Sport and Exercise Science (Nutrition), BSc (Hons)

Course summary

Reasons to choose Kingston

• This degree is accredited by the Association for Nutrition (AfN).

• Your learning will be supported by co-curricular activities, highly valued by the Association for Nutrition (AfN) and by employers.

• Our Nutrition courses scored 100% in the positivity measures for 15 out of 27 questions in the 2023 NSS survey (top NSS score in London and nationally).

• Our commitment to high quality teaching has been recognised with a Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) Gold rating. The University has received an overall rating of Gold, as well as securing a Gold award in the framework's two new student experience and student outcomes categories.

About this courseThis 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, 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. The four-year sandwich route has a year’s industry-related work experience.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 masters level.The Nutrition and Dietetics subject area at Kingston University has the top NSS score in London and nationally for 15 out of 27 NSS 2023 questions, scoring 100% in the positivity measure for all 15 questions. This is the highest number of questions to achieve 100% in the positivity measure across all providers in the Nutrition and Dietetics subject area (there are 42 providers with NSS data for 2023). Future Skills Embedded within every course curriculum and throughout the whole Kingston experience, Future Skills will play a role in shaping you to become a future-proof graduate, providing you with the skills most valued by employers such as problem-solving, digital competency, and adaptability. As you progress through your degree, you'll learn to navigate, explore and apply these graduate skills, learning to demonstrate and articulate to employers how future skills give you the edge. At Kingston University, we're not just keeping up with change, we're creating it. Career opportunitiesThere 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 UniversityIn 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.

Modules

Example modules– Sport and Exercise Psychology– Public Health Nutrition– Sport NutritionFor a full list of modules please visit the Kingston university course webpage.

Assessment method

Your teaching will include lectures, seminars, tutorials and practical laboratory experience, with access to high-specification physiology and biomechanics laboratories.Each module will be assessed using assessment methods best suited to the module and the material. Examples of assessment include short answer or multiple choice tests, essays, laboratory reports, presentations, production of a final year thesis and examinations.

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

• Association for Nutrition

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Example modules – Sport and Exercise Psychology – Public Health Nutrition – Sport Nutrition For a full list of modules please visit the Kingston university course webpage.