Course summary
Nutrition is constantly developing and is a diverse area of study and employment. You’ll become an expert in food and nutrition on this accredited course. As part of this course, you’ll:
- Study a constantly developing and diverse subject
- Analyse the role of food and nutrition in disease, how lifestyle affects food and nutrition, and the vested interests of the food industry
- Understand current issues in nutrition, enabling you to make a positive difference in a variety of nutrition-related roles
- Develop a range of practical skills, including the ability to devise programmes for interventions, secure funding from commissioners and report your findings to wider audiences
- Work either face-to-face or virtually with community groups to understand how to successfully engage with clients and influence behaviour change using websites, media presentations, workshops and social media
- Integrate work experience alongside your academic study to enhance your employability and meet the Association for Nutrition competencies to become a registered associate nutritionist upon graduation
- Have the choice to apply to study part-time via distance learning to fit your course around existing commitments
- Professionally accredited course
- Fantastic placement opportunities
- Specialist facilities
- Real-life projects
Modules
Core Modules:
- Enterprise in Public Health Nutrition
- Food Systems & Policy
- Lifestyle Disease & Social Context
- Nutrition Advances in Practice
- Nutritional Epidemiology
- Research & Practice Development
- Research Methods for Nutrition
- Professional & Collaborative Practice
Entry requirements
Applicants should either have at least a 2nd Class Honours degree in the cognate subjects of clinical sciences, biomedical sciences, sports science, sports and exercise science, nutrition, health or psychology, at least a 2nd Class Honours degree in a non-cognate subject supported by evidence of an aptitude for the subject applied for, or have equivalent experience or training, normally from within the work environment. All applications should be supported by a reference. Applicants whose 1st language is not English require IELTS 6.5 (with a minimum 6.0 in each component) or equivalent.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Provider information
Leeds Beckett University
City Campus
Leeds
LS1 3HE