The course is attractive to students who may have played golf in the region as it offers a stepping-stone towards a career in golf coaching and management; the certificate can also offer progression to a degree in sports coaching or sport and fitness management at the university; the course provides the student with the underlying knowledge required for coaching golf, including an introduction to the psychology and physiology of sport; for potential managers it provides an insight into the sports industry and the management of sports facilities; these modules are taught at the university's Bishop Otter campus in Chichester; these subjects are applied to the golfing context through a practical analysis of golf module and a green maintenance and management module, both of which are delivered at the Chichester Golf Centre in Hunston.