Fitness, Nutrition and Health

Abertay University

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.

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.

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

), the professional body for Registered Nutritionists. Abertay ranked

(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.