This course allows training in simulated environments which provide immersive learning programmed to train for real situations"

In the development of this program, the student will be able to acquire the necessary knowledge to detect nutritional problems and establish a nutritional planning for para-athletes.  The different strategies to solve and anticipate problems that may arise during a test or training will be discussed in depth. In addition, the student will learn how to solve any doubts that may arise when dealing with an Para-Athletes, as well as how to teach them in the best possible way the basic aspects of Sports Nutrition.

The Postgraduate Certificate has multimedia content that helps you acquire the knowledge that is presented, elaborated with the latest educational technology. At the same time, it will allow the student a contextual and situated learning within a simulated environment that provides education focused on solving real problems. 

The professors of this Postgraduate Postgraduate Certificate are professionals who seek excellence in their teaching and work, teaching in university centers and working with athletes to maximize their performance. 

Food and sport must go hand in hand, as it is essential that athletes follow a proper diet to help them improve their performance"

This postgraduate certificate in Sports Nutrition in Para-Athletes, contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features of the include:

• The graphic, schematic and practical contents of the course are designed to provide all the essential information required for professional practice
• Exercises where the self-assessment process can be carried out to improve learning
• An algorithm-based interactive learning system, designed for decision making for patients with nutritional challenges
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

This postgraduate certificate is the best investment you can make in the selection of a refresher program for two reasons: in addition to updating your knowledge in sports nutrition, you will obtain a program for: TECH Technological University"

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from the sector who contribute their work experience to this educational program, as well as renowned specialists
from leading societies and prestigious universities.

Its multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment
that will provide an immersive education programmed to learn in real situations.

The design of this program focuses on Problem-Based Learning, by means of which the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that are presented throughout the academic course. For this purpose, the student will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned experts.

Immerse yourself in this comprehensive Professional postgraduate certificate and improve your skills in nutritional counseling for athletes"

Know the most appropriate diets for each type of athlete and be able to make more personalized advice"

The main objective of the program is the development of theoretical and practical learning, so that the medical professional can master in a practical and rigorous way the study of sports nutrition in special populations. 

This refresher program will generate a sense of security in the performance of your daily practice, which will help you grow personally and professionally"

General Objectives

• Handle advanced knowledge on nutritional planning in professional and non-professional athletes for the healthy performance of physical exercise
• Manage advanced knowledge on nutritional planning in professional athletes of various fields in order to achieve maximum sports performance
• Learn advanced knowledge about nutritional planning in professional athletes from team sports to achieve the highest sports performance
• Manage and consolidate the initiative and entrepreneurial spirit to implement projects related to nutrition in physical activity and sport
• Know how to incorporate the different scientific advances into one' s own professional field
• Working in a multidisciplinary environment
• Understand the context in which the area of their specialty is developed
• Manage advanced skills in the detection of possible signs of nutritional changes associated with sports activities
• Manage the necessary skills through the teaching-learning process that will allow them to continue training and learning in the field of sports nutrition, both through contacts established with teachers and professionals in this field and independently
• Specialize in the structure of muscle tissue and its role in sports
• Know the energetic and nutritional needs of athletes in different pathophysiological situations
• Specialize in the energetic and nutritional needs of athletes in the different situations specific to age and gender
• Become a specialist in the dietary strategies for the prevention and treatment of injured athletes
• Specialize in the energetic and nutritional needs of child athletes
• Specialize in the energetic and nutritional needs of Paralympic athletes

Specific Objectives

• Deepen understanding of the differences between the different categories of para-athletes and their physiological-metabolic limitations
• Determine the nutritional requirements of the different para-sportsmen in order to establish a specific nutritional plan
• Delve into the knowledge necessary to establish interactions between the intake of drugs in these athletes and nutrients to avoid nutrient deficits
• Understand the body composition of para-athletes in different sport categories
• Apply current scientific evidence on nutritional performance enhancing drugs

Our goal is to achieve academic excellence and to help you achieve it too"