Coaching education is an interdisciplinary field that includes training science, exercise physiology, kinesiology, sport psychology, statistics, technique teaching, tactical development of sports branches and performance planning. The Department of Coaching Education started teaching in the 2001-2002 academic year. The department aims to enable students to follow the performances of athletes both in Turkey and in the world, to make effective athlete training, and to conduct scientific research in the field of sport. In addition, it aims to develop students' skills and leadership qualities. The department has 11 basic sports branches: Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Gymnastics, Football, Handball, Table Tennis, Tennis, Volleyball, Swimming, Archery. Students specialise in the field of their choice within these fields. The Department of Coaching Education offers courses that improve the theoretical and practical knowledge of students with an education system based on scientific methods.