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Nutrition at St Mary's University, Twickenham - UCAS

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2024 - 20252025 - 2026
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This course is available in Clearing. If you have submitted an application, you can add this course. If you haven’t sent us an application yet, you can do this until 25th September 2024.

St Mary's University, Twickenham has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

Open days

28Sep
St Mary's University, Twickenham, London - Open Day
Undergraduate
30Oct
St Mary's University, Twickenham, London - Open Day
Undergraduate
30Nov
St Mary's University, Twickenham, London - Open Day
Undergraduate

Course summary

Explore the science of nutrition and disease prevention with our applied nutrition course Deepen your understanding of human health and improve quality of life with our BSc Nutrition course. You will learn how the body uses nutrients, the impact of diet, and the development of disease. Our Nutrition degree is accredited by the Association for Nutrition (AfN) and by the Hong Kong Nutritionists Society (HKNS). This means you’ll be eligible to become a Registered Associate Nutritionist with both bodies. Trailblazers in nutrition education We offer the first undergraduate degree to offer genetic-focused modules. This reflects current trends within industry and, therefore, boosts your employability. Expert support and teaching On our nutrition programme, you will learn from a team of dedicated lecturers with diverse industry experience. Our student, Hailey, explains how the “small lecture sizes and helpful staff members” supported her personal and professional growth. Outstanding facilities With our nutrition programme, you will access:

  • our outstanding Nutrition Suite
  • BASES-accredited Exercise Physiology Laboratories.
Work placements: build professional experience You can undertake work experience to apply your learning to fields such as:
  • community and public health
  • health education
  • the food industry.
Past students have worked with:
  • Action on Sugar
  • The Food Standards Agency
  • School Food Matters.

Modules

The first year is foundational and will provide you with the broad underpinning and grounding you will require to further your studies in specialist areas of nutrition. You will be introduced to important concepts in nutrition and ascertain the sources, functions and requirements for energy and all essential nutrients. In the second year you will build on the foundation knowledge provided in year one and explore the factors affecting food choice, the determination of nutritional requirements, the assessment of nutritional status, nutritional needs throughout the lifecycle and the links between nutrition, health and disease. Level 6 focuses on advanced and applied topics. Examples of modules offered include: clinical nutrition, sports nutrition, functional and novel foods, weight management, food policy and health promotion and a specialist module in anthropometry (measurement of human body composition), which can also lead to an external qualification from ISAK.

How to apply

31Jan

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
B400
Institution code:
S64
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course

https://www.stmarys.ac.uk/application-process/undergraduate/entry-requirements.aspx

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

England £9250 Year 1
Northern Ireland £9250 Year 1
Scotland £9250 Year 1
Wales £9250 Year 1
Channel Islands £9250 Year 1
Republic of Ireland £9250 Year 1
EU £16320 Year 1
International £16320 Year 1

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

No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Nutrition at St Mary's University, Twickenham - UCAS