BSc (Honours) Nutrition and Public Health

Course description
What you study
Prepare for a career as a nutritionist helping the public to understand and apply nutritional information on this Association for Nutrition (AfN) accredited course. You gain the knowledge and skills to work in public health and become an AfN associate nutritionist. You can then progress to become an AfN registered nutritionist, highly valued by many employers.
The strong practical focus of the course helps you discover effective ways for people to apply government health messages through what they eat and the lifestyle choices they make.
Key areas of study include
• the links between good diet, nutrition and lifestyle choices and the health of populations
• how to analyse, understand and improve the diets of individuals and populations
• the impact of essential physiology and metabolic concepts on population nutrition
• the public health agenda and how it is conveyed at national, local and individual levels
• the role of diet and nutritional policy in the prevention of non-communicable diseases such as obesity and malnutrition
• the role of public health nutritionists in community projects through to government led initiatives and policy development.
How you learn
Your learning takes place during seminars and lectures, while you apply your knowledge and gain technical skills during practical sessions.
During the course you
• learn how to use nutritional and dietary knowledge to support the health of individuals and communities
• develop an understanding of how research influences public health promotion and nutritional policy
• gain behaviour change skills, such as motivational interviewing, which are used by professionals who work in lifestyle change.
Communication modules enhance your communication skills and introduce you to a range of methods to ensure your public health messages are effectively understood and received by your target audience.
Business and management modules enable you to understand...