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Undergraduate Course: Sports Nutrition 3 (SPRT10034)

Course Outline
SchoolMoray House School of Education CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaSport Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionRecent advances in nutrition are having a major impact on sporting excellence, exercise physiology and health. This course is designed so that students can gain the appropriate knowledge and experience, with particular reference to the key role that nutrition plays in any integrated approach to sport.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Learn enabled:  Yes Quota:  40
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 13/01/2014
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 48, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 148 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 60 %, Coursework 40 %, Practical Exam 0 %
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Identify the main nutrients in balanced diet and identify foodstuffs high in each nutrient;
Understand how fuel use relates to different sports;
Explain cause of dehydration and its effects on performance;
Be able to evaluate a diet and its appropriateness for sport;
Be able to differentiate between nutritional supplements and ergogenic aids.
Assessment Information
1 x 2 hour exam (60%)
1 x 2500 word laboratory report (40%)
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserMr Dave Saunders
Tel: (0131 6)51 4121
Email: Dave.Saunders@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Sarah Fraser
Tel:
Email: s.fraser@ed.ac.uk
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