Advanced Sports and Health Nutrition 7.5 credits

About the course

The course consists of theoretical and practical elements focused on nutritional and physiological aspects of body composition, anthropometry, energy expenditure, and fat and carbohydrate utilization at rest and during physical activity. Furthermore, it addresses the nutritional and physiological mechanisms of interventions with diet and dietary supplements, as well as the physiological effects of nutritional deficiencies and obesity. The course includes a limited in-depth group project, a client project focusing on nutritional physiological and clinical measurements of health-related factors, nutritional status, and a dietary analysis. The client can be an athlete or an individual who wants to improve their physical fitness, health, and nutritional status. Great emphasis is placed on reflection, analysis, and application of information from scientific articles and the client project, considering risks, weaknesses, and opportunities with dietary and nutritional strategies from a client perspective.

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Autumn 2025
- Advanced Sports and Health Nutrition
  
  Second admissions round for EU/EEA citizens
  
  Autumn 2025 / Umeå / English / Web-based (online)
  
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  Starts
  1 September 2025
  
  Ends
  18 January 2026
  
  Number of credits
  7.5 credits
  
  Type of studies
  Web-based (online)
  
  Mandatory meetings
  2
  
  Study pace
  25%
  
  Teaching hours
  Daytime
  
  Study location
  Umeå
  
  Language
  English
  
  Application code
  UMU-34808
  
  Outline for distance course
  Two mandatory physical sessions. One session (two days) involves a nutritional physiology lab and an examination seminar. The other session consists of a written exam. Otherwise, the lectures will mostly be given physically on campus but with a connection via Teams for students who are in another location.
  
  Eligibility Bachelor's degree that includes at least 180 credits or equivalent foreign degree. At least 90 credits are required in either exercise physiology/sports medicine or physiotherapy, or the student can have a degree from the Biomedical Scientist programme with specialisation Clinical Physiology. English 6 must also be completed.
  
  Selection
  Academic credits
  
  Application
  Application deadline was 15 April 2025. Please note: This second application round is intended only for EU/EEA/Swiss citizens. Submit a late application at Universityadmissions.se.
  
  Application and tuition fees
  As a citizen of a country outside the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees for studies at Umeå University.
  
  Application fee: SEK 900
  
  Tuition fee, first instalment: SEK 20,013
  
  Total fee: SEK 20,013
  
  Details about tuition, fees and funding

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