Nutrition

King's College London

Bachelor's degree

In Lambeth

£ 9,250 VAT inc.

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Lambeth

  • Duration

    3 Years

The Nutrition BSc degree is a research-led course that provides students with an in-depth knowledge of all key aspects of nutrition and fosters an understanding of the influence of food intake on human health. This course will also equip students with fundamental skills in critical analysis, information technology and communication.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Lambeth (London)
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Stamford St, SE1 9NH

Start date

On request

About this course

We are Europe's largest centre for medical and professional healthcare education.
You will gain practical experience through research and project work.
King’s is ranked 17th in the world for Clinical, Pre-clinical and Health (Times Higher Education 2018 subject ranking).
Nutrition profession study days including career advice and guidance from external professionals working in a variety of disciplines in nutrition.
You will be eligible to apply for Registration on the UK Voluntary Register of Nutritionists.

A significant proportion of our Nutrition graduates now work in a disciplines related to nutrition. With growing health concerns that relate to diet and lifestyle and public interest in food and health, suitably qualified registered nutritionists are highly sought after. Many of our graduates are now employed in the food industry, consumer groups, major food retailers, governmental and non-governmental agencies, media, community nutrition in the UK and public health in developing countries.

Graduates may also continue to study, as the Nutrition BSc is good preparation for postgraduate education in molecular sciences like nutrigenomics and nutritional immunology; clinical sciences like dietetics; and public health, for instance international health and development.

In the final year, Nutrition Profession Study Days are held, whereby you will receive specific career advice and guidance for the nutrition profession from academic tutors, the Careers Services at King’s College London and from external professionals working in a variety of disciplines in nutrition.

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Please note that A-level General Studies, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills and Global Perspectives are not accepted by King's as one of your A-levels. However, if offered the grade achieved may be taken into account when considering whether or not to accept a candidate who has just fallen short of the conditions of their offer.

The course is accredited by The Association for Nutrition, which means graduates may register as associate nutritionists on the UK Voluntary Register of Nutritionists, a body which aims to regulate the professional practice of nutrition.

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Subjects

  • Nutrition
  • Biochemistry
  • Genetics
  • Physiology
  • Technology
  • Food Science
  • Molecular Biology
  • Nutrition Students
  • Psychological
  • Nutrition & Health

Course programme

1st Year

Courses are divided into modules. You will normally take modules totalling 360 credits. This is a three-year BSc course with the option to take an additional extra-mural year between years two and three.

Required Modules
  • Biochemistry (15 credits)
  • Introduction to Nutrition (30 credits)
  • Introduction to Food Science & Technology (15 credits)
  • Genetics & Molecular Biology (15 credits)
  • Physiology for Nutrition Students (30 credits)
  • Social & Psychological Studies (15 credits)
Optional Modules

There are no optional modules in year one.

King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-to-date, innovative and relevant courses of study. Therefore, modules offered may change.

2nd Year

Required Modules
  • Nutrition & Health (30 credits)
  • Food Habits (15 credits)
  • Research Methods for Health Sciences (15 credits)
Optional Modules

In addition, you are required to take at least one biochemistry module of at least 15 credits from a range of optional modules that may typically include:

  • Experimental Biochemistry (15 credits)
  • Metabolism (15 credits)
  • Protein Structure & Function (15 credits)
  • Medical Microbiology (15 credits)

In addition, you are required to take at least one physiology module of at least 15 credits from a range of optional modules, which may typically include:

  • Endocrinology & Reproduction (15 credits)
  • Physiological Control: Exercise & Environment (15 credits)
  • Report on a Physiological Topic (15 credits)
  • Introduction to Comparative Physiology (15 credits)
  • Introduction to Stem Cells (15 credits)

In addition, you are required to take 30 credits from a range of optional modules, which may typically include:

  • Any of the optional modules listed above
  • Human & Molecular Genetics A/B (30 credits)
  • Psychology I (15 credits)
  • Human & Molecular Genetics A (15 credits)
  • Gene Cloning & Expression A (15 credits)
  • Gene Cloning & Expression A/B (30 credits)
  • Structural Basis of Human Function (30 credits)
  • Essentials of Embryology (15 credits)
  • Drugs & Disease A (15 credits)
  • Drugs & Disease B (30 credits)
  • Drugs Discovery & Development (15 credits)

You can study one 15-credit modern language module in either the second or the final year, but not both.

Alternatively, you may apply for an extra-mural year, to be taken between the second and third years if selected. Students apply directly to placement providers, usually in the food industry, through a process facilitated by the university.

Placement companies and establishments in the past have included:

  • Waitrose
  • Kellogg’s Company

King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-to-date, innovative and relevant courses of study. Therefore, modules offered may change.

3rd Year

Required Modules
  • Applied Nutrition (30 credits)
  • Clinical Nutrition (15 credits)
  • Nutrition Research Project (30 credits)
  • Specialised Topics in Nutrition (15 credits)
Optional Modules

In addition, you are required to take 30 credits from a range of optional modules, which may typically include:

  • Advanced Molecular Genetics (15 credits)
  • Biology of Cancer (30 credits)
  • Cardiovascular & Respiratory Control (30 credits)
  • Cellular & Systems Neuroscience (30 credits)
  • Cardiovascular Pharmacology (15 credits)
  • Endocrinology of Diabetes (15 credits)
  • Experimental Physiology (15 credits)
  • Immunology of Human Disease (15 credits)
  • Mechanisms of Development (30 credits)
  • Molecular Basis of Human Disease (15 credits)
  • Molecular Immunology (15 credits)
  • Neuroendocrinology (15 credits)
  • Nutrition & Genetics (15 credits)
  • Pharmacology of Neurological & Psychiatric Disorders (15 credits)
  • Pharmacology of Inflammation (15 credits)
  • Protein Structure & Design (15 credits)
  • Reproductive Physiology (15 credits)
  • Social Impact of the Biosciences Project (15 credits)

You can study one 15-credit modern language module in either the second or the final year, but not both.

King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-to-date, innovative and relevant courses of study. Therefore, modules offered may change.

Additional information

International tuition fee - £25,500 per year.

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