Course OverviewNutrition and exercise are the most fundamental components of a healthy lifestyle, with inappropriate nutrition and/or insufficient exercise being the most common causes of a wide range of disease.

At the same time, correct nutrition is essential for supporting and maximising sports performance and training adaptations. Our degree in Nutrition and Sport & Exercise Science is therefore ideal for those with in interests in both of these fields as a future career. You will gain the knowledge, skills and experience with which to forge a career working with clinical populations or elite sports performers.

You will develop the essential knowledge, understanding and skills that a nutritionist requires, with a focus on the delivery of five core competencies (Nutritional science, Food chain, Social and behaviour sciences, Health and well-being and Professional conduct). You will learn the skills needed to become a sports scientist, with an understanding of how to maximise sports performance while focusing on psychology, physiology, biomechanics, performance analysis, nutrition and strength & conditioning.

You will leave with the skills to become a nutritionist and a sports scientist, able to work in public health settings providing specialist advice for populations at risk of non-communicable disease or support and coach elite sports performers. You will be taught by tutors who are active researchers in the field of Nutrition and Sport & Exercise Science, all of whom regularly publish their work in the scientific literature that you will read as you progress through your degree.

Fees and Additional CostsThe tuition fees for 2021/2022 are £9,250 for full-time undergraduate courses.

If you are a student from the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands, your tuition fees will also be £9,250. The University reserves the right to increase Home and EU Undergraduate and PGCE tuition fees in line with any inflationary or other increase authorised by the Secretary of State for future years of study.

You will also need to consider the cost of your accommodation each year whilst you study at university.

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Nutrition and Sport & Exercise Science BSc (Hons)UCAS Code: B4C6 | Duration: 3 years | Full-time | Hope Park | 2021/2022Placement year opportunities available | Study Abroad opportunities

Entry RequirementsThe standard offer level is 112 UCAS tariff points.

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Year OneIntroduction to Nutrition and Sport & Exercise Science

Your first year introduces you to the key disciplines that underpin nutrition and sport and exercise sciences. You will primarily study principles of human nutrition and exercise physiology & the measurement of physical activity and its relationship with health.

Topics studied include:

• Macronutrients and micronutrients • Nutrient composition of foods and

dietary analysis• Fluid and energy balance• Alcohol and non-nutritive substances• Diet modification• Exercise physiology• Physical activity and health• Principles of muscular strength and

conditioning.

Year TwoExplorations in Nutrition and Sport & Exercise Science

Your second year builds on knowledge gained in the first year to develop further knowledge in applied nutrition and the physiology of exercise, with a focus on the scientific principles of designing a training programme and maximising its outcome.

Topics studied include:

• Assessment of nutritional status • Nutrition and lifecycle

• Genes and obesity • Food enrichment and fortification• Basic nutritional epidemiology and

public health nutrition• Physiology of exercise training• Training programme design• Measuring exercise and sports

performance• Paediatric exercise and health• Public health and health promotion.

Year ThreeAdvance Studies in Nutrition and Sport & Exercise Science

In your final year, you will focus on the advanced understanding of Human Nutrition, and study the extremes of sport & exercise science, from pushing the “marginal gains” of sports performance to prescribing exercise for health-related benefits.

Topics studied include:

• Nutrition, physical activity and sport • Obesity and weight management • Clinical nutrition • Public health nutrition • Food choice and behaviour

modification of dietary intake • Advanced studies in sports

performance• Motor control• Physical activity, health and special

populations• Research dissertation.

COURSE STRUCTURE Teaching on this degree is structured into lectures, where all students are taught together, seminars of smaller groups of around 15-20 students, and tutorials which typically have no more than 10 students. You will also go on a number of fieldtrips throughout your studies, and will have the opportunity to have a one-to-one meeting with your tutor each week.

In your first year of study there are approximately 12 teaching hours each week, which reduces to approximately 10 teaching hours in your second and third years. On top of teaching hours, you are also expected to spend approximately 30 hours studying independently for each week of your course, including studying in groups to prepare for any group assessments that you may have.

ASSESSMENT AND FEEDBACKAssessment of your progress is made primarily via coursework, but with two exams in the summer term being taken each year. These exams are worth 33% of the first year and 25% of the second and third years. A wide variety of coursework assessments are used to enable all types of learners to excel and to prepare you for your future career. We therefore utilise individual and group presentations, laboratory reports, portfolios, case studies, essays and practical tests.

In your final year, you will complete a research dissertation on a research topic that you will discuss with one of the teaching team. For all coursework assessments we make the marking criteria available in advance, with specific taught sessions dedicated to understanding the requirements for all of our assessment. Following submission, we provide a comprehensive, online package of feedback and future support for every piece of coursework.

Nutrition and Sport & Exercise Science BSc (Hons) Curriculum

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