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MSci, BSc Nutrition
Nutrition is a fast-moving discipline that focuses on understanding the role of foods, nutrients and the overall “diet” in maintaining health and preventing disease. Nutritionists play an important role in providing and implementing evidence-based nutritional guidelines and dietary recommendations meaning the scope of your future career options as a Registered Nutritionist is wide-ranging.
On this integrated Masters nutrition degree (MSci, BSc), you’ll learn a combination of core nutrition topics, alongside gaining knowledge in other specialised areas within the wider food and nutritional field like food systems, sustainable food consumption, enterprise and leadership. These, along with the skills development modules, will give you the technical skills and professional experience you’ll need to pursue a career in nutrition. Your studies will be guided by our internationally recognised cutting-edge research and innovation in nutrition. You will benefit from our strong collaborations and partnerships with industry, the commercial sector and the Association for Nutrition (AfN) professional body enabling you to develop the required literacies, skills and competencies that are relevant to your needs and ambitions as a nutritionist.
At the start of the course, you’ll gain a solid understanding in food and nutrition exploring their relationship to health, including where food is sourced from and how that fits within a ‘sustainable’ global food system framework. You’ll also cover aspects key to providing a safe and healthy diet, including food preservation and sensory evaluation. Throughout the course, you’ll build on these foundations, understanding how nutrients in food are used in the body and how individuals’ nutritional requirements change across various stages of life, with consideration to how these relate to specific groups of people. You'll cover the nutritional content in food, the role of food choices and the food environment that shapes dietary behaviours whilst studying the most up-to-date nutrition and dietary recommendations and defining what’s considered “healthy” and for who. You'll learn about the scientific, social, behavioural and ethical considerations that inform current public health advice and the nutrition profession, all within the context of current issues such as the global obesity problem, personalised nutrition, plant-based diets and sustainability. You'll explore how and why people make choices relating to what they eat and drink and how this knowledge can be applied in public health promotion and nutritional education.
In the latter years of your programme, you'll explore more specific and specialised areas of current thinking in nutrition, food and public health, reflecting on how these can be applied to solve real-world local and global nutritional challenges.
(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)
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Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOOD1011 | Food: Past, Present and Future | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| FOOD1028 | Biochemistry of Food and Nutrients | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| FOOD1041 | Food Safety and Preservation | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | PFP |
| FOOD1061 | Understanding Data | 10 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| FOOD1146 | Academic and Professional Skills | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | PFP |
| FOOD1151 | Introduction to Human Nutrition | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | PFP |
Candidates will be required to study 10 credits of discovery modules.
(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
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Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOOD2021 | Human Biochemistry and Molecular Nutrition | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | PFP |
| FOOD2146 | Professional Development and Research Methods | 10 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | PFP |
| FOOD2202 | Nutrition Across the Lifespan | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | PFP |
| FOOD2216 | Nutritional Epidemiology | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| FOOD2261 | Physiology and Energy Balance | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| FOOD2350 | Health Promotion: Applications of Theory and Practice | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Candidates will be required to study 10 credits of discovery modules.
(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
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(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
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We are currently refreshing our courses to make sure students have the best possible experience. Full module details for year 4 are not yet available. Before you enter year 4 full details of modules for that year will be provided.
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules Capstone Project: Research and Discovery - 60 credits - PFP Problem Solving: Functionality of Ingredients in Food Design - 30 credits
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOOD3075 | Nutrition and Health | 10 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| FOOD3141 | Critical Appraisal of Scientific Literature | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| FOOD3382 | Nutrition Policy and Public Health | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | PFP |
| FOOD3392 | Personalised Nutrition, Professionalism and Ethics | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | PFP |
Candidates will be required to study one of the following compulsory modules (0-30 credits):
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOOD3372 | New Product Development: Interdisciplinary Team Project | 30 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| FOOD3472 | Nutritional Foundations in Food Product Development: Team Project | 10 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Candidates will be required to study 0-20 credits from the following optional modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOOD3101 | Food Biotechnology | 10 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| FOOD3133 | Food Science and Nutrition: Recent Revelations | 10 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| FOOD3331 | Functional Foods | 10 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| FOOD3341 | Food and Cancer | 10 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
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