Sedentary lifestyles and poor nutrition can cause diseases that place an enormous burden on the individual and society as a whole. If youre interested in the science behind nutrition, exercise and health, this is the course for you. Our state-of-the-art laboratories boast a wide variety of equipment, including advanced physiology, nutrition and food chemistry laboratory facilities and equipment. <br><br>The role exercise and nutrition science plays in healthy ageing and disease reduction has become a focus for national health policy in recent times. While the course offers a good grounding in both nutrition and exercise science, it also offers the flexibility of two strands of study allowing you to specialise in either nutrition and food science or health and fitness. In your final year, youll also have the chance to take on a professional work experience module and a research project.