BSc (Hons) Sport Nutrition

This module aims to take you through a journey, from consumption of food and the biochemical/metabolic processes that are necessary to generate energy and synthesise tissue, through to how the body systems deal with waste. It explores how dysregulation of biochemical/metabolic pathways can lead to disease states and how optimisation of nutrition can reduce risk of disease and enhance exercise performance.

The aim of this module is to provide the knowledge and practical training in the skills that are required for a career in nutrition and sport nutrition. This will be through the development of a broad tool-kit to support practical work on the subject-specific modules and in the work-based learning module at level 6. Alongside this skill development, the module will also consider issues related to professional attitudes and codes of practice.

The module will help you develop knowledge of the importance of nutrition to human health introducing the subject of nutritional recommendations in terms of energy and nutrients. You will gain an overview of the chemistry, function and properties of nutrients and the consequences of inadequate intakes.

This module introduces you to the key principles of sports nutrition. You will study the effects that specific food groups (i.e. macro- and micro-nutrient availability) and hydration status can play in affecting athletic performance.

This module will introduce you to the fundamental concepts of research methods, along with covering the basic application and interpretation of various data analysis techniques.

This module will develop your knowledge and understanding of the basic structure and function of key physiological systems, metabolic processes and discuss how these systems and processes respond to feeding and acute exercise.

This module aims to develop your skills, knowledge and abilities as a professional practitioner in their area of study and future employment related context. This is achieved through contextualise practical skills and application of theoretical knowledge. Key aspects include: assessment of client needs; development and application of solutions to maximise behavioural change; enhancement of verbal and non-verbal communication skills and practices; and increased awareness of ethical and professional conduct.

This module builds upon the Physiological Response to Acute Exercise, Biochemistry and Metabolism and Principles of Human Nutrition modules. The physiological, metabolic and nutritional knowledge gained from these modules will provide you with a good foundation to integrate the biological with new material on the psychosocial aspects of eating behaviour. The aims are to comprehend the interdisciplinary nature of eating and appetite behaviour, incorporating physiological/molecular and psychosocial models to understand how eating behaviour may affect individuals or society relationships with food; to discuss the consequential health implications of dysfunctional eating; to demonstrate a knowledge of how health professionals may treat dysfunctional relationships with food/diet.

This module will enhance your understanding of the research process and related methodological approaches, whilst also developing your knowledge, skills and to complete investigations involving data collection, analysis and interpretation.

The aim of this module is to provide knowledge and understanding of the global food supply chain and its impact on food choice, nutrition, health and the environment. The module introduces the main staple foods and food commodities; an overview of the structure of global food supply chain (including primary production, food processing and manufacturing, food distribution and food retail); an understanding of the political and ethical issues of food production and supply; as well as issues associated with food sustainability.

This module aims to provide an understanding of the technology, techniques and processes involved in turning raw materials into safe nutritious foods. The module will focus on technological advancements in the industry to help improve the nutritional quality of foods. The module will provide you with an understanding of food production and manufacturing techniques and will discuss selection, production, processing, preservation, packaging, labelling, waste management and quality management of safe nutritious food. Workshop sessions will provide opportunities for the practical exploration of food technologies. The combination of theory and practice will promote the development of both theoretical and practical skills.

This module will develop your knowledge and understanding of the cardiovascular and metabolic responses of acute and chronic exercise. This will enable you to discuss these in relation to human health and performance.

This placement gives students an extended work experience at an approved partner to enhance their LJMU program. This experience helps develop professional skills and the right mindset for diverse workplaces. 

This program provides students with an additional year of full-time study at an approved overseas partner institution to complement their LJMU program.

This program allows students to replace one semester of their LJMU program with a semester of full-time study at an approved overseas partner institution

This module aims to provide an understanding of the nutritional requirements of population groups throughout the life-course, considering the nutritional needs of mothers and infants; children and adolescents; adults and the ageing population; as well as the nutritional concerns and priorities for other groups such as vegetarians/vegans; poverty and different cultures. The module will also discuss the major diet-related diseases and enable students to demonstrate an understanding of the evidence linking diet to disease and health.  Students will also have the opportunity to enhance their practical techniques of nutritional assessment and will undertake workshops and assessment involving effective science communication to specialist populations.

This module builds upon previous biochemistry and physiology modules, providing an in-depth exploration of the expanding field of molecular nutrition. Contemporary researching is rapidly expanding our knowledge of how various dietary bioactive compounds can modulate biochemical systems and how this can be regulated at the level of the gene. Furthermore, progress in analytical techniques now allow the analysis of myriad molecules from one sample (e.g. plasma) that can provide molecular fingerprints, which are important for advances in precision and personalised nutrition. The module aims to introduce and explore these concepts, with a critical eye, with the use of clinical and preventive health examples.

This module aims to provide you with an opportunity to gain insight and to experience selected areas of the programme of study from a work related learning perspective. The module provides you with the opportunity to undertake a 4-week work related learning placement or applied project. This allows you to work within a professional context and will enable you to build on any previous work related learning experiences and to develop the process of making links between experiences and theoretical studies.

This module aims to develop your understanding of the use of supplements to aid exercise performance and to explore contemporary issues pertinent to the sports nutritionist. The module will introduce ergogenic aids specific to a wide range of activities, including short-term, intense exercise, endurance exercise and resistance exercise. The efficacy of each supplement will be critically examined using scientific literature and several contemporary issues will be introduced, such as doping, and will be explored in line with the role of the sports nutritionist.

This module will critically extend your understanding and deployment of research processes through the planning, production, analyses and report of a piece of independent research conducted in a responsible, safe and ethical manner.