Course Overview

The degree is accredited by the Association for Nutrition, so when you graduate you can become a Registered Associate Nutritionist and help others lead healthy lives. You will gain the skills to tackle topical issues and understand the effects of food and nutrition on health €“ an area of increasing public and clinical interest. Throughout your time with us, you will be supported in a welcoming and diverse community of staff and students, on a beautiful parkland campus. You will have access to tour state-of-the-art facilities and excellent laboratories, including our food lab, with sensory analysis tasting booths, and specialist laboratories for physiology, microbiology, and computing. We offer innovative modules such as Advances in Nutrition and Health, where you will explore recent developments and innovations in the field of nutrition, including the role of €˜omics technology, interactions between diet, genes, and disease, and the role of various nutrients. Other interesting modules include Nutrition of Population Groups, which explores how different stages of life can determine nutritional status and requirements, and Food Science, where you will gain insight into the science behind food production, quality, and safety.

General Eligibility

1. passes in two distinct subjects at GCE Advanced Level;

2. a pass in one subject at GCE Advanced Level plus (a) passes in two distinct subjects at GCE Advanced Subsidiary Level, or (b) a Vocational A-Level Single Award, or (c) two Vocational A-Level part Awards;

3. a Vocational A-Level Double Award; or

4. a Vocational A-Level Single Award plus (a) two Vocational A-Level part Awards, or (b) pass in two distinct subjects at GCE Advanced Subsidiary Level; or

5. BTEC National Certificate or Diploma; or

6. a Scottish Certificate of Education with (a) passes in five subjects, including at least three at a Higher grade, or (b) passes in four subjects all at a Higher grade or New Higher grade; or

7. the full Diploma of the International Baccalaureate; or 8. an Irish Leaving Certificate with passes in four subjects at Grade C at the Higher level.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• 1. GCSE (or equivalent) requirement: Maths, Grade C/4.

  2. IELTS 6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each component