BSc (Hons) Food with Nutrition

The course focuses on the food chain and issues that are important to consumers, such as nutrition and safety. We’ll equip you for professional life, with skills that will make you attractive to employers.

We offer a supportive, close-knit working environment. Class sizes are small. Staff and students are on first name terms, and you’ll be assigned a personal tutor from day one.

You’ll graduate with:

a deep understanding of the impact of food provision;
an understanding of the role of nutrition on health;
familiarity with the scientific principles and laboratory techniques used in the examination and analysis of food; and
an informed attitude to ethical and environmental concerns associated with food production.

We have an excellent record in graduate employment – employers value the knowledge and professional skills developed by our graduates. The food industry, consumer organisations and enforcement agencies need graduates who have a balanced and informed view of food provision.

You will be qualified for a variety of careers such as manufacturing (particularly product development), quality assurance and food safety, nutritional adviser, retailing, local and national government and many more. Postgraduate study is another option – you could train to be a teacher (PGCE), do an MSc, PhD or a specialised professional qualification.

The food industry, consumer organisations and enforcement agencies need graduates who have a balanced and informed view of food provision. They value the practical skills developed by this award which puts the Bath Spa University graduate in a position to make a positive contribution towards the provision of safe and wholesome food. Recent graduates have pursued careers in the food industry, local government, voluntary organisations, the health service and education.

List of alumni careers
Since 2011, employers such as Oasis Foods, Kerry Foods, Leatherhead Food Research, Coldwater Seafoods and Ferndale Foods have recruited graduates from this course. Students have also gone into roles including Food Development Technologist, Research Technician, Assistant Scientific Officer, Nutritionist, Product Developer, Quality Controller and Secondary School Teacher.

Students have also gone into roles including:

Food Product Development
Consumer advice and Trading Standards
Food safety consultancies
Nutritional adviser (public/commercial sector)
Quality assurance
Environmental health
Food hygiene training
Teaching
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We accept a wide range of qualifications for entry to our undergraduate programmes. Typical offers of 260-300 UCAS Tariff points. The main ones are listed below:

A Level - grades BCC - CCC preferred.
BTEC - Extended Diploma grades Merit, Merit, Merit (MMM) preferred in a related subject.