BSc Sports Nutrition

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London Metropolitan University

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• Objectives
  This course concentrates on understanding how the human body functions during exercise and sport. Sports Nutrition is an important component in maximising athletic potential and minimising health risks associated with sporting activity. You consider the role of exercise in healthy lifestyles, and in the treatment of various diseases, with emphasis on the interactions between nutrition and physical performance.
• Entry requirements
  You should have GCSE English and Mathematics at grade C or above (or equivalent). Successful applicants are normally expected to achieve one of the following: at least 160 points from two or more A-levels, including biology and physical education or science; or at least 160 points from two A-levels (Applied subjects) in science; or a BTEC National Diploma in Science with MMP and at least four merits in the final year, including biology-related modules, but excluding common skills. Entry from appropriate Foundation or Access courses will also be considered.
• Academic title
  BSc Sports Nutrition
• Course description
  Course structure
  
  You study eight modules at each level.
  
  Level 1
  
      * Basic Sports Science
      * Sports Training Principles
      * Human Physiology
      * Data Analysis
      * Introduction to Human Nutrition
      * Professional Studies
      * Functional Anatomy
      * Introduction to Psychology and Coaching
  
  Level 2
  
      * Exercise Physiology I
      * Nutritional Physiology and Biochemistry I
      * Human Nutrition II
      * Project Preparation
      * Nutritional Physiology and Biochemistry II
      * Sports Biomechanics
      * Sports Psychology
      * Sports Coaching, Theory and Practice
  
  Level 3
  
      * Project (double module)
      * Nutritional Epidemiology and Public Health
      * Sports and Exercise Nutrition
      * Exercise Physiology II
      * Applied and Environmental Physiology
      * Current Issues in Applied Coaching

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