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Year 3 Entry: 2 Years (Full Time)
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General Education (GE) : Chai Wan/Tsing Yi Campus
The programme is recognised under the QF Level: 5
Registration No.: 24/000336/L5
Registration Validity Period: 01/09/2024 to 31/08/2030
Programme Aims
In recent years, a strong demand for sports and recreation professionals has been constituted by the rapid development of the sports and recreation industry in Hong Kong. The Programme aims to inculcate students with a rigorous and intellectual programme of study. Particularly, for those who wish to pursue or further advance their careers in the core areas of sports coaching.
Through high-quality education and training, this Programme emphasises both theoretical and practical knowledge, as well as develops students’ professional skills through gaining working experience in the industry. Upon graduation, students are expected to be professionally competent in their discipline (i.e. sports coaching).
Through offering this Programme, a steady supply of professionals in the afore-mentioned field have been, and will continue to be nurtured to support the rapid development of the industry in both the public and private sectors, and to improve the quality of life in the communities.
Professional Recognition
This programme is officially affiliated with the British Weight Lifting.
Specific Requirements
For Year 1 Entry :
- For HKDSE, a maximum of two Applied Learning (ApL) subjects can be counted for admission purpose. Relevant ApL subjects include: Sports Coaching and Management, Hospitality Services in Practice, Health Care Practice, Exercise Science and Health Fitness, Events Planning and Operation, Fundamental Health Care, Exercise and Fitness Coaching / Sports and Fitness Coaching, Rehabilitation Care Practice and eSports Technology / eSports Technology and Management.
- Applicants may be required to attend an interview.
For Year 1 / Year 3 General Entry Requirements, please refer to Admission.
Tuition fees
- The tuition fees are charged according to the number of credit points taken during a semester.
- The tuition fee for academic year 2025/26 per credit:
Local Students Non-local Students HK$ 3,575 HK$ 4,300
Programme-specific Scholarship
(I) Hong Kong China Rugby Scholarship
The Hong Kong China Rugby (HKCR) Charitable Trust Fund was set up to provide financial assistance to those committed rugby players who have satisfactory scholastic achievements with needs for financial support. The Scholarships will be awarded at the discretion of the Hong Kong China Rugby (HKCR) Charitable Trust Fund Committee. Incentive Award has established to reward applicant with outstanding performance.
(II) Elite Athletes Charitable Trust Scholarships
The Hong Kong Elite Athletes Association (HKEAA) with its aims to promoting sports, has offered scholarship to those who are keen to take part in sports or work for the industry.
| No. of Scholarship(s) | Value per Scholarship (HK$) |
| 2 | $5,000 |
(III) Cricket Hong Kong Scholarships
Cricket Hong Kong Scholarship aims to recognize and award SRM students who have actively participated in Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) with Cricket Hong Kong.
| No. of Scholarship(s) | Value per Scholarship (HK$) |
| 2 | $5,000 |
Programme Curriculum
This is a credit-based programme, which students will normally complete over 4 years (in 8 semesters). Students are required to take 132 credit points with modules as shown below and an Industrial Attachment module for work-integrated learning.
To encourage lifelong learning in general, and to provide students with greater flexibility, the programme will be offered through a credit-based module accumulation system with a multi-entry and multi-exit structure.
Sports Coaching
This Programme prepares students to select coaching methods and tools to assess and train athletes. Students will learn how to design and evaluate training programmes so as to maximise their sports performances of individuals and teams.
As professionals in sports coaching, graduates are expected to solve problems that arise from sports coaching and training in a professional manner.
