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Unit description
Provides a comprehensive overview of nutritional science and its relationship to physical performance. The unit enables students to gain basic skills in nutrition education when related to sport and exercise.
Unit content
- Introduction to sports nutrition
- Introduction to nutrition education of athletes and exercising persons
- Defining and measuring energy
- Energy systems and exercise
- Carbohydrates for sport and exercise
- Proteins and amino acids for sport and exercise
- Fats for sport and exercise
- Weight and body composition
- Water and electrolytes for sport and exercise
- Micronutrients for sport and exercise
- Disordered eating and exercise patterns in athletes
- Special populations
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | critically discuss nutritional requirements for exercise and for recreational and elite athletes |
| 2 | apply nutrition concepts to enhance physical performance, recovery, health maintenance and rehabilitation within an exercise scientist's scope of practice |
| 3 | develop a nutrition education resource for athletes or exercising persons |
| 4 | demonstrate proficient skills in visual presentation and skills in professional writing |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- critically discuss nutritional requirements for exercise and for recreational and elite athletes
- apply nutrition concepts to enhance physical performance, recovery, health maintenance and rehabilitation within an exercise scientist's scope of practice
- develop a nutrition education resource for athletes or exercising persons
- demonstrate proficient skills in visual presentation and skills in professional writing
Teaching and assessment
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