Applied Sports Science with Sport & Exercise Nutrition - BSc

Program Overview

This four-year Applied Sports Science with Sport & Exercise Nutrition BSc equips students with a comprehensive understanding of nutrition and exercise in sports performance. Through hands-on experience, including work placement, students develop core knowledge and skills for careers in the dynamic global sporting industry.

Program Outline

Applied Sports Science with Sport & Exercise Nutrition – BSc - Detailed Extraction

Degree Overview:

This course provides a comprehensive understanding of the scientific principles and practical applications of nutrition and exercise in sports performance. Students will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience during the course by working with populations of all ages, genders, and abilities through modules such as Nutrition Across the Lifecycle and The Female Athlete, as well as during work placement (or studying abroad) in the third year of the course. The key features of this four-year programme have been designed to reflect the dynamic global sporting environment in which sports nutrition, testing, analysis, and businesses operate. A unique element of the course is the applied nature of study where most modules have significant practical elements that focus on developing the core knowledge and skills necessary to be industry ready upon graduation.

Outline:

Year 1

• Semester 1:
• Communications Skills:
Credits: 5
• Composition & Metabolism of Nutrition:
Credits: 5
• Foundations of Nutrition:
Credits: 5
• Fundamentals of Human Anatomy:
Credits: 5
• Physical Activity Movement & Development:
Credits: 5
• Resistance Training Principles:
Credits: 5
• Semester 2:
• Foundations in Biomechanics:
Credits: 5
• Fundamental Movement Skills:
Credits: 5
• Introduction to Exercise Physiology:
Credits: 5
• Nutrition Across The Lifecycle:
Credits: 5
• Philosophy & Ethics of Practice:
Credits: 5
• Resistance Training Methods:
Credits: 5

Year 2

• Semester 1:
• Nutritional Assessment:
Credits: 5
• Psychology for Sport:
Credits: 5
• Public Health Nutrition:
Credits: 5
• Speed & Agility for Sport:
Credits: 5
• Sports Nutrition:
Credits: 5
• Sports Profiling & Needs Analysis:
Credits: 5
• Semester 2:
• Behaviour Management:
Credits: 5
• Endurance Development for Sport:
Credits: 5
• Injury Management & Return to Play:
Credits: 5
• Performance Measurement & Testing:
Credits: 5
• Sports Statistics:
Credits: 5
• Training for Power & Force Production:
Credits: 5

Year 3

• Semester 1:
• Ergogenic Aids for Sport & Performance:
Credits: 5
• Food Safety & Technology:
Credits: 5
• Nutrition for Health & Disease:
Credits: 5
• Professional Practice & Content Creation:
Credits: 5
• Sports Technology Analytics:
Credits: 5
• Statistics for Sport:
Credits: 5

Careers:

The course reflects the dynamic global sporting environment in which sports nutrition, testing, analysis, and businesses operate and prepares students for entry into employment in the private and public sector including:

• National Governing Bodies for Sport
• Elite Sport Teams
• High Performance Centres
• Gyms
• Local Authority Organisations such as Sport Partnerships
• Community groups
• Local Sport Clubs

Further Study:

Successful graduates of this programme are eligible for Level 9 and 10 postgraduate programmes within TUS or elsewhere.