Course Content
Year 1
Core modules
- Introduction to Sport and Exercise Physiology
- Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology
- Food and Healthy Eating
- Sport Culture and Society: a critical introduction
- Foundation Nutrition
- Developing Academic and Research Skills
Year 2
Core modules:
- Behaviour Change, Physical Activity and Health
- Exercise and Health Physiology
- Applied Nutrition
- Nutrition and Metabolism
- Integrated Applied and Professional Skills
Choose three optional modules:
Choose one or two from:
- Applied Sport and Exercise Physiology
- Practical Applications in Sport and Exercise Psychology
- Sociology of Sport, Health and the Body
Optional placement year
- Optional year-long work placement. If you are not taking a placement you will progress directly to your final year in year three.
Final Year
Core modules:
- Current Topics in Sport and Exercise Nutrition
- Aetiology and Management of Disease
- Applied Topics in Exercise Nutrition and Health
- Sport Project and Dissertation
Optional modules:
Choose one from:
- Contemporary Issues in the Sociology of Sport: Cross-Cultural Perspectives
- Sport, Exercise and the Brain
- Strength, Power and Endurance for Sport and Exercise
- Talent Development in Sport
- Child and Adolescent Growth, Health and Performance
- Advanced Topics in Sport and Exercise Psychology
- Challenging Critical Issues in Sport
- Hormone and Immune Function in Sport and Exercise
