Strength and Conditioning with Nutrition
Qualifications
Overview
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.
Minors in Strength and Conditioning and Nutrition
Strength and Conditioning, as well as Nutrition, may also be taken separately as minor subjects within multiple degrees.
These two minors enable you to study towards a different major while gaining expertise and recognition in the area of strength and conditioning, or exploring the challenges of applied nutrition and exercise prescription practice for sport and health.
- 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 major
For the major in the Bachelor of Sport Coaching, complete the following courses:
100-level
200-level
- SPCO221 Injury and Rehabilitation
- SPCO241 Introduction to Strength and Conditioning
- SPCO242 Nutrition and Exercise Prescription
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 SPCO343 Performance Nutrition and Recovery Monitoring, with approval from the Programme Coordinator.
Nutrition 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
- SPCO343 Performance Nutrition and Recovery Monitoring
- Two courses chosen from these options
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.
Some career pathways could include:
- Professional strength and conditioning coach
- Fitness/nutrition advisor
- Sports athletic coach
- High performance manager.
Find out more about what you can do with a degree in Sport Coaching.
Contact us
Te Kura Mātai Hauora | School of Health Sciences
Phone +64 3 369 3333
Email education@canterbury.ac.nz
Location
Level 3, Rehua building – see campus maps
Postal address
Te Kaupeka Oranga | Faculty of Health
Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch 8140
New Zealand
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