Sport & Exercise Nutrition (Taught)

Learn to support athletes’ competitive performance, recovery, and overall health by providing them with specialist and evidence-based nutritional advice.

As part of this course, you’ll:
• Study an academically challenging and vocationally relevant programme, underpinned by evidence-based practice
• Gain a thorough understanding of the multidisciplinary aspects of sport and exercise nutrition
• Study the principles and applications of sport and exercise nutrition in practice
• Explore scientific concepts that promote an understanding of issues in the study of sport and exercise nutrition

SENR accredited
This course is accredited by the Sport and Exercise Nutrition Register (SENR), the national register for qualified sport and exercise nutritionists.

Alternative study options
As well as the PG Dip Sport and Exercise Nutrition (120 credits), we offer other postgraduate study routes in Sport and Exercise Nutrition which can be studied full-time or part-time:
• MSc Sport & Exercise Nutrition (180 credits)
• PG Cert Sport & Exercise Nutrition (60 credits)
• PG Cert Sport & Exercise Nutrition for Healthcare Practitioners (60 credits). This course is delivered on weekends, to suit healthcare professionals looking to fit in study around work

Specialist facilities
You’ll learn in the university’s new state-of-the-art Carnegie School of Sport building. Explore our facilities, including videos and a virtual tour. The building houses a wealth of outstanding facilities including:
• Dedicated research laboratories
• Nutrition laboratories
• Body composition laboratories, including dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry [DXA]
• Environmental chambers
• Enhanced physiology laboratories
• Enhanced strength and conditioning spaces
• Biochemistry laboratories
• Indoor sprint track and rooftop walking track and terrace

Build your experience
Alongside building your subject-specific knowledge, you’ll develop practical and soft skills. You’ll practise using your expertise through a variety of physiology labs, nutrition workshops and other applied sessions. This course will enable you to gain real-world experience working to support a case study. In addition, you’ll have opportunities to apply for work in an applied sport science setting with elite athletes under the guidance of a registered SENR practitioner. This will enable you to develop professional skills relevant to a variety of work-related settings.