Sport and Exercise Nutrition

Unit code: HHN3002 | Study level: Undergraduate
Credit points
12
(Generally, 1 credit = 10 hours of classes and independent study.)
Location
Footscray Park
Prerequisites
HHN2001 - Family Health and Nutrition Through the Lifespan; or
HBM2103 - Digestion, Nutrition and Metabolism; or
HHN2402 - Diet & Disease (applicable for HUDH students ONLY)
(Or equivalent to be determined by unit coordinator)
Overview
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Overview

This unit will provide students with an understanding of the nutritional requirements for sport and exercise performance. Students will develop an understanding of the nutritional management to support physical activity and training programs undertaken by children, adolescents and adult recreational, sub-elite and/or elite athletes. Students will develop skills and the understanding of the assessment/provision of such topic areas as: Hydration, training and competition diets, diets to aid recovery, sports supplements and ergogenic aids, and various methods for assessing energy expenditure and body composition.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

  1. Describe physiological and metabolic processes involved in different physical activities;
  2. Adapt and justify different diet-related strategies to enhance training and performance in athletes and critically review the scientific research to support these strategies;
  3. Investigate and justify recovery requirements in various population groups and competitive levels;
  4. Articulate the practical considerations in the provision of dietary management strategies for athletes; and
  5. Critique and interpret various methods for assessing energy expenditure and body composition.

Study as a single unit

This unit can be studied on its own, without enrolling in a full degree.

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Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment type: Test
|
Grade: 10%
Test 1 (20mins)
Assessment type: Exercise
|
Grade: 20%
Case study based assessment (45mins)
Assessment type: Assignment
|
Grade: 45%
Design, plan and justify a training diet for an athlete (1000 words).
Assessment type: Exercise
|
Grade: 25%
Case study based assessment (1.5hrs)

Required reading

Sports Nutrition: An IOC Medical Commission Publication
Maughan, R. J., (2014)| Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley.

As part of a course

This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):

Bachelor of Nutritional Science/Master of Dietetics
HCND | Bachelor degree | Duration: 4.5 years
Undergraduate Certificate in Diet and Health
HUDH | Undergraduate certificate | Duration: 0.5 years

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