BSc HonsHealth, Nutrition and Exercise
| Study location | United Kingdom, Bedford campus |
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| Type | Bachelor courses, full-time |
| Nominal duration | 3 Years |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | BSc Hons |
| Course code | BC46 |
| Tuition fee | To be confirmed |
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| Entry qualification | High school / secondary education (or higher) good results in sport science, physical education, natural science or psychology The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. Upload documents in original language and translations. You must take verified copies of the entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. |
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| Language requirements | English IELTS: 6.0 (with no skill level below 5.5) |
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| Other requirements | At least 1 reference(s) must be provided. A motivation letter must be added to your application. |
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Overview
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.
You will learn about prevention and treatment of chronic disease such as obesity, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus and cancer. You will 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.
The course focuses on the scientific basis for health promotion advice and developing effective communication skills to work with various population and patient groups and you will engage in role-play, undertake case study investigations and reports and attend lectures delivered by experts working in the industry so you can see how your degree course content can be translated into a real-life working environment.
Career opportunities
Opportunities for career development within the health sector and health and fitness sector have been expanding in recent years. In the light of an increasing recognition of the importance of physical activity and nutrition in the prevention and treatment of disease within government health reports there are significant opportunities for graduates of the programme.
Examples of current, relevant posts:
- Healthy Schools Specialists
- Exercise Referral Specialists
- Lifestyle Advisor
- Health Improvement Specialist
- Community Physical Activity Worker
- Personal Trainer
- Fitness Professional
- Public Health Specialist
Nutrition career paths include:
- Nutrition consultant
- Nutritionist
- Clinical Nutrition
- Food Safety
- Public Health Nutrition
- Food and drink manufacturers
- Food Service Provider
- Food Ingredient Supplier
We are currently NOT ACCEPTING applications from NON-EU countries, except Georgia and Serbia.
We are currently NOT ACCEPTING applications from NON-EU countries, except Georgia and Serbia.