Sports Nutrition Emphasis

Students enrolled in the Nutritional Sciences graduate program may elect to complete an area of emphasis in Sports Nutrition.

Quick Facts

  • Pursue sports nutrition courses, internships, and research as part of your graduate degree in Nutritional Sciences
  • Requires 12 credit hours in nutrition and exercise science
  • Improve nutrition and physical activity habits in clinical, community and athletic settings
  • Develop skills in scientific and practical principles of nutrition for sport and exercise

Requirements

Required core courses 

  • NUTR/KINS 8230 Advanced Nutrition in Physical Activity, Exercise, and Sport (3) OR NUTR/KINS 6220 Nutrition in Physical Activity, Exercise, and Sport (3)
  • KINS 6630/L Exercise Physiology (4) OR KINS 6690 Neuromuscular Physiology (3)

Electives 

  • NUTR 6700E Weight Management Coaching (3)
  • KINS/HPRB/NUTR 7600 Public Health Physical Activity and Nutrition Interventions (4)
  • NUTR 6230E Current Issues in Sports Nutrition (3)
  • KINS 6300 Exercise Epidemiology (3)
  • KINS 6690-6690L Neuromuscular Physiology (4)
  • KINS 7330/L Metabolic and Cardiorespiratory Aspects of Exercise (4)
  • KINS 7340 Exercise Psychology (3)
  • KINS 7690 Advanced Skeletal Muscle and Mitochondrial Physiology (3)
  • KINS 8300 Exercise, Obesity and Cardiometabolic Diseases (3)
  • NUTR/KINS 7940 Nutrition Physical Activity, Exercise, and Sport Internship (3-9)
  • Core requirement options not taken to fulfill core.

Program requirements listed are pending final approval.

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