Year 1
- Business Management Fundamentals
- Introduction to Functional Anatomy & Exercise Physiology
- Law & Ethics in Sports & Recreation
- Motor Learning & Control for Human Performance
- Philosophy & Sociology in Sports & Recreation
- Sports Massage & Stretching
- Sports Skills Development – Individual Sports
- Sports Skills Development – Team Sports
- GE Core Module: Chinese 1
- GE Core Module: Creativity & Innovation in Society
- GE Core Module: English for Academic Studies 1
Year 2
- Active & Healthy Lifestyle Promotion
- Adventure-based Recreation
- Facilities Management in Sports & Recreation
- Management of Sports Injuries
- Marketing Management
- Nutrition for Health & Performance
- Sports & Recreation for Selected Populations
- Sports Skills Development – Aqua Sports
- GE Core Module: AI and Blockchain in Society & Work
- GE Core Module: Entrepreneurial Mindset
- GE Elective Module 1*
Year 3
- Advanced Functional Anatomy & Exercise Physiology
- Exercise Principles & Programming
- Fitness Coaching & Management
- Research Methods & Statistics
- Sports Coaching – Individual Sports
- Strength & Conditioning for Sports Performance
- Work-integrated Learning
- GE Core Module: Chinese 2
- GE Core Module: English for Academic Studies 2
- GE Core Module: English for Professional Purposes
- GE Elective Module 2*
Year 4
- Honours Project 1
- Honours Project 2
- Outdoor Sports Skills & Coaching
- Performance Measurement & Analyses
- Sports Biomechanics
- Sports Coaching – Team Sports
- Sports Psychology
- Talent Identification & Long-Term Development
- Programme Elective 1*
- GE Elective Module 3*
- GE Elective Module 4*
Programme Electives*
- Accounting for Management
- Customer Service Management in Sports & Recreation
- Entrepreneurship
- Operation & Management in Clubhouse & Spa
- Park, Pool & Horticulture Management
- Relaxation & Stress Management
- Sports & Globalisation
- Sports Events Planning & Management
- Sports Media, Communication & Public Relations
- Staff Training & Development
- Strategic Management
GE Elective Modules*
- Accounting for Non-Accountants
- Advanced Topics in Food Science
- Asian Fashion Retail Marketing
- Basics of Building Information Modelling
- Biographies in World History & Biographical Writing in Chinese
- Buildings & Infrastructures Appreciation
- Cantonese Linguistics in Hong Kong Popular Culture
- Chinese as a Foreign Language & Culture
- Corporate Social Responsibility in Action
- Creative Writing in Chinese
- Design for Fun
- Digital 3D Modeling & Printing for Beginners
- Effective Branding & Consumer Behaviour
- Entrepreneurship in Action
- Environment, Development & Sustainability
- Environmental Engineering
- Environmental, Health & Safety Implementation of Commercial & Industrial Project
- Essentials in People Management
- FinTech Fundamentals
- Food & Agriculture
- From Language to Daily Life: Understanding Hong Kong Cantonese & its Culture
- Gemological Science
- Green & Intelligent Building
- Guangdong Dim Sum Culinary Skills & Culture
- Health & Medical Technology Development in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area
- Hong Kong Literature: the Local, the Mainland & the World
- Hong Kong Society: Continuity & Change
- Housing Policy & Management
- Impact of Contemporary Design on Society
- Indoor Environmental Engineering
- Introduction to Aircraft Technology
- Introduction to Concepts of New Engineering Contract
- Introduction to French Language & Culture
- Introduction to Interpreting Skills (Cantonese-English)
- Introduction to Japanese Language & Culture
- Introduction to Spanish Language & Culture
- Journey to the Exotic World of Microorganisms
- Land Art
- Landscape Appreciation
- Language, Culture & Society
- Literature & Modern China
- Living with Sustainable Materials
- Making Sense of Our World: Selected Topics in Sociology
- Music Technology, Creativity & Production
- Personal Financial Management
- Plants & Human Civilisations
- Primary Health Care & Health Promotion
- Principles of Project Finance
- Processing of Chinese Materia Medica
- Project Organisation Techniques
- Renewable Energy & Its Application in Buildings
- Safety & Quality of Consumer Products
- Self-marketing & Personal Branding
- Service Leadership in a New Era
- Technology & the Future of Work
- The Art & Science of Film
- The Art of Professional Speaking
- The Modern World: History & Culture
- The Tourism Industry in Hong Kong
- Traditional & New Construction Technologies in Mainland China
- Translation in Everyday Life (English-Chinese)
- Understanding Citizenship in the Modern World
- Understanding Hong Kong History & Culture through Heritage
- Urban Greenery & Ecology
- Western Classical Music Appreciation
* Modules offerings are subject to changes.
