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MODULE DESCRIPTOR
Module Title
Sports Nutrition
Reference AS3038 Version 2
Created August 2021 SCQF Level SCQF 9
Approved March 2018 SCQF Points 15
Amended August 2021 ECTS Points 7.5

Aims of Module
To provide students with knowledge and understanding of the physiological, biochemical and nutritional principles applicable to the management of diet and performance in elite athletes.

Learning Outcomes for Module
On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:
1 Discuss the principles of exercise physiology and physiological methods of assessing performance.
2 Discuss the principles of exercise biochemistry and biochemical methods of assessing performance.
3 Discuss the nutritional requirements and dietary assessment in sport.
4 Evaluate nutritional interventions to improve performance in sport, including nutritional supplements and ergogenic aids.

Indicative Module Content
Professional regulatory bodies; physiological adaptations to exercise of varying intensity and duration to include neural, endocrine, musculoskeletal, cardiorespiratory, immunological and water homeostatic mechanisms; metabolic adaptations to exercise of varying intensity and duration to include fat, carbohydrate and protein metabolising pathways; physiological and biochemical mechanisms of exercise fatigue; nutritional consequences of physiological and metabolic demands in exercise and sport; hydration in exercise and sport; nutritional interventions to improve performance, such as carbohydrate loading, nutritional supplements and ergogenic aids; physiological, biochemical and nutritional means applicable to assessment of performance; any regulations applicable to relevant performance-enhancing strategies; effective translation of nutritional recommendations and meal planning for different scenarios.

Module Delivery
Theoretical material is delivered by lectures and tutorials, and supported by practicals.

Indicative Student Workload Full Time Part Time
Contact Hours 45 N/A
Non-Contact Hours 105 N/A
Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours N/A N/A
TOTAL 150 N/A
Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body    

ASSESSMENT PLAN
If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only.
Component 1
Type: Examination Weighting: 100% Outcomes Assessed: 1, 2, 3, 4
Description: Unseen, closed book examination.

MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR
Explanatory Text
Component 1 (examination, EX1) comprises 100% of the module grade. A minimum of a Grade D is required to pass the module.
Module Grade Minimum Requirements to achieve Module Grade:
A A
B B
C C
D D
E E
F F
NS Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination

Module Requirements
Prerequisites for Module Successful completion of Stage 2 or equivalent.
Corequisites for module None.
Precluded Modules None.

INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY
1 CAMPBELL, B. 2013. Sports nutrition: enhancing athletic performance. CRC Press Inc.
2 LANHAM-NEW, S., STEAR, S., SHIRREFFS, S and COLLINS, A. 2011. Sport and exercise nutrition. John Wiley and Sons.
3 MAUD, P.J. and FOSTER C. 2006. Physiological assessment of human fitness. 2nd edition. Human Kinetics.
4 MAUGHAN, R.J., 2013. The encyclopaedia of sports medicine: an IOC medical commission publication, volume XIX. Sports nutrition. Wiley-Blackwell.
5 MAUGHAN, R.J. 2009. The Olympic textbook of science in sport. Wiley-Blackwell
6 MAUGHAN, R.J. and GLEESON, M. 2010. The biochemical basis of sports performance. 2nd edition. Oxford University Press.
7 MACLAREN, D. and MORTON, J. 2011. Biochemistry for sports and exercise metabolism.. Wiley.
8 McARDLE, W.D., KATCH, F.I. and KATCH, V.L. 2019. Sports and Exercise Nutrition. 5th edition. Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins.

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