MSc Nutrition for Sport & Exercise at Cardiff Metropolitan University

This master's equips students with the evidence-based knowledge and skills to become professional sport and exercise nutritionists. It is accredited by the Sport and Exercise Nutrition Register (SENR) and meets the competencies for graduate registration on the British Dietetic Association SENR. Teaching is by academics including registered SENR practitioners, with an option to complete a work-based placement project of up to six months.

Faculty: Cardiff School of Sport & Health Sciences  |  Department: Sport and Exercise Nutrition  |  Duration: 15 months full time (option to complete in 12 months); 3 years part time  |  Intake: 2027  |  Location: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules include Sport and Exercise Nutrition, Sports Nutrition - Athletic Populations (including the UKAD Clean Sport Hub), Applied Performance Nutrition (with sports nutrition kitchen practicals), Applied Research Methods and Design, Advancing Personal Skills and Practice in the Workplace, Further Advancing Personal Skills and Practice in the Workplace, Project and Career Planning and a Project (research, consultancy, enterprise, intervention design or an industry placement of 200 hours to 6 months).

Career pathways

Graduates are prepared to join the Sport and Exercise Nutrition Register and work with elite sport, amateur sport and in promoting nutrition for health in the wider population.

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