Health, Nutrition and Exercise (Sandwich) BSc (Hons)

University of Bedfordshire

Bachelor's degree

In Luton

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Luton

About the course Health improvement practitioners increasingly need to understand the impact of nutrition and exercise on health, fitness and disease. This course offers a scientific basis for health promotion and covers key disciplines that relate exercise and nutrition to health. This includes the physiology and prescription of nutrition and exercise, health behaviour change, and investigative skills. The course offers you exercise practitioner and nutritionist accreditation opportunities, strong NHS and community health links, and prepares you for employment in the food or fitness industries, health promotion, lifestyle education and public health.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Luton (Bedfordshire)
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University Of Bedfordshire Business School, Luton Campus (Vicarage Street), LU1 3JU

Start date

On request

About this course

We will consider you as an individual and take into account all elements of your application, not just your qualifications. We are looking for breadth and depth in your current studies and enthusiasm for the subject you wish to study. / entry UCAS Tariff Score of at least , with a minimum of from at least 2 A Levels UCAS Tariff Score of at least from BTEC level 3 QCF Qualifications which should include a minimum of Distinction Merit from either two BTEC Subsidiary Diplomas or from a BTEC Diploma or Merit Merit Merit in the BTEC Extended Diploma UCAS Tariff .

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Subjects

  • Public Health
  • Nutrition
  • Fitness
  • Psychology
  • Public
  • Health Psychology
  • NHS Training

Course programme

  • Benefit from accreditation by the Association for Nutrition which allows graduates direct entry onto the register of Associate Nutritionists
  • Gain from integrated accreditation opportunities for exercise practice with the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) including Level 3 Personal Training and Level 3 Exercise Referral awards
  • Learn about prevention and treatment of chronic disease such as obesity, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus and cancer
  • Study areas including how nutrition and exercise contribute to the prevention and management of disease; health psychology and behaviour change; communication skills for healthcare professionals; research and investigative skills
  • Study with a world-leading research team in community and field settings and in our sport and exercise science laboratories using state-of-the-art equipment
  • Benefit from employer links with the NHS and local community health programmes, which keep the course relevant to current practice
Year 1
  • Exercise Principles and Practice
  • Principles of Nutrition
  • Introduction to Health Psychology and Counselling
  • Foundations for Degree Studies
Year 2
  • Advanced Exercise Principles and Practice
  • Nutrient Metabolism
  • Public Health Nutrition
  • Applied Health Psychology and Public Health
  • Research Skills
  • Dissertation Preparation
Year 3
  • Sandwich Year placement
Year 4
  • Exercise Consultancy & Commercial Practice*
  • Physical Activity and Health*
  • Endocrinology of Physical Activity*
  • Nutrition for Health and Clinical Populations
  • Psychology of Physical Activity*
  • Communication skills for health, nutrition and exercise professionals*
  • Dissertation for Health, Nutrition & Exercise
  • Extended Work Experience Project for Sport Science Related Courses*
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