IELTS Academic, IELTS score of 6.0 in the academic module (with no individual band below 5.5). IELTS Online is also accepted.
Internet-based TOEFL, Score of 80 (writing 20) TOEFL iBT Home Edition is currently accepted for applications for intakes commencing semester 2 2022 and 2023 intakes. The University of Otago TOEFL institution code is: 9483 (Please note we do not accept MyBest TOEFL scores).
Paper-based TOEFL, Score of 550 (TWE 4.5) The University of Otago TOEFL institution code is: 9483
Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE), Overall score of 176 (with no individual band below 169)
Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE), Overall score of 176 (with no individual band below 169)
Sport and Exercise Nutrition is a rapidly growing area that requires combined knowledge of exercise science and human nutrition and is now a recognised sport science both nationally and internationally.
Sports Exercise Science and Human Nutrition are the sciences that look at the interactions people have with food and sport and exercise.
Human Nutrition includes food production, food selection and food service, the consumption of food, how the body uses the energy and nutrients in food.
Sport and Exercise Science includes mechanical, physiological and psychological responses to human movement and how these responses affect exercise performance capacity and health outcomes.
So Sport and Exercise Nutrition looks at how sport, exercise and food affect health and human performance, and how nutrition affects sports health and performance. Exercise, sport and food can promote good health and well-being and impact on the development of diseases such as obesity, diabetes, heart disease and cancer.
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100-level
BIOC 192 Foundations of Biochemistry
CHEM 191 The Chemical Basis of Biology and Human Health
HUBS 191 Human Body Systems 1
HUBS 192 Human Body Systems 2
HUNT 141 Understanding Human Nutrition
200-level
HUNT 245 Sport and Exercise Nutrition*
Two of:
HUNT 241 Fundamentals of Nutrients and Health
HUNT 242 Nutritional Assessment
HUNT 243 Lifecycle Nutrition
SPEX 201 Biomechanics and SPEX 203 Exercise Physiology, or SPEX 204 Psychology of Sport and Exercise and SPEX 205 Physical Activity and Health
300-level
HUNT 345 Applied Sport and Exercise Nutrition
Two of:
HUNT 341 Nutrition and Behaviour Change Communication
HUNT 342 Nutrition and Chronic Diseases
HUNT 343 Community and Public Health Nutrition
SPEX 303 Exercise Energetics and Physiology and SPEX 305 Athletic Conditioning and Rehabilitation, or SPEX 308 Psychology of Physical Activity and SPEX 309 Active Living and Environment
, 90 further points (POPH 192 recommended), including either requirements for an approved minor or approved second major subject or other approved papers
Students who are interested in becoming dietitians, and working in the area of sports nutrition, must include the Supplementary Nutritional Science minor in their BAppSc programme. Students wishing to apply for dietetics must also include the HUNT344 in their BAppSc programme.
There is a growing need for individuals with a combined understanding of the principles of nutrition, health and physical activity. This means there are many career paths available, depending on the minor chosen to complement SPNU, and the individual’s areas of interest.
Some examples include:
sports nutrition consultancy
roles in public health, physical activity and nutrition
research
product development
dietetics
Health Insurance: 600 per year
