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Nutrition for Sport and Exercise at Cardiff Metropolitan University - UCAS

Cardiff Metropolitan University

Degree level: Postgraduate
Awarded by: Cardiff Metropolitan University (Prifysgol Metropolitan Caerdydd)

Nutrition for Sport and Exercise (Taught)

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2025 - 2026
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Course summary

​Nutrition improves performance; whether in elite sport, amateur fitness or exercise among the general population. This course will enable you to gain the evidence-based knowledge and skills needed to become a professional Sports and Exercise Nutritionist. The course has been designed to enable you to join the Sport and Exercise Nutrition Register (SENr), the professional register for qualified sports and exercise nutritionists in the UK. We are applying for accreditation with the SENr in the 2024-25 academic year and will know the outcome in July 2025. We have been advised by SENr that if accreditation is approved, that accreditation will apply to students already enrolled on the programme. You'll be taught by experienced academics, including registered SENr practitioners, to ensure you enter the workplace with the skills you need to positively impact performance of whoever you are working with. Course Duration Full time duration: 15 months, with option to complete in 12 months. Includes option to complete a work-based placement project of up to 6 months. Part time duration: 3 years. This programme is delivered on both campuses - Cyncoed and Llandaff. Possible exit points - MSc/PgD/PgC

Modules

​- Sport and Exercise Nutrition (part-time year 1) The module aims to develop an understanding of the physiological and biochemical demands of participation in sport and exercise, and how these demands inform and influence nutritional requirements of individuals to optimise health, performance, and recovery.

  • Sports Nutrition – Athletic Populations (part-time year 1)
This module aims to enhance the student's ability to showcase detailed knowledge and application of key sports nutrition principles needed to support different athletic populations. Additionally, students will complete the UKAD Clean Sport Hub – Introduction to Clean Sport to develop a critical understanding of anti-doping and doping violations.
  • Applied Performance Nutrition (part-time year 1)
The aim of this module is to develop the practical skills and competencies required of a Sport & Exercise Nutritionist (SENr) through applied case studies and sports nutrition kitchen practical work to prepare students for working within the sport and exercise setting.
  • Applied Research Methods and Design (part-time year 2)
The aim of the module is to enable students to develop their research skills in order to apply principles of evidence-based practice, and design and carry out robust research projects.
  • Advancing Personal Skills and Practice in the Workplace (part-time year 2)
The module aims to equip students to critically evaluate their individual learning requirements in relation to a specified and justified area of practice that involves the requirement to resolve high level, complex, practice scenarios, and to structure an approach to their own learning to satisfy specified learning outcomes.
  • Further Advancing Personal Skills and Practice in the Workplace (part-time year 2)
Students complete this module after they have completed the Advancing Personal Skills and Practice in the Workplace module. The module adopts a similar approach and further advances practice by requiring students to develop an aspect or level of practice distinct from that previously undertaken.
  • Project and Career Planning (part-time year 3)
The aim of this module is to enable students to design and develop an advanced specialist project in their discipline to enhance their own and/or others’ learning, work, or practice, and to evaluate their own knowledge, skills, interests and ambitions to create their own personal career development plan.
  • Project (part-time year 3)
The aim of this module is to enable students to work independently to investigate an area in their discipline relevant to their own learning, work, or practice, and to present and discuss their findings, demonstrating a systematic understanding and critical awareness of their discipline and area of professional practice. We offer a broad range of project types including empirical research projects, enterprise/innovation projects (e.g., business planning or consultancy), or product/intervention design. Students can also complete the project as a placement/professional practice development project, focused on developing and demonstrating a specific set of professional knowledge, skills and competencies and their application in practice.

Assessment method

Our programme and modules are designed to offer opportunities for formative tasks and feedback to help build confidence and develop your ability to evaluate your own progress. We use authentic assessment tasks which enable you to apply your knowledge and skills to scenarios, activities and settings commonly encountered in professional practice. The programme includes a range of assessment methods, including:

  • Presentations
  • Written reports
  • Client/scenario-based case studies
  • Viva voce interviews
  • Professional portfolios
  • Practical assessments
To reflect the applied nature of your studies, the programme contains no unseen written examinations. We carefully plan our assessment schedule to avoid excessive bunching of similar types of assessment, and realistic deadlines. Every assessment includes a detailed briefing and clearly defined marking criteria, which have been developed and tested in partnership with students.

Qualified teacher status (QTS)

To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:

  • Course does not award QTS

Entry requirements

Students are required to have BSc (​Hons) degree in a subject which meets the biosciences requirement of the Sport and Exercise Nutrition register for degree level study in human physiology and biochemistry. Typically, this would include subjects such as: - BSc (Hons) Nutrition - BSc (Hons) Dietetics - BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences - BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science - BSc (Hons) Biology However, this is not an exhaustive list. If you hold a degree in a relevant subject and would like to discuss whether you meet the entry requirements for this programme, please contact the Programme Director using the contact details below. International Applicants: Students whose first language is not English will need to provide evidence of fluency to at least an IELTS 6.5 standard or equivalent. For full details about how to apply and English Language qualifications please visit the International pages on the Cardiff Met website. Selection Procedure: Applicants are assessed against the eligibility criteria mentioned above through completion of an application form.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Republic of Ireland £11000 Whole course
England £11000 Whole course
Northern Ireland £11000 Whole course
Scotland £11000 Whole course
Wales £11000 Whole course
EU £17600 Whole course
International £17600 Whole course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Nutrition for Sport and Exercise at Cardiff Metropolitan University - UCAS