This double degree is for students who want to combine their passion for health and exercise with nutrition.
The exercise and sport science component will equip you with the skills to design, deliver and assess exercise and physical activity programs to improve the health and wellbeing of clients, their performance, or to prevent chronic diseases such as diabetes and arthritis. The nutrition and food sciences component will allow you to be ready to improve the health, fitness and wellbeing of the community by innovating foods, promoting and managing diets and lifestyles and conducting meaningful research for enhanced wellbeing.
Become immersed in an environment that provides practical learning opportunities, whilst being guided by world-class industry experts.
Your career
As the health, nutrition, exercise and wellness industries continue to grow, employment prospects for graduates of this double degree are promising. Careers to consider include:
Exercise Scientist: assist people to increase their fitness, sporting performance and general health using a combination of biomechanics, physiology and performance analysis.
Physical Training Specialist: advise clients on exercise, health, wellbeing and nutrition; develop and implement individual training plans.
Sports and Fitness Nutritionist: responsible for improving the health and optimising the performance of athletes and exercisers.
Researcher: plan and conduct laboratory-based investigations, experiments and trials, and analyse results in order to broaden scientific understanding.
Community Nutritionist: create changes in attitude toward nutrition and health; provide advice, guidance and support to the community.
Health Promotion Officer: plan and coordinate health promotion programs for various community groups.
Community Sports Project Officer: develop, coordinate and manage programs delivered by community sport organisations.
Health Promotion Officer: use social and environmental interventions to improve the health of groups and individuals.