Course summary
Public health nutrition relates to the prevention of disease, prolonging and improving quality of life and promoting health through sound nutrition. A public health nutritionist aims to promote health and well-being through food and nutrition, helps people make healthier choices, creates an environment which promotes health, and develops supportive health-related policy. Why study this course with us? The Department of Clinical Sciences and Nutrition has an excellent reputation in nutrition at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. We have considerable teaching and research expertise in the areas of public health nutrition and allied subjects. Our staff are enthusiastic and helpful, and pride themselves on the extra help provided to those who require it. This course:
- meets the current training needs to produce graduates with the necessary knowledge, skills and experience to work as public health nutritionists
- provides a wide range of career opportunities
- ensures a strong practitioner-based focus
- aims to help you develop transferable public health skills.
Assessment method
Assessment comprises a combination of coursework and examination. Coursework is innovative and interactive and includes interpretation of data, portfolio work and seminar presentation. Modules involve 21-28 hours of direct tutor contact, five to 20 hours of support tutorials, and 152-179 hours of directed and self-directed study.
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- Association for Nutrition
Entry requirements
Applications are invited from graduates who have completed an undergraduate BSc degree (minimum 2:2 honours or equivalent), in human nutrition or biological/health science. The degree must contain components in biochemistry and physiology. Applications will be considered from those with other science degrees, providing the applicant has a minimum 2:2 honours (or equivalent) and science A Levels. International: Students from countries outside the UK are expected to have entry qualifications roughly equivalent to UK A Level for undergraduate study and British Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) for postgraduate study. To help you to interpret these equivalents, please click on your country of residence to see the corresponding entry qualifications, along with information about your local representatives, events, information and contacts. We accept a wide range of qualifications and consider all applications individually on merit. We may also take into account appropriate work experience.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Additional fee information
Please see our website for current fee information
https://www1.chester.ac.uk/postgraduate/postgraduate-finance/postgraduate-fees
Provider information
University of Chester
Parkgate Road
Chester
CH1 4BJ