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The BSc (Hons) in Nutrition & Exercise Science is a full-time, four-year, honours degree course of study that can be chosen within the Exercise Sciences Common Entry Route. The BSc (Hons) in Nutrition and Exercise Science programme will give graduates the knowledge and skills to work individual athletes and teams to optimise nutritional intake. They will also have the knowledge and skills to assist the general population in following healthy eating guidelines and achieving a healthy body weight. The programme emphasises nutrition for maximizing an individual's health and sports performance, athlete specific nutrition, exercise physiology, sport specific supplements and their safety.

At the end of the programme, graduates will be able to:

Assess the specific nutritional needs of various athletic populations

Undertake a comprehensive dietary intake analysis

Assist athletic populations in altering dietary intake and dietary planning to optimise performance, during training and around competition

Assist the general population in following healthy eating guideline and achieving a health bodyweight

Advise on the use of supplements

Assist athletes, coaches and the general public in distinguishing fact from fiction with reference to the nutrition research literature

Graduates of the course may work in the following roles

Dietetics Assistant

Food and Nutrition Industry – Product Development

Supplements Industry

Nutrition Adviser to General Healthy Population

Nutrition Adviser to Athletes in Teams

Sports Scientist

Health Coach and Nutritionist

Weight Management Consultants

Food Technologist

Fitness Instructor

Personal Trainers

Follow-on study for BSc (Hons) in Nutrition and Exercise Science graduates

Graduates of this course can also continue to further postgraduate study in Dietetics, Nutrition, Sport and Exercise Nutrition, Public Health Nutrition and Strength and Conditioning (SETU).

Opportunities also exist in the Department of Sport and Exercise Science to undertake research postgraduate degrees to doctoral level in Nutrition and Sports Nutrition