Fitness, Nutrition and Health
Abertay University
UCAS Code: B400 | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Abertay University
UCAS Code: B400 | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
Entry into Year 2 with BBB to include Food Studies and Biology or Chemistry
HNC (BTEC)
Entry into Year 2 with an HNC (BTEC) in one of the following:- Applied Biology Applied Science Hospitality Management Sport & Exercise Science
HND (BTEC)
Entry into Year 2 with an HND (BTEC) in one of the following:- Applied Biology Applied Science Hospitality Management Sport & Exercise Science
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Entry into Year 2 with 34 Points with Two from Maths, Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Sports, Exercise and Health Sciences plus one other Higher
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Entry into Year 1 with one of the following:- Applied Science Applied Science (Medical Science) Business Enterprise & Entrepreneurship Environmental Sustainability Health & Social Care Hospitality Sport Travel & Tourism Entry into Year 2 with DDD in Hospitality
Scottish Advanced Higher
Entry into Year 2 with Health & Food Technology or Home Economics and Biology or Chemistry
Scottish HNC
Entry into Year 2 with an HNC in one of the following:- Applied Science - Graded Unit C Coaching & Developing Sport - Graded Unit C Fitness, Health & Exercise - Graded Unit C Hospitality - Graded Unit C Hospitality Management - Graded Unit C Hospitality Operations - Graded Unit C Next Gen Physical Activity & Health - Graded Unit P Professional Cookery - Graded Unit C Entry into Year 1 with HNC Soft Tissue Therapy - Graded Unit C
Scottish HND
Entry into Year 3 with HND Fitness, Health & Exercise - Graded Unit C Entry into Year 2 with an HND in one of the following:- Applied Biological Science - Graded Unit C Applied Science - Graded Unit C Coaching & Developing Sport - Graded Unit C Hospitality Management - Graded Unit C Professional Cookery - Graded Unit C
Scottish Higher
Accepted/considered on an individual basis
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About this course
**Learn how nutrition and fitness impact on health on this practical degree with a built-in work placement. Exercise, physical activity and nutritional balance are key for healthier lifestyles. You’ll learn what can be done to promote balanced nutrition and fitness.**
Working in our state-of-the-art facilities, you’ll explore how to improve the health of the population. You’ll cover everything from the fundamentals of diet and fitness, through to the key social issues involved in sport and exercise on this wide-ranging degree.
Working in our state-of-the-art facilities, you’ll explore how to improve the health of the population. You’ll cover everything from the fundamentals of diet and fitness, through to the key social issues involved in sport and exercise on this wide-ranging degree. You’ll graduate ready to work in a wide range of fitness and health roles.
**Built-in work placements on this accredited degree**
You’ll explore how nutrition and fitness impact on health. Plus, there are built-in work placements as part of the course. This degree provides you with:
- Insight into the cutting-edge issues involved in Fitness, Nutrition and Health.
- An appreciation of how nutritional needs change throughout an individual’s lifespan.
- An understanding of the key social issues in sport and exercise.
- A fundamental knowledge of nutrition, diet and health.
- The analytical techniques and problem-solving skills needed to work in the fitness or nutrition sectors.
- Effective communication skills so you can connect with audiences at all levels.
**A practical, in-depth knowledge of fitness, nutrition and health**
Our courses are ideal for secondary school leavers, entrants from further education colleges, and mature students. The course is also aligned with the General Teaching Council (GTC) requirements for the PG Diploma in Home Economics teaching if that’s your plan after graduation.
This Fitness, Nutrition and Health degree is **accredited by the Association for Nutrition (AfN**), the professional body for Registered Nutritionists. Abertay ranked **top in Scotland for Nutrition and Food Science** (Guardian University Guide 2023).
For the first two years, everyone takes Food Science, Nutrition and Wellbeing as a foundation. After that, you’ll specialise, and take this course in years three and four.
Modules
Year 1 core modules (subject to change over time) - FOD101 Fundamentals of Nutrition; LSC101 Biology 1: Biology Principles & Practice; SPS103 Introduction to Anatomy and Biomechanics; FOD105 Food and the Consumer; SPS104 Psychology of Exercise and Health.
You are also required to select one elective module. For detailed module information please check our website.
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Top job areas of graduates
One of the fastest growing subjects in the country, the number of sports science graduates went from under 3,000 in 2003 to over 10,000 in 2013. Numbers have fallen slightly since 2015, but we still have over 9,000 graduates in the subject. However, the good news is the country's appetite for good health and fitness - and the adaptability of graduates in the subject - means that sports science grads are less likely than average to be out of work. Sports science graduates, not surprisingly, tend to get jobs in sport, fitness and health - coaching and teaching especially - but they're found all over the economy. Management and business are also popular options for graduates from this subject — and sports science graduates are particularly found where drive, determination and physical fitness are an advantage.
Nutrition and dietetics
What are graduates doing after six months?
This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.
Top job areas of graduates
This is the subject you need to study if you want to become a dietician — an important job in the country’s healthcare sector, and the single most common job for nutrition graduates. We don’t have many graduates in nutrition every year and with the population becoming more aware of health and well-being and with many medical needs being addressed by the application of specific diets, this is likely to be an area of increasing demand in the future.
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Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.
Sport and exercise sciences
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Nutrition and dietetics
The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.
£26k
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