Part I – Reading* (online, via distance learning)

• Nutrients and recommend intakes
• Healthy eating
• Fuel sources for muscle and exercise metabolism
• Skeletal muscle structure and function
• Biochemical concepts
• Nutrition and athletic performance
• Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S)
• Diets and body composition

*Core text books for this module: Sport Nutrition (Jeukendrup and Gleeson, 3rd Ed) and Biochemistry for Sport and Exercise Metabolism (MacLaren and Morton)

+ A variety of relevant journal papers, consensus statements and position stands to support the module learning outcomes.

Part II – Lectures (available online and to download):

• Performance Nutrition – An Introduction to the Art and Science of Sports and Exercise Nutrition – Dr Laurent Bannock
• Energy Systems: What, When & How?- Prof James Morton
• Protecting cellular ATP (Part 1)- Prof Craig Sale
• Protecting cellular ATP (Part 2)- Prof Craig Sale
• Exercise Metabolism 101: What We Need to Know and What Others Should Know- Dr Scott Robinson
• Exercise Metabolism- Endurance Exercise- Prof Graeme Close
• Exercise Intensity: Why does fat metabolism decline?- Prof James Morton
• Skeletal Muscle: Structure, Construction & Plasticity- Prof James Morton
• Limiting factors to maximal oxygen uptake: a heart or muscle problem? – Prof James Morton
• Nutrition & Fatigue – Prof James Morton
• Metabolic Regulation: Nutritional Effects – Prof James Morton
• Nutrition for fat and energy balance- Prof James Morton
• Assessing Energy Intake and Expenditure in Athletes: Perhaps not quite as simple as it sounds?- Prof Graeme Close
• How to get your fat fit – the impact of exercise on adipose tissue – Prof Dylan Thompson
• Exercise and non physical activity thermogenesis- Prof Dylan Thompson
• RED-S (in males)- Prof James Morton
• Nutritional considerations for Eumeorrheic athletes- Dr Kirsty Elliot Sale

+ A variety of webinars, podcasts, and info-videos relevant to support the learning outcomes.

Part III – Coursework (submitted online via the learning system):

• Multiple Choice Q&A Exam (1 hour time limit, 3 chances, 70% pass required)
• Case Study (final module project to apply the science to real-world practice)

Part I – Reading* (online, via distance learning)

• Gastric emptying, digestion, and absorption
• Carbohydrate
• Fat
• Protein and amino acids
• Regulation of muscle glycogen metabolism during exercise
• Protein and exercise
• Regulation of fat metabolism during exercise
• Fat adaptation in athletes
• Fasted training
• Training the gut for athletes

*Core text books for this module: Sport Nutrition (Jeukendrup and Gleeson, 3rd Ed) and Biochemistry for Sport and Exercise Metabolism (MacLaren and Morton)

+ A variety of relevant journal papers, consensus statements and position stands to support the module learning outcomes.

Part II – Lectures (available online and to download):

• Fuelling Exercise Part 1- Prof Craig Sale
• Fuelling Exercise Part 2- Prof Craig Sale
• Carbohydrate metabolism and supplementation – post-exercise nutrition – Prof James Betts
• The Wondrous Properties of Carbohydrates – Prof James Morton
• Glycogen Resynthesis: From Biochemistry to Practical Application – Prof James Morton
• Glycogen Metabolism – Cause of Fatigue and/or training regulator?- Prof James Morton
• Role of Protein Supplementation in Augmenting Gains in Muscle Mass- Prof Stuart Phillips
• Protein Requirements versus Recommendations for Athletes – Prof Kevin Tipton
• Beyond Muscle Hypertrophy: Protein Nutrition in Endurance Athletes – Dr Leigh Breen
• The Muscle Anabolic Potential of Leucine – Dr Leigh Breen
• Dietary Protein and Bone: Zero or Hero?- Prof Craig Sale
• Fat Oxidation during Exercise – What’s New & What Do We Want to Know Next- Dr Scott Robinson
• IMTG in Exercise and Health- Dr Scott Robinson
• Exercise and the GI System – Dr Gethin Evans
• The Athlete’s Gut – Stephen Smith PHD (c)

+ A variety of webinars, podcasts, and info-videos relevant to support the learning outcomes.

Part III – Coursework (submitted online via the learning system):

• Multiple Choice Q&A Exam (1 hour time limit, 3 chances, 70% pass required)
• Case Study (final module project to apply the science to real-world practice)

+ A variety of relevant journal papers, consensus statements and position stands to support the module learning outcomes.

Part I – Reading* (online, via distance learning)

• Water requirements and fluid balance
• Vitamins and minerals
• Nutrition supplements
• Principles of metabolic regulation
• High-intensity exercise
• Endurance exercise
• High-intensity intermittent exercise

*Core text books for this module: Sport Nutrition (Jeukendrup and Gleeson, 3rd Ed) and Biochemistry for Sport and Exercise Metabolism (MacLaren and Morton)

+ A variety of relevant journal papers, consensus statements and position stands to support the module learning outcomes.

