Nutrition and Physical Activity

Make a positive impact on the health of individuals, whānau and communities through nutrition and physical activity. You’ll become familiar with how nutrition and physical activity influence health and wellbeing, and discover how they can prevent disease and optimise people’s health and wellbeing.

You’ll understand how environmental and policy factors influence people’s behaviours, and learn to help people make positive lifestyle changes. Potential career pathways this minor could prepare you for include healthy lifestyles advisor, health promoter, or a career in community health development.

Available as a minor only.

Minor must include

60 points from courses listed below including SPOR527, SPOR636 and SPOR721.

Level 5 courses

• SPOR527 Nutrition and Physical Activity Fundamentals

Level 6 courses

• SPOR636 Nutrition and Physical Activity Behaviour
• SPOR641 Te Pūtake o te Waiora
• NUTR601 Sport and Exercise Nutrition

Level 7 courses

• CULN702 Food Ethics and Sustainability
• MAOH701 Māori Health Promotion
• SPOR721 Nutrition and Physical Activity Promotion
• SPOR724 Leadership in Sport, Exercise and Health