Výživové poradenství a sportovní diagnostika

The College of Physical Education and Sport PALESTRA

Key information
Field of study:
Sports
Study language::
CZ
Study program code:
B1014P280006
Application deadline:
21.09.2026
ISCED code:
1014
Study form::
full-time
Study duration:
3 years

In the professionally oriented three-year Bachelor's degree programme Nutrition Counseling and Sports Diagnostics at VŠTVS PALESTRA (newly accredited since 2025), you prepare to analyse relationships between nutrition, physical activity and health within primary prevention. You learn to evaluate dietary habits, musculoskeletal status and overall physical condition, and to design individual lifestyle modifications. The programme emphasises modern diagnostic methods, body morphology, somatometry and selecting sports specialisations based on physical predispositions. The curriculum uses the ECTS credit system and combines compulsory, compulsory elective and elective courses with an emphasis on personal development. A key component is 480 hours of professional practice at partner organisations in sports, education, healthcare and wellness, such as CASRI or Beachklub Ládví. Offered in both full-time and combined forms, the programme ends with a state final examination and the defence of a bachelor's thesis after you earn at least 180 credits.

Application and admission procedure
Admission procedure form:
without entrance exam
Application start:
01.01.2026
Application deadline:
21.09.2026
Application fee:
850.00 CZK

For the 2026/2027 academic year, register fully online. Submit the E-Application on the website, pay the application fee and upload the required documents: high school graduation certificate (maturita), medical confirmation and clean criminal record declaration. Use the official forms on the school's website. The admission process for this programme has no entrance exams. The programme is taught only in Czech. Foreign applicants are invited to an interview to verify their Czech language proficiency and ability to study in Czech.

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As a graduate of the Nutrition Counseling and Sports Diagnostics programme, you gain advanced theoretical knowledge and practical skills for creating educational, sports and nutritional programmes tailored to diverse client groups. You can promote a positive approach to health, motivate clients to care for physical and mental fitness, and design optimal nutritional, hydration and exercise regimes within primary and secondary prevention. As a specialist in healthy lifestyles and musculoskeletal diagnostics, you can assess physical and motor predispositions, analyse sports performance and adjust training plans accordingly. Career paths span the state, public and private sectors, including nutrition counselling for athletes and the general population of all age groups, training, instruction and advising in schools, companies, fitness and wellness centres, sports clubs, hotels, and regeneration or reconditioning facilities.

Study fee

The tuition fee for one academic year can be divided into two installments, as specified in the study agreement.

University

School detail

Institution type:
private
Founded:
1990
Abbreviation:
PALESTRA
Number of students:
788
Number of international students in degree programs:
38
Number of international exchange students:
0
Number of international alumni
5

PALESTRA offers bachelor's and master's programmes focused on sport, wellness, physiotherapy and an active lifestyle. The school connects teaching with practice, develops scientific activities and cooperates with domestic and international institutions. You gain preparation for leadership roles in sport, fitness counselling, nutrition and client activation for all ages. PALESTRA is the first university in Czechia to create study programmes for the wellness field. It has long been a leading institution in this area, keeps an individual approach to students and supports their professional and personal development.

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Contacts

Field of study:
Sports
Study language::
CZ
Study program code:
B1014P280006
Application deadline:
21.09.2026
ISCED code:
1014
Study form::
full-time
Study duration:
3 years

In the professionally oriented three-year Bachelor's degree programme Nutrition Counseling and Sports Diagnostics at VŠTVS PALESTRA (newly accredited since 2025), you prepare to analyse relationships between nutrition, physical activity and health within primary prevention. You learn to evaluate dietary habits, musculoskeletal status and overall physical condition, and to design individual lifestyle modifications. The programme emphasises modern diagnostic methods, body morphology, somatometry and selecting sports specialisations based on physical predispositions. The curriculum uses the ECTS credit system and combines compulsory, compulsory elective and elective courses with an emphasis on personal development. A key component is 480 hours of professional practice at partner organisations in sports, education, healthcare and wellness, such as CASRI or Beachklub Ládví. Offered in both full-time and combined forms, the programme ends with a state final examination and the defence of a bachelor's thesis after you earn at least 180 credits.

Admission procedure form:
without entrance exam
Application start:
01.01.2026
Application deadline:
21.09.2026
Application fee:
850.00 CZK

For the 2026/2027 academic year, register fully online. Submit the E-Application on the website, pay the application fee and upload the required documents: high school graduation certificate (maturita), medical confirmation and clean criminal record declaration. Use the official forms on the school's website. The admission process for this programme has no entrance exams. The programme is taught only in Czech. Foreign applicants are invited to an interview to verify their Czech language proficiency and ability to study in Czech.

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As a graduate of the Nutrition Counseling and Sports Diagnostics programme, you gain advanced theoretical knowledge and practical skills for creating educational, sports and nutritional programmes tailored to diverse client groups. You can promote a positive approach to health, motivate clients to care for physical and mental fitness, and design optimal nutritional, hydration and exercise regimes within primary and secondary prevention. As a specialist in healthy lifestyles and musculoskeletal diagnostics, you can assess physical and motor predispositions, analyse sports performance and adjust training plans accordingly. Career paths span the state, public and private sectors, including nutrition counselling for athletes and the general population of all age groups, training, instruction and advising in schools, companies, fitness and wellness centres, sports clubs, hotels, and regeneration or reconditioning facilities.

Study fee

The tuition fee for one academic year can be divided into two installments, as specified in the study agreement.

University

School detail
Institution type:
private
Founded:
1990
Abbreviation:
PALESTRA
Number of students:
788
Number of international students in degree programs:
38
Number of international exchange students:
0
Number of international alumni
5

PALESTRA offers bachelor's and master's programmes focused on sport, wellness, physiotherapy and an active lifestyle. The school connects teaching with practice, develops scientific activities and cooperates with domestic and international institutions. You gain preparation for leadership roles in sport, fitness counselling, nutrition and client activation for all ages. PALESTRA is the first university in Czechia to create study programmes for the wellness field. It has long been a leading institution in this area, keeps an individual approach to students and supports their professional and personal development.

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