Part II – Lectures (available online and to download):

• Fluid Balance and Exercise – Dr Gethin Evans
• Optimising Post-Exercise Hydration – Dr Lewis James
• Dehydration and Exercise Performance – Dr Lewis James
• Shedding Some Light on Vitamin D – Dr Daniel Owens
• Molecular Action of Fatty Acids in Skeletal Muscle- Dr Leigh Breen
• To Supplement or Not to Supplement – Dr Craig Sale
• An Update on Buffering Agents for Sports Performance – Dr Craig Sale
• Creatine – Prof Craig Sale
• Caffeine – Prof Craig Sale
• Dietary Nitrate & Exercise Performance- Prof Andy Jones
• An Introduction To Cell Signaling (How Does Cell Signaling Work & Why Is It Relevant to The Nutritionist?) – Dr Lee Hamilton
• Metabolic Regulation in Sport & Exercise- Dr Scott Robinson
• Metabolic Regulation in High Intensity Exercise + Creatine- Dr Scott Robinson
• Exercise Intensity: Why does fat metabolism decline?- Prof James Morton
• Metabolic Regulation in High-Intensity Intermittent Exercise- Prof James Morton
• Carbohydrates for endurance exercise: how do they work and what is the best source? – Dr Javier Gonzalez
• Concurrent Training: Nutritional Strategies- Prof James Morton

+ A variety of webinars, podcasts, and info-videos relevant to support the learning outcomes.

Part III – Coursework (submitted online via the learning system):

• Multiple Choice Q&A Exam (1 hour time limit, 3 chances, 70% pass required)
• Case Study (final module project to apply the science to real-world practice)

Part I – Reading* (online, via distance learning)

• Nutrition and training adaptations
• Nutrition and immune function in athletes
• Body composition
• Weight Management
• Eating disorders in athletes
• Personalised Nutrition

*Core text books for this module: Sport Nutrition (Jeukendrup and Gleeson, 3rd Ed) and Biochemistry for Sport and Exercise Metabolism (MacLaren and Morton)

+ A variety of relevant journal papers, consensus statements and position stands to support the module learning outcomes.

Part II – Lectures (available online and to download):

• ​Nutrient Sensing & Exercise Adaptations – Dr Lee Hamilton
• Training Adaptations: Effects on Substrate Utilisation – Prof James Morton
• Nutritional Strategies To Optimise Recovery – The Balance Between Recovery & Adaptation- Prof Graeme Close
• PGC-1 Alpha: A master Regulator of Endurance Training Adaptation? – Prof James Morton
• Nutrition Periodisation – Prof James Morton
• Free Radicals & Exercise: Has the Poacher Turned Game Keeper – Prof Graeme Close
• Exercise, Immunity and Infection Risk in Athletes – Dr Glen Davison
• Immunology and Nutrition – Dr Glen Davison
• Nutrition & Immune Function: Can We Do Anything To Offset The Winter Sniffles?- Prof Graeme Close
• Gut Hormones & Regulation of Appetite – Dr Gethin Evans
• Nutritional Strategies to Influence Appetite – Dr Javier Gonzalez
• Breakfast for athletes: advisable, inappropriate or irrelevant? – Dr Javier Gonzalez
• Protein and Muscle During Weight Loss- Prof Kevin Tipton
• Exercise Nutrition For Older Adults -Dr Leigh Breen
• Exercise, Nutrition and Ageing – Time to Run for Your Life? – Dr Graeme Close
• Nutritional Considerations for Hormonal Contraceptive Use (Athletes) – Dr Kirsty Elliot-Sale

+ A variety of webinars, podcasts, and info-videos relevant to support the learning outcomes.

Part III – Coursework (submitted online via the learning system):

• Multiple Choice Q&A Exam (1 hour time limit, 3 chances, 70% pass required)
• Case Study (final module project to apply the science to real-world practice)

Part I – Reading (online, via distance learning)

• Evidence-based practice in sport and exercise nutrition
• Nutrition counselling
• Body composition testing and interpretation
• Physiological testing and interpretation
• Nutrition assessment

+ A variety of relevant journal papers, consensus statements and position stands to support the module learning outcomes.

Part II – Lectures (available online and to download):

• Evidence-based practice in sport and exercise nutrition – Dr Laurent Bannock
• Applying the science into daily practice – Dr Laurent Bannock
• The practitioners’s toolbox: using tools to inform your practice – Dr Laurent Bannock
• Nutrition assessment: team sports – Dr Scott Robinson
• Nutrition assessment: individual clients – Dr Laurent Bannock
• Developing nutrition recommendations for elite athletes – Dr Laurent Bannock & Dr Scott Robinson
• Developing nutrition recommendations for recreational athletes – Alex Ritson MSc
• Developing nutrition recommendations for physique athletes – Alex Ritson MSc
• Nutrition counselling & motivational interviewing – TBC
• Reflective practice – Professor James Morton
• Developing your private practice – Dr Laurent Bannock

+ A variety of webinars, podcasts, and info-videos relevant to support the learning outcomes.

Part III – Coursework (submitted online via the learning system):

• Multiple Choice Q&A Exam (1 hour time limit, 3 chances, 70% pass required)
• Case Study (final module project to apply the science to real-world practice, submitted online for grading)