Human Nutrition BSc (Hons)
Postgraduate
In Worcester
Description
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Type
Postgraduate
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Location
Worcester
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Start date
Different dates available
What makes Human Nutrition at Worcester special? This Association for Nutrition accredited course will provide you with a broad programme of not only knowledge, but practical and transferable skills needed by a modern nutritionist in today's job market. We will provide you with a comprehensive understanding of the discipline, from farm to fork, from mouth to metabolism, and from personal health to public health. The course gives theoretical and practical insights firmly based in the real world, exploring key issues such as the consequences of inadequate and unbalance nutrient supply, how our nutritional requirements change with age, gender and health status, the political perspectives of nutrition, the practical skills required in the food industry, and how to design and carry out successful research in both the lab and the outside world. We are a friendly, supportive and progressive course - why not come to see if Worcester is right for you?
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About this course
Entry requirements 96 UCAS Tariff points MUST include A2 Biology and A2 another science, maths or statistics. 104 UCAS Tariff points MUST include A2 Biology. The points above are the new UCAS tariff, which will be used for courses starting from September 2017. See our new UCAS tariff page for more information.
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Subjects
- Nutrition
- Human Nutrition
- Physiology
- Public Health
- Supply
- Public
Course programme
Here is an overview of current modules available on this course. Regular updates may mean that exact module titles may differ.
Year 1 Mandatory- Introduction to Human Nutrition
- Heath and Disease
- Introduction to Human Anatomyand Physiology
- Cell Biology
- Introduction to Biological Chemistry
- Introduction to Biochemistry and Genetics
- Comparative Animal Physiology
- Other options can be considered
- The Food Supply Chain
- Human Systems Physiology
- Integrated Human Metabolism
- Work Experience
- Project and Career Development
- Nutrition through the Human Life Cycle
- Public Health Nutrition
- Human Nutritionand Disease Modulation
- IndependentStudy
- Systems Physiology II
I fully enjoyed many aspects of the course. The diversity of modules has given me a huge bank of knowledge on nutrition as a whole, that I can take forward and apply to my future career.
Natalie, graduated 2012
Human Nutrition BSc (Hons)