Remark: Students are also required to complete the Work-integrated Learning module before a Bachelor Degree is awarded.
work-integrated learning
Work-integrated Learning (WIL) modules, which are directed industry attachments that provide powerful learning experiences by integrating theoretical learning with its application in the workplace. Students are required to complete 250 hours of Work-integrated Learning to be eligible for the award of Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Sports Coaching.
Our WIL partners
| BlueSky Football Club |
| Bubble Swimming Academy |
| Camp Taiwan |
| Carmel Park U Secondary School |
| Carmel Secondary School |
| Central Venue Management |
| Cheerful Taekwondo Association |
| Citybase Property Management Ltd |
| CoAct Limited |
| Cricket Hong Kong |
| Department of Sport, The University of Nottingham Ningbo China |
| Dynamic Care Limited |
| Elite Sports and Recreation Association |
| Fitzio Fitness and Rehabilitation Clinic |
| GRS Health Services |
| Hantang Netball Club |
| Happy Valley Athletic Association |
| Health Plus Physiotherapy Centre |
| HKYWCA of Hong Kong Sydney Leong Holiday Lodge |
| Hong Kong Air Cadet Corps – Ha Fa Shan Camp |
| Hong Kong Canoe Union |
| Hong Kong Disneyland |
| Hong Kong Dodgebee Association Limited |
| Hong Kong Football Club |
| Hong Kong Kin-Ball Association |
| Hong Kong Playground Association – Camp Section |
| Hong Kong Rugby Union |
| Hong Kong Sports Association for Persons with Intellectual Disability |
| Hong Kong Sports Institute Limited |
| Hong Kong Sports Therapists Union Limited |
| Hong Yip Service Company Limited |
| iPhysio Exercise and Manual Therapy Centre |
| Karate-do Goshin Kan |
| KidSports Athletic Club (Hong Kong) Limited |
| Ladies Recreation Club |
| Leisure and Cultural Services Department |
| MacPherson Stadium of Hong Kong Playground Association |
| Multi-Sport Limited |
| Openball Sports and Entertainment Limited |
| Orienteering Association of Hong Kong |
| Pinnacle Performance Limited |
| Prohab Group Limited |
| Pro-Health Physiotherapy Centre |
| Pure International (HK) Limited |
| Ricky Lau Chinese Medicine and Physiotherapy Centre Limited |
| SMART Centre (Special, Multi-functional and Advanced Rehabilitation Training Centre), Tung Wah Group of Hospitals |
| South China Athletic Association |
| Sports Science Research Centre of Shandong Province |
| Sportsline Hong Kong Limited |
| Sportsoho Media Limited |
| SPT Physiotherapy & Sports Clinic |
| Stanford Pools Consultant Ltd |
| Strive Fitness |
| Swimming Net |
| Teens Family Football Club Company Ltd |
| The Aberdeen Marina Club |
| The Citizen Athletic Association Ltd |
| The Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club |
| The Cycling Association of Hong Kong, China Limited |
| The Gymnastics Association of Hong Kong, China |
| The Hong Kong Buddhist Association Chan Ma Mee York Memorial Camp |
| The Hong Kong Hockey Association |
| The Hong Kong Netball Association |
| TWGHs. Ko Wong Mo Ching Memorial Holistic Healthcare Center |
| Victor and Partners Physiotherapy |
| Warren & Partners Physiotherapy Center (Tsuen Wan) |
| Winner Track Limited |
| World Wide Fund For Nature Hong Kong |
| Yello Business and Marketing Consulting |
| Yuen Long District Sports Association Limited |
| Ziberty Sports Studio |