Human Nutrition (including foundation year) - BSc (Hons)

Bachelor's degree

In London

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    4 Years

Our Human Nutrition (including foundation year) BSc course is designed to enable you to enter an undergraduate degree if you don’t hold traditional qualifications or can’t meet the necessary requirements to enter the standard three-year degree. On completion of this four-year programme you’ll graduate with the same academic title and award as students who enter the standard human nutrition course.

The mix of broad scientific perspective and in-depth examination of human nutrition will prepare you for academic study at undergraduate level, as well as a career in nutrition within the public or private sectors.

Our Human Nutrition BSc course received a 100% overall student satisfaction score in the National Student Survey 2020.

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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31 Jewry Street, EC3N 2EY

Start date

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About this course

You'll complete the course equipped to pursue a career in public health nutrition in the academic, charity, private or public sectors.

Previous graduates have gone on to work at organisations such as

Nestlé Health Science
The NHS
The Nutrition Society
World Obesity Federation

This course is also excellent preparation for further research or postgraduate study.

In addition to the University's standard entry requirements, you should have:

at least one A level (or a minimum of 32 UCAS points from an equivalent Level 3 qualification, eg BTEC National, OCR Diploma or Advanced Diploma)
English Language and Mathematics GCSEs at grade C (grade 4) or above (or equivalent). Applicants who meet the UCAS points criteria but who obtained a D (grade 3) in English and/or Maths at GCSE may be offered a University test in these areas

Professional accreditation
On completion of this four-year degree you’ll be able to join the Association for Nutrition as a Registered Associate Nutritionist (ANutr).

Accreditation of Prior Learning
Any university-level qualifications or relevant experience you gain prior to starting university could count towards your course at London Met. Find out more about applying for Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL).

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Subjects

  • Nutrition
  • Human Nutrition
  • IT
  • University
  • Public
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Anatomy
  • Physiology
  • Applied Health

Course programme

Modular structure

The modules listed below are for the academic year 2020/21 and represent the course modules at this time. Modules and module details (including, but not limited to, location and time) are subject to change over time.

Year 0 modules include:
  • Biology (core, 30 credits)
  • Chemistry (core, 30 credits)
  • Nutrition & Sports Science (core, 30 credits)
  • Nutrition and Sports Science (core, 30 credits)
  • Scientific Studies (core, 30 credits)
Year 1 modules include:
  • Anatomy and Physiology for Nutritionists (core, 30 credits)
  • Applied Health Psychology (for Nutritionists) (core, 15 credits)
  • Biochemistry for nutritionists (core, 15 credits)
  • Cell biology for nutritionists (core, 15 credits)
  • Health, Society and Behaviour (for Nutritionists) (core, 15 credits)
  • Human Nutrition (core, 30 credits)
Year 2 modules include:
  • Energy and Macronutrients (core, 15 credits)
  • Food Safety and Microbiology (core, 15 credits)
  • Food Science (core, 15 credits)
  • Metabolic Biochemistry for Nutrition (core, 15 credits)
  • Micronutrients for Health (core, 15 credits)
  • Public Health Nutrition (core, 15 credits)
  • Public Health Practice Based Learning (core, 0 credits)
  • Techniques in Dietary Assessment (core, 15 credits)
  • Techniques in nutritional research (core, 15 credits)
Year 3 modules include:
  • Diet and Disease (core, 15 credits)
  • Global Health Nutrition (core, 15 credits)
  • Human Nutrition Research Dissertation (core, 30 credits)
  • Nutrition through the lifecycle (core, 15 credits)
  • Sports and exercise nutrition (core, 15 credits)
  • Work-related Practice for Nutritionists (core, 15 credits)
  • Creating a Winning Business 2 (option, 15 credits)
  • Energy Metabolism & Endocrinology (option, 15 credits)
Assessment

Assessment consists of progress tests, online tests, coursework, practical reports, presentations, essays, posters, examinations, online multiple-choice tests, scientific reports, individual and group research projects and a final year dissertation.

Additional information

UCAS code - B405

Human Nutrition (including foundation year) - BSc (Hons)

Price on request