunities across the education and sport sector. 

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This course is delivered by the School of Health, Social Work and Sport

For information on possible changes to course information, see our essential and important course information

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