英國圣瑪麗大學

Over the past decade, the impact that nutrition has on athletic performance has become increasingly clear.

• Course accredited with the Sport and Exercise Nutrition Register (SENr).
• Industry-relevant placements available (subject to student numbers).
• Guest speakers from academia and industry compliment course content.
• Course structure means that studies can be fitted around work commitments.

Why study Applied Sports Nutrition?

Postgraduate study in Applied Sports Nutrition will not only upgrade your academic and professional skills, but allow you to practice skills and competencies needed to work as a sports nutrition practitioner.

There is currently a high demand for specialisation in the field of applied sports and exercise nutrition. This high demand has partly been driven by employers seeking nutritionists who work within sport to have a higher specialist degree, the continued professional development requirements from professional bodies and be on the Sport and Exercise Nutrition Register (SENr).

Why St Mary's?

Our master's degree in Applied Sports Nutrition is delivered by an effective mix of experienced sports nutrition practitioners and academics, ensuring practical skills and competencies are enhanced.

The course is accredited by the Sport and Exercise Nutrition Register (SENr) as one of their approved programmes and facilitates the preparation of those wanting to join the Register.

Practical experience opportunities are encouraged throughout the degree. The unique weekend and block-week timetable at St Mary’s means students can organise study around their personal schedule of work and leisure. This allows students to have a good work/life balance whilst undertaking this course.

The University is arguably one of London's top performing sports institutions, providing a comprehensive sports development programme that focuses on performance sport, coaching, events and recreational opportunities.

Qualifications available

This degree can be studied as an MSc, PGDip or PGCert. The MSc in Applied Sports Nutrition is achieved through the completion of 180 credits: 120 from the taught modules and a further 60 credits for the dissertation.

You will need to accrue 120 credits for the PGDip and 60 credits for the PGCert.

Career opportunities

This programme is suitable for individuals wishing to pursue a career in applied sports nutrition. The programme has been designed around a range of specialist modules to develop core knowledge and applied skills in the area of sport nutrition.

The programme ensures that students will be enabled to gain professional skills related to both interpersonal communication, rapport development and working in a one to one consultancy situation as well as working with groups, teams and coaches. The programme also incorporates the application of knowledge specifically related to practical situations. Individuals can study on either a full-time or part-time basis.

Applied Sports Nutrition graduates have gained employment within areas such as high-performance sport and academia within the sports and performance nutrition field. Current graduates employment destinations include:

• Welsh Institute of Sport
• Leinster Rugby
• Birmingham City Football Club
• Higher Education Institutions
• Private Nutrition Consultancy.