Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Human Performance
Erie, USA
BSc
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Fuel Your Career in Nutrition and Sport Science with a Nutrition and Human Performance Degree from Gannon University
Gannon University’s nutrition and human performance program combines your interests in both nutrition and sport science to give you a solid basis in biological sciences, nutrition, and exercise science. Learn how nutrients fuel the body and affect your mind, examine diseases, and gain extensive training in exercise and nutritional science to prepare you for a rewarding career working with elite athletes or in clinical settings.
- Apply your classroom knowledge through projects with Gannon’s athletic teams and community partners.
- Put your knowledge and skills to use in a clinical practicum during your senior year.
- Complete a customized internship of 100 hours in length at a minimum.
Inspire Your Academic Success
Gain real-world knowledge through key nutrition and human performance courses including:
- Nutrition and Health: Learn how to address various health and medical conditions by developing nutritional plans for all weight and health conditions.
- Advanced Sports Nutrition: Explore nutrients as they relate to sports, fitness, and human performance through an in-depth study.
- Nutritional Assessment: Use anthropometric measurements, family, personal and medical histories, dietary intake, and psychosocial factors to draw conclusions to develop nutritional interventions.
Learn to Lead the Way in Nutrition and Human Performance
- Understand the nutritional factors that impact physical performance both in competitive and non-competitive settings.
- Gain a comprehensive knowledge of how nutrients can fuel the body, contribute to disease, and learn about psychophysiological perspectives of nutrition.
- Develop the foundational knowledge in the biological sciences, nutrition, and exercise science to prepare you to be successful in the field.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Students will learn foundational nutritional knowledge that will help in providing effective guidance in healthcare arenas
- Students will demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of the relationship between nutrition, health, and disease across the lifespan.
- Students will demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of the relationship between nutrition, health, and disease across the lifespan.
- Students will demonstrate the ability to assess the nutrition needs of athletes.
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of problematic behaviors and other issues related to nutrition and exercise that affect not only performance but also health.
Achieve the Possibilities
Our nutrition and human performance program is designed for your success. Through curriculum flexibility and high-quality educational opportunities, you can:
- Prepare for graduate studies in Gannon’s Master of Science in Sport and Exercise Science program or a dietetics program to increase your professional marketability.
- Pursue certification opportunities through the International Society of Sports Nutrition, the American College of Sports Medicine, the American Sports Education Program, and the National Strength and Conditioning Association.
- Enter a field that is increasingly in demand and with a starting wage in excess of $41,300, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.