Physiology and Nutrition of Sport and Exercise Loughborough University

Overview

The Physiology and Nutrition of Sport and Exercise programme from  Loughborough University  offers in-depth study across a range of areas within exercise physiology and sport and exercise nutrition. Practical sessions are taught in specialist teaching laboratories, and you will also use these facilities, as well as our research laboratories, while undertaking your research project.

he theoretical content and practical sessions delivered in sports nutrition and exercise physiology on this course will allow students to develop the fundamental understanding and the ability to apply and translate this knowledge into practice within the sport, exercise and health sectors, enabling you to transition into a highly adept researcher or practitioner.

You will be taught by our internationally renowned academics from the fields of exercise physiology and sport and exercise nutrition, as well as receiving guest sessions from expert professional practitioners from the worlds of performance sport and clinical health.

Outstanding laboratories are provided in two purpose-built facilities, the Clyde Williams building and the National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine - East Midlands (NCSEM-EM).

These facilities house dedicated teaching and research space, including physiology, nutrition and molecular biology laboratories, with specialist facilities for environmental physiology (two climatic chambers), disability sport and clinical exercise physiology.

Careers

This programme will equip you for future careers in research (PhD or research positions in the higher education sector), applied sports physiology/nutrition, exercise physiology and sport nutrition support, teaching in higher education or employment in industry. Employability and applied skills teaching are embedded within the programme.

Our graduates have been employed by the English, Scottish and Welsh Institutes of Sport, National Governing Bodies including UK Athletics, British Swimming and British Cycling, as well as professional bodies such as the Football Association, Rugby Football Union and Lawn Tennis Association.

Graduates have also gone into industry with companies including Nestle, GlaxoSmithKline and Yakult, as well as into health settings with the NHS, BUPA and Nuffield Health. Furthermore, graduates have gone on to undertake PhD study at various universities in the UK and abroad.