
BSc in Nutrition - Exercise and Health
Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom
DURATION
3 up to 6 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
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TUITION FEES
GBP 9,250 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* only for home students. We will continue to accept applications from international students after the 25th of January
** UK students: £9,250 per year | international: £15,800 for the first year
Introduction
Why choose this course?
Would you like to promote good health and help to prevent disease? Practical knowledge of the benefits of nutrition and exercise can improve people's well-being.
This course studies anatomy, physiology, energy metabolism, nutrition, sport and exercise psychology and other related subjects. You'll examine the promotion of exercise and nutrition to improve people's physical and mental health.
You'll have access to excellent specialist facilities, including a Bodpod machine, a bespoke nutrition kitchen and a highly experienced, dedicated team to help you make the most out of your time with us.
Through optional modules in Year 3, you can focus on nutrition, sport and exercise science or a combination, including contemporary issues in food and nutrition, or ergogenic aids and extreme environments, making your degree bespoke to you. The four-year sandwich route has a year's industry-related work experience.
Reasons to choose Kingston University
- This degree is accredited by the Association for Nutrition (AfN).
- After graduation, you can apply for registration as an Associate Nutritionist (ANutr) on the UK Voluntary Register of Nutritionists.
- Kingston is ranked No.3 in London for sports science (Guardian University League table 2022).
Accreditation
All nutrition lecturers are either:
- members of the Association for Nutrition (AfN, our professional body); and
- registered nutritionists with the Association for Nutrition with specialisms in nutrition science or public health or registered public health nutritionists.
or
- registered dietitians with the British Dietetic Association and the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
Nutrition lecturers are also members of the Nutrition Society.
Such links help them to keep up with the latest developments and research ideas.
The course is accredited for 2018 entry by the Association for Nutrition. Accreditation means that Kingston University Nutrition BSc(Hons) graduates can apply to become associate registered nutritionists without having to prove competence. The course was first accredited in 2017.
The Association for Nutrition was launched in March 2010 as a wholly independent not-for-profit professional association registered as a company limited by guarantee. It is the professional body for the regulation and registration of nutritionists, including animal nutritionists, food nutritionists, nutrition scientists, public health nutritionists and sports/exercise nutritionists. The Association aims to protect the public and promote well-being by admitting to the UK Voluntary Register of Nutritionists (UKVRN) only those who demonstrate high ethical and quality standards, founded on evidence-based science. It sets proficiency and competence criteria, promotes continuing professional development and safe conduct, and accredits university undergraduate and postgraduate courses.
Studying on an accredited course is a 'mark of quality' and ensures that your course is well structured, organised and relevant to the profession and that it satisfies the demanding requirements and benchmarks of a respected quality assurance framework. It also provides employers with an assurance that graduates have covered set competencies, making them more employable and more likely to stand out to future employers. Accreditation and registration with the UK Voluntary Register of Nutritionists (UKVRN) also shows a strong commitment to continuous professional development and asserts to the public your overall commitment to the nutrition profession and the science that underpins it.
The Nutrition Society was established in 1941 to advance the scientific study of nutrition and its application to the maintenance of human and animal health. The Society is highly regarded by the scientific community and is Europe's largest learned society for nutrition.
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Curriculum
What you will study
Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list. Those listed here may also be a mixture of core and optional modules.
Year 1
Year 1 introduces the fundamental concepts of food and nutrition, human anatomy, exercise and physiology, together with sport and exercise psychology. You will also study the essential principles of scientific investigation.
Core modules
- Food and Nutrition 1: An Introduction
- Essentials for Sport and Exercise Science
- Sport and Exercise Psychology 1
- Functional Anatomy and Exercise Physiology
Year 2
Year 2 extends your knowledge of the effects of nutrition, sport and exercise on human physiology and exercise prescription. You will examine the principles of energy metabolism and develop your understanding of health and exercise physiology and sport and exercise psychology. A module in research methods will prepare you for your Year 3 research project.
If you choose the four-year sandwich route of this degree, you will have a year's industry-related work experience between Years 2 and 3.
Core modules
- Food and Nutrition 2: Applied Nutrition
- Research Methods in Exercise Science
- Sport and Exercise Psychology 2
Optional modules
- Health and Exercise Physiology
Final year
In the final year, you will apply your knowledge of nutrition and exercise to topics such as the role of nutrition in health and disease, public health promotion, and the psychological issues relating to health and exercise. You may study either contemporary issues of food and nutrition or nutritional ergogenic aids and the extreme environment. You will also undertake an independent project, focused on exercise, nutrition or health science.
Core modules
- Food and Nutrition 3: Public Health Nutrition
- Exercise and Health Psychology
- Project or Dissertation (Nutrition) OR Sport and Exercise Science Project
Optional modules
- Food and Nutrition 4: Contemporary Issues in Food and Nutrition OR Extreme Environments and Ergogenic Aids
Please note
Optional modules only run if there is enough demand. If we have an insufficient number of students interested in an optional module, that module will not be offered for this course.
Rankings
Guardian University Guide
We were ranked No.2 in the UK and No.1 in London for sport science (Guardian University Guide league tables 2020).
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Career Opportunities
After you graduate
There are opportunities in nutrition, exercise and health-related research, the sport and leisure industries, lifestyle management, health promotion, public health and teaching.
Employability preparation at Kingston University
In addition to building expertise in your own discipline, our courses will also help you to develop key transferable skills that you'll need for professional life or further study once you graduate.
As well as a range of careers and employability activities at Kingston, we also offer you the chance to apply and develop your skills in live contexts as an integral part of your course. Opportunities include:
- placements;
- working or studying abroad;
- volunteering;
- peer mentoring roles; and
- internship opportunities within and outside the University.
In your final year, you'll get the opportunity to complete a major 'capstone' project where you can apply the knowledge and skills you have acquired to a range of real issues in different contexts. This is a great way to learn and is a valuable bridge to employment or further research at the master's level.
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Program Admission Requirements
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