Bachelor of Science (Hons) - Nutrition
- 3 years
- Duration
- 16,900 GBP/year
- Price
- Sept 2024
- Start
- May 2024
- Deadline
- Bachelor
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Oxford / United Kingdom
- Location
- Oxford Brookes University
- School
Program description
Our Nutrition degree examines issues such as:
- healthy eating
- eating disorders
- politics of food and food production
- food poisoning
- organic foods
- the use of food additives
You stay current on new advancements by attending regular nutrition lectures. Additionally, our student-run organization, the Nutrition Society, plans programs and appropriate guest speakers. The Oxford Brookes Centre for Nutrition and Health (OxBCNH), which was founded to study how food might prevent chronic disease, is located here. This gives our students a strong research ethos and enables our researchers and PhD students to inform our undergraduate teaching.
As media coverage of nutrition-related concerns increases, government measures emphasize increasing diet and exercise. This offers jobs for food-savvy graduates. Our extensive linkages to local and international food and nutrition organizations provide professional options.
Some of our alumni work as nutritionists in hospital labs, health education, local government, and foreign charity. Others work in the food industry's product development department. You can choose to pursue teaching, research, or additional specialized training, such dietetics. The professions of four recent graduates - a dietician at a London hospital, an aid worker for Médecins Sans Frontières, a product development at a company that makes alcopops, and a nutritionist for Jamie Oliver - illustrate the diversity of prospects.
Program structure
Year 1
- Academic and Research Literacy
- Food Groups
- Human Structure and Function (double)
- Introduction to Nutrition
- Professional Practice for Nutritionists 1
- Psychology of Food
- Scientific Skills
Year 2
- Applied Human Nutrition
- Fundamentals of Food Science
- Lifespan Nutrition
- Motivating Health Behaviour
- Nutritional Biochemistry and Metabolism
- Physical Activity and Health
- Professional Practice for Nutritionists 2
- Research Methods
Year 3
- Clinical Nutrition
- Energy Regulation and Obesity
- Functional Foods and Food Product Development
- Global Nutrition, Public Health and Policy
- Professional Practice for Nutritionists 3
- Research Project
Optional modules
- Independent Study 2
- Sport and Exercise Nutrition
- Work Experience
Price
- Tuition Fee - 16,900 GBP per year
Requirements for applicants
General Entry Requirements
- Acceptable passes in five subjects (exceptionally four subjects) at GCSE or GCE including:
- one 12-unit vocational A-level, or
- two A-levels or two 6-unit vocational A-levels, or
- one A-level or 6-unit vocational A-level plus two AS-levels, or
- two 3-unit vocational A-levels
- A National Certificate or Diploma at a good standard.
- The International Baccalaureate Diploma (minimum of 24 points) or the European Baccalaureate Diploma (minimum of 60%).
- Five subjects in SCE with two at Higher level or one at Advanced Higher level.
- Three subjects in Scottish Highers or two at Advanced Higher level.
- Any other qualifications considered by the Academic Board to be of equivalent standard.
English language requirements
- An IELTS score of 6.5 overall with a minimum of 6.0 in each component.
Specific entry requirements
- A Level: Including one A Level or a comparable Level 3 qualification in a science subject (e.g. Physical Education, Biology, Chemistry, Maths, Physics, Psychology). Food Technology will be accepted in lieu of a science subject.
- GCSE: Grade 4 (C) in English, Maths and two Science (e.g. Double Science or Biology and Chemistry). Level 2 Functional Skills in English and Maths are accepted as alternatives to GCSEs.
About the university
The history of Oxford Brookes University spans more than 150 years. We began as a modest School of Art in rented classrooms and have expanded into one of the UK's top modern universities with a reputation for distinction in teaching and research on the local, national, and worldwide levels.
Our primary goal is to provide a top-notch educational experience that helps each of our graduates to be competent, self-assured, and prosperous. The standard of instruction students receive is an integral component of this.
Oxford Brookes works with a wide range of partners both domestically and internationally. Our connections are essential to improving our instruction, research, and information sharing. Additionally, they provide our students a wealth of placement, internship, and employment options.
In cooperation with our Associate College Partners as well as directly, we offer a variety of higher education and