**Course overview**
- BSc (Hons) Nutrition and Exercise Sciences will equip you with the knowledge and skills required for promoting the health of the general public, clients with risk factors or patients who already suffer from a disease. This is a truly multi-disciplinary course, with each of the areas taught by specialists in that field, producing graduates with in-depth knowledge in all facets of the subject.
- Sedentary lifestyles and poor nutrition can cause diseases that place an enormous burden on the individual and the whole society. To deal with these problems, there is growing emphasis placed on the fitness and preventative medicine sectors. Therefore, our graduates, who are specifically trained in methods to prevent and treat disease with exercise and nutritional intervention programmes, are becoming more popular in these sectors.
- With an increasing importance placed on the preventative medicine sectors, graduates of this course are highly sought after as they are trained in methods to prevent and reduce disease through exercise and nutritional intervention programmes.
- You’ll have the opportunity to work with professional sports clubs and athletes. You’ll also have the opportunity to undertake work experience or research opportunities abroad via student exchange programmes. We have links with universities in the United States, Canada and Spain, offering the opportunity for students to live and study Year 2 abroad.
**Why study with us**
- BSc (Hons) Nutrition and Exercise Sciences is ranked 6th in the UK for student satisfaction (Complete University Guide 2021)
- Study on one of only six courses in the UK endorsed by the Sport and Exercise Nutrition Register and benefit from being taught by experienced Registered Nutritionists as well as Clinical and Exercise Physiologists and Experienced Industry Professionals.
- From year 2 specialise by following the Human Nutrition Pathway or the Health and Fitness Pathway.
Course Details - Modules
Year 1: Principles of Physiology and Scientific Enquiry, Principles of Biology and Nutrition, Planning and Instructing Exercise for Health and Fitness, Health and the Social Sciences
Year 2: Principles of Physiology and Scientific Enquiry, Principles of Biology and Nutrition, Planning and Instructing Exercise for Health and Fitness, Health and the Social Sciences
Nutrition Strand - Food Processing and Preservation
Health and Fitness Strand - Advanced Principles of Exercise and Training
Year 3: Research OR Consultancy Project, Nutrition and Health, Nutrition Strand, Nutritional Biochemistry. 2 options from: Food Borne Disease, Food Allergies and Intolerances, Public Health: Delivery and Action, Psychology of Diet and Exercise, Professional Work Experience
Health and Fitness Strand - Exercise Referral
2 options from: Training Prescription for the Elite Athlete, Public Health: Delivery and Action, Psychology of Diet and Exercise, Professional Work Experience
Course Details – Assessment Method
Assessment Methods are not listed for this Course.
Course Details – Professional Bodies
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How to Apply
26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application Codes
Course code:
B4C0
Institution code:
C30
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Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
104 to 112 UCAS points at A2
104 to 112 UCAS points
104 to 112 UCAS points
104 to 112 UCAS points
104 to 112 UCAS points at Higher Level subjects
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Minimum Qualification Requirements
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English language requirements
Test
Grade
AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)
6.0
with no component score less than 5.5 (To have been taken within two years of the course commencement date)
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Unistats information
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Fees and funding
England
9250.0
Year 1
Northern Ireland
9250.0
Year 1
Scotland
9250.0
Year 1
Wales
9250.0
Year 1
Channel Islands
9250.0
Year 1
Additional Fee Information
*subject only to annual increase in line with UK Retail Price Index inflation rate
Provider information
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Preston
PR1 2HE
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