Bachelor of Science (BSc) Majoring in Sport and Exercise Nutrition
Dunedin, New Zealand
BSc
DURATION
3 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Feb 2027
TUITION FEES
NZD 45,045 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* international fee | NZD 9100 - 9300 domestic fee
Key Summary
About: This BSc major examines how nutrition affects sporting performance and health, covering topical sports nutrition issues and dietary management for athletes and active people. It focuses on interpreting research and applying evidence through case studies so you can evaluate strategies and apply knowledge to athlete support; keywords include sports nutrition, exercise nutrition, performance nutrition.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can work with teams, clubs, clinics and community programs. Roles include sports nutritionist, performance dietitian, team nutrition advisor, and research assistant in exercise nutrition. Employers include professional sports organizations, universities, private clinics and public health agencies; degree supports postgraduate study, professional registration.
Explores the relationship between nutrition and sporting performance and health. Includes examination of topical sports nutrition issues and application of sports nutrition principles for the dietary management of athletes and active individuals.
Why is this important?
This gives you not only the theory you need for working with athletes and active individuals, but also the opportunity to put some of those skills into practice, as you apply them to different case studies. Sports nutrition is an ever-evolving science, and to be an effective practitioner you need to be confident in understanding what the latest research means to know whether it can make a difference to your athletes. In a field where the difference between top athletes comes down to small percentages the marginal gain that nutrition provides can have a significant impact.
What you will learn?
A key part of this is looking at how nutrition works in practice when you’re working with athletes and active individuals. This includes understanding research so that you can work out whether a particular nutrition strategy will be effective in any given situation. The paper will allow you to apply the knowledge you’ve learnt elsewhere in your degree so that you become more confident in working with people after you graduate.