Strength and Conditioning with Nutrition

Overview

Introduction

Strength and Conditioning with Nutrition will teach you to train and motivate people to meet performance and body composition goals.

You will be learning how to set and meet training goals, rehabilitate and recondition injured athletes, and prescribe strength and conditioning programmes.

Strength and Conditioning with Nutrition

What will my study involve?

Develop evidence-based practice of measuring performance, fitness testing, and training methods in our new Performance Education and Training Centre, with a specialised strength and conditioning facility and equipment such as performance capture.
Complete certain courses in the programme to gain skills for National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) accreditation.
The major will prepare you for NSCA’s Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) or Tactical Strength and Conditioning Facilitator (TSAC-F) certifications — professional accreditations to work as a trainer for sports teams or tactical teams, such as the military or police.
Minors in Strength and Conditioning or Nutrition are available in multiple degrees to add sports industry experience to your other interests.

Strength and Conditioning with Nutrition

Courses

Strength and Conditioning with Nutrition major

For the major in the Bachelor of Sport Coaching, complete the following courses:

100-level

200-level

300-level

Strength and Conditioning minor

For the minor in the Bachelor of Arts, Commerce, Digital Screen, Health Sciences, Science, Social and Environmental Sustainability, Sport Coaching, or Youth and Community Leadership, complete the following courses:

100-level

200-level

300-level

One of the above 300-level courses can be substituted with , with approval from the Programme Coordinator.

Nutrition minor

100-level

200-level

300-level

Two courses chosen from these options

Strength and Conditioning with Nutrition

Career opportunities

Professional knowledge of anatomy, exercise science, and nutritional supplements will take you towards a rewarding career helping others with their health and wellbeing, and to achieve their best athletic performance.

Career pathways could include: