Sport Science, Health and Nutrition with foundation year)

Nottingham Trent University

Ultimately, nothing is more important than our health. That is why we’ll develop your understanding of nutrition and exercise science and provide you with the skills to apply this in the real world. These opportunities give you the experience employers expect to see.You’ll be a confident graduate ready to become an effective health practitioner and enhance lifelong health.Roles in physical activity and nutrition in health promotion are gaining a high profile, so choosing to specialise in exercise, nutrition, and health provides you with many rewarding career options.Over 25 health and related organisations support this course, all providing valuable industry experience – including, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and Nottingham City Council.You'll become a member of the NTU Health Promotion Forum and work alongside the NTU Health Promotion Specialist on real-life briefs to improve the health of NTU students and staff.This exciting opportunity allows you to apply some of the theory you've learned in a real-world environment and develop the skills needed for working in industry. Working alongside our experienced Senior Exercise Practitioners you'll have the opportunity to deliver exercise programmes to help improve the health and wellbeing of the local community.You can also work with local schools to implement 'The Daily Mile' which improves the fitness and concentration of their pupils. NTU's sports teams are currently in the top ten in the BUCS league (British Universities and Colleges Sport). Our aim is to reach the top and working in the Academy gives you the opportunity to work with our teams on their training, performance and nutrition to make this dream a reality.

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