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Undergraduate

Harness the power of nutrition to enhance performance and improve lives.

This degree equips you with the scientific knowledge and practical skills to support both athletic excellence and public health through evidence-based practice.

You’ll develop a strong foundation in core disciplines – including physiology, psychology, biomechanics and nutrition – preparing you for a career in health, sport, or exercise-focused roles.

With access to real-world placements, applied projects, and strong industry links, you’ll gain valuable experience and a competitive edge in an evolving and in-demand field.

About this course

What you eat can shape how you train, perform, and recover. On our BSc Sport and Exercise Science with Nutrition degree, you’ll discover how science and nutrition combine to boost athletic performance and improve public health.

You’ll explore areas like physiology, biomechanics, psychology and sports nutrition — then put your knowledge into action through hands-on placements with organisations such as Hull City, Hull KR, Hull FC, the NHS, schools and public health providers.

With access to cutting-edge facilities including motion capture labs, an environmental chamber, a specialist kitchen and strength and conditioning suites, you'll build the skills to stand out in a competitive industry.

Whether you're aiming for elite sport, clinical settings or community health, this course gives you the confidence, experience and expertise to make an impact.

Fuel performance, improve lives

Module options

Each year, you’ll study modules worth a certain number of credits, and you need 120 credits per year. Most modules are 20 credits – so you’ll study six modules each year. Some longer modules, such as a dissertation, are worth more. In these cases, you’ll study fewer modules - but the number of credits will always add up to 120. Some modules are compulsory, some are optional, so you can build a course that’s right for you.

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Filters

  • Human Physiology and Nutrition

    Explore topics including the circulatory system, blood, and cardiac and skeletal muscles; the nervous system; reproduction; respiration; the gastro-intestinal system; and the endocrine system, alongside key principles of metabolism, bio-energetics, and macronutrient function.

    compulsory

    20 credits

  • Principles of Anatomy and Biomechanics

    Explore anatomical structures of the musculoskeletal system and how they relate to functional human movement.

    compulsory

    20 credits

  • Introduction to Practice in Sport and Exercise Science

    This module is designed to show students how each sub-discipline of sport science can work with the rest to create an interdisciplinary group, working towards a common goal. In doing so, students will gain an understanding and appreciation for how modules throughout the rest of their programme will be linked together, and how they might be able to work with other disciplines upon graduation. 

    compulsory

    20 credits

  • Sport, Health and Exercise Psychology

    This module provides you with knowledge of various psychological assessment tools and techniques, such as anxiety inventories, imagery, relaxation and goal setting.

    compulsory

    20 credits

  • Introduction to Exercise and Training

    Through a mix of both theoretical and practical sessions, you'll develop your knowledge and experience of a number of different exercise and training modalities that a strength and conditioning coach could utilise in an effort to affect and improve performance. This module will also help you to develop as a coach, explaining the principles of good coaching, communication and delivery to a diverse range of athletes and non-athletes alike.

    compulsory

    20 credits

  • Conducting Science in Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation

    A solid grounding in to the scientific practice underlying the subject. It explores and critiques how data is collected and analysed.

    compulsory

    20 credits

  • Social Psychology of Sport, Health and Exercise

    Examine the effects of psychosocial dynamics in performance sport, health and exercise. You'll explore issues like muscle dysmorphia, drug use in sport and barriers to exercise. 

    compulsory

    20 credits

  • Sport Physiology

    Examine the fundamentals of physiology in the context of sports performance. This module introduces methods of measuring performance and and physiological responses during sport.

    compulsory

    20 credits

  • Nutrition in Sport and Exercise

    Gain an understanding of nutrition relating to health. You'll focus on the role of macronutrients, fluid balance and supplements, and their importance in sport and exercise.

    compulsory

    20 credits

Our facilities

This £1.5 million laboratory is a state-of-the-art facility for teaching, research and sport science support in the field of biomechanics.
Health and Human Performance Lab
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Our academics

Our experts are dedicated to advancing nutritional science in support of health, wellbeing, and performance.

In addition to delivering a rich and varied education portfolio, they are actively engaged in cutting-edge research that shapes the future of the field.

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Professor Natalie Vanicek

Professor of Clinical Biomechanics

James-Bray

Dr. James Bray

Senior Lecturer in Sport Nutrition & Physiology

Entry Requirements

Fees & Funding

How much is it?

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Future prospects

On this degree, you’ll gain the scientific knowledge and real-world experience to prepare for a wide range of careers across sport, health and exercise settings. From working as a sport or performance nutritionist in professional sport, to roles in health promotion, education, and exercise referral – your options are broad and growing.

You’ll also be well placed to progress onto specialist postgraduate pathways, including our MSc in Nutrition and Dietetics, Strength and Conditioning, or SENR-accredited programmes via the fast-track route.

Our expert careers team will support you throughout your degree with tailored advice and training, and you’ll have opportunities to connect with employers and showcase your work at events like our annual Student Thesis Conference.

Become part of the next generation of futuremakers

Like what you've seen? Then it's time to apply.

The standard way is to apply through UCAS. This will give you the chance to showcase your skills qualities and passion for the subject, as well as providing us with your academic qualifications.

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Not ready to apply yet?

Visit our next Open Day, and see all that Hull has to offer for yourself. Talk to our lecturers about your subject, find out what university is really like from our current students, and take a tour of our beautiful campus and amazing facilities.

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100% employability (Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences) UK domicile full-time first degree leavers; Higher Education Graduate Outcomes statistics, for the academic year 2021/22, published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency June 2024.

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Ranked 3rd in the UK for teaching. National Students Survey 2024.

All modules presented on this course page are subject to availability and this list may change at any time.