Nutrition BSc(Hons)

Why choose this course?

If you are interested in nutrition and the role it can play in human development, this broad-based degree is ideal. You will have the opportunity to specialise in areas of applied and clinical nutrition, such as its role in health and disease.

You can choose to study Nutrition on its own or in combination with another subject. See the course combinations section for more information about the different joint honours options.

What will you study?

You will study human nutrition, food science, biochemistry and physiology, as well as pharmacology and immunology. You will consider nutrition at different stages of life, its role in disease and its impact in different parts of the world. You will also have the opportunity to study sports nutrition, clinical chemistry or toxicology. You will carry out a project in specialist areas, including clinical nutrition, public health and herbal nutrition.

Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list. Those listed here may also be a mixture of core and optional modules.

Year 1

• Human Physiology 1
• Human Physiology 2
• Foundation Studies in Human Nutrition 1 and 2
• Social Nutrition
• Chemistry for Life Sciences
• Structure and Function of Biological Molecules
• Mathematics and ICT

Year 2

• Protein Biochemistry
• Nutritional Assessment 1
• Research Methods and Skills
• Introductory Pharmacology
• Bioenergetics and Intermediary Metabolism
• Immunology
• Food Science
• Nutrient Requirements Across the Lifespan

Year 3

• Nutritional Assessment 2
• Health Promotion, Food and Nutrition Policies
• Contemporary Issues in Food and Nutrition
• Nutrition in the Aetiology and Management of Impaired Health
• Nutrition in Developing Countries
• Clinical Chemistry OR
• Toxicology OR
• Sports Physiology and Nutrition
• Project