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Sport and Exercise Nutrition at Leeds Beckett University - UCAS

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Leeds Beckett University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

Course summary

Fuel sport performance at every level. Build in-demand sport and exercise nutrition expertise with hands-on learning, industry experience, and elite facilities. How can you use food and exercise to unlock peak human performance? From casual gym-goers to elite athletes, sport and exercise nutrition fuses cutting-edge science to optimise health, fuel performance, and enhance recovery at every level. You'll explore the science of food, learn how the body responds to exercise, and investigate how nutrition influences physiology, metabolism, psychology, performance, and wellbeing. Linking theory with practical experience, you'll build the skills that employers and professional practitioners are actively looking for. You'll develop your expertise in highly specialised facilities at Leeds Beckett, a university globally renowned for sport degrees. As part of this course, you'll:

  • Explore how nutritional science affects every aspect of exercise, from performance to recovery and everyday health
  • Refine and combine your understanding of nutrition, physiology, and behaviour - using key ideas to achieve client goals
  • Conduct client interviews, dietary assessments, and design tailored nutrition plans
  • Apply the skills you learn and build your confidence with real people through hands-on labs, assessments, workshops, and placements
By graduation, you'll be fully prepared to become a professional sport and exercise nutritionist, with a highly desirable skill set that opens doors across sport, health, nutrition, and performance settings. Find out more... Professional focus from the start This sport and exercise nutrition degree is designed to meet the professional standards of the Sport & Exercise Nutrition Register (SENr), giving you a direct route into sport, health, and performance careers. You'll gain the knowledge, skills, and unrivalled confidence that employers actively seek in nutrition professionals. World-class facilities You'll learn in our £45m Carnegie School of Sport building, full of specialist, state-of-the-art facilities. These include dedicated research laboratories, a nutrition kitchen, hypoxic lab, biomechanics lab, physiology labs, strength and conditioning suites, performance testing spaces, and an immersive Igloo environment for experimental learning. This is where you'll develop the skills to shape the future of sport and exercise nutrition. Experience that sets you apart Placements and volunteering are central to your learning. Previous students have worked with professional teams and at global events like the Olympics and World Athletics Championships, gaining practical experience, next-level industry insight, and a competitive edge. Explore nutrition in the real world Through applied lab work, placements, and volunteering, you'll gain experience working with real people in varied sport and health settings. You'll graduate with the skills to support athletes at the top of their game, as well as individuals and communities looking to improve their health, recovery, and long-term wellbeing. Why study the BSc Sport & Exercise Nutrition course at Leeds Beckett University?
  • Industry-recognised - study a SENr-aligned degree, designed to meet professional standards and fast-track your career
  • Outstanding graduate outcomes - 100% of graduates in work or further study 15 months after graduation*
  • Train like a professional - learn in industry-standard facilities, including specialist labs, nutrition kitchens, performance suites, and immersive environments
  • Build real experience via placements and volunteering opportunities with sport teams, clubs, and major events to boost your confidence and CV
  • Gain the Leeds advantage - be part of a dynamic sporting and health community in one of the UK's top cities for sport
Percentage of respondents from this course, HESA Graduate Outcomes 22-23*

Modules

Year 1 Core Modules:

  • Physiology of the Human Body
  • Food Science
  • Personal, Professional & Academic Development in Sport & Exercise Nutrition
  • The Sport & Exercise Scientist in Action
  • Fundamentals of Exercise Psychology
  • Nutrition & Biochemistry for Sport & Exercise
Year 2 Core Modules:
  • Research in Practice for Sport & Exercise Nutrition
  • Professional Development in Sport & Exercise Nutrition
  • Behaviour Change
  • Food & Nutrition for Health, Sport & Exercise
  • Physiological Responses to Sport & Exercise
  • Practitioner Skills for Sport & Exercise Nutrition
Year 3 Core Modules:
  • Final Year Project
  • Public Health Nutrition
  • Performance Nutrition
  • Professional Practice in Sport & Exercise Nutrition
In addition, choose from a list of Year 3 option modules. Please check our website for a full and up-to-date list.

How to apply

14Jan

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

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Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

Additional entry requirements

Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)

An enhanced criminal history (DBS) check maybe required for certain modules which involve working with children and/or vulnerable others. The DBS in the UK is currently not able to conduct overseas criminal record checks, therefore international applicants, those without British Citizenship and British Citizens with a significant period of overseas residency will therefore require a criminal records check or certificate of good conduct from their home/overseas country before undertaking work with children and/or vulnerable others

English language requirements

IELTS 6.0 with no skills below 5.5, or an equivalent qualification.

Student Outcomes

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

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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

Please see www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk for fee information.
Sport and Exercise Nutrition at Leeds Beckett University - UCAS