Sport Nutrition

In this module, you'll design and undertake a significant scientific research study on a topic of professional interest and relevance in your specialist study area. 

In this module, you'll cover the physiological responses and adaptations of the body that occur with exercise training and performance. 

This module explores nutritional needs through the life course. It presents the principles of nutrition and discusses food composition, dietary requirements and the acute and chronic life course consequences of imbalanced nutrient intake. You’ll explore the range of interventions available for optimum lifespan nutrition. 
 
You’ll gain a core knowledge of dietary sources of energy, nutrients and bioactive constituents of food, nutrient deficiencies and excesses in the human diet. You'll consider the impact on the development of disease across the lifespan as well as developing a comprehensive understanding of nutrients and non-nutrient bioactive compounds. You'll discuss dietary recommendations and analysis programmes with the aim to improve the health of the population and the nutritional adequacy of a variety of diets.  

In this module, we'll provide you with an in-depth knowledge into laboratory techniques used in sports and exercise nutrition, research and practice. You'll gain a theoretical underpinning and practical application of techniques relating to nutrition, physiology and performance. 

In this module, we'll deliver core knowledge and skills to enable you to assess and analyse an individual’s nutritional status using dietary intake and body composition assessment. You'll do this by measuring an individual’s food intake, calculating their nutritional requirements and developing potential management strategies. You'll learn to assess nutritional status using standard and advanced anthropometric methods. You'll also learn a range of dietary intake assessment methods, the calculation of nutritional requirements and practical management strategies, should you identify the need for nutritional intervention. We'll also teach you about dietary-related diseases and conditions and covers practical skills in designing individual level dietary support and interventions. 

This module will provide you with the skills, knowledge and practical experience required for a practising nutritionist to work in the field of sport and exercise nutrition. Through a combination of lectures, seminars and practicals, you'll consider the communication, professional and practical skills necessary to translate sports nutrition principles into applied professional advice in a range of sporting environments.

In this module, you'll examine the theory, methods and applications of public health, nutrition and promotion in the context of changing individual and population behaviours for the improvement of society’s health.

You’ll evaluate current trends and emerging developments in sports nutrition, focusing upon the evidence-based application, policies and practices within the field of performance nutrition. 
 
In this module, you'll focus on recent and current research in nutrition for athletic performance and its application to an athletic population, with reference to performance, recovery and health of athletes. You'll relate it to food and nutritional supplementation, in addition to exercise methods that may be manipulated to enhance performance.   

In this module, you'll cover the key concepts in sport and exercise nutrition, with specific focus on macronutrient and micronutrient intakes, ergogenic aids and nutritional periodisation for performance.