NUT2003 Sport and exercise nutrition
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
NUT2003 Sport and exercise nutrition is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2024 in Summer A and Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2024
- Summer A, Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
- Workload
- 12 hours
- per semester
This is the 2024 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before NUT2003
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After NUT2003
No unit lists NUT2003 as a prerequisite in the 2024 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Pre-requisite: NUT1011 or successful completion of relevant unit containing a substantial (>50%) nutrition content- on a case to case bases, reviewed and confirmed by unit co-ordinator.
Prohibition: Course codes M2001 and M6002
Overview
In this unit you will be introduced to the concepts of nutrition in sport and exercise. You will learn about how nutrition influences physiology in sport and exercise.
Each week you will engage in online learning, with online lectures and readings.
There will be online tutorials and discussions where you will be able to work with a small group of students and an expert tutor.
You will learn about individual’s nutritional needs before, during and after exercise, and also focus on nutrition for different sport and exercise activities with the ability to apply this to your own sporting interests.
Offerings in 2024
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Summer semester A | Clayton | Online |
| Second semester | Clayton | Online |
Assessment
- Oral presentation (15 mins) & Q&A50%
- Personal practice workbook50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Describe the energy systems used during exercise, biochemical and physiological alterations that occur in response to exercise, and list and/or critically evaluate how nutrition influences these alterations.
- 2
Outline the general guidelines and recommendations for nutrition provisions before, during and after exercise; and critically appraise their application to different sports.
- 3
Identify the differences between nutritional guidelines and recommendations for various sports and exercise against real-world professional practice.
- 4
Explain the key nutritional considerations for a particular sport and/or athlete group.
- 5
Collect, manage, process, and interpret group and individual exercise response data, and determine how data interpretation influences professional practice.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials48 hours
- Lectures24 hours
- Workshops8 hours
12 weeks
- 3 sections, 1 section per month (4 weeks)
- 8 topics per section, 2 topics per week.
Each week:
- Teacher- or self-directed learning = 6 hours (lecture content (2 hours/week), tutorials that may include self-directed or online activities (4 hours/week).
- Simulated workshops (8 hours over the unit delivery timeline).
Self-directed learning = 6 hours/week (reading, assignments)
Total per week = ~12 hours
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Stephanie Gaskell
- Pascale Young
- Associate Professor Ricardo Da Costa
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Ricardo Da Costa
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for NUT2003?
NUT2003 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is NUT2003 offered?
In 2024, NUT2003 runs in Summer A and Semester 2 at Clayton, with an online option.
How much work is NUT2003?
The handbook expects about 12 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does NUT2003 have an exam?
No. NUT2003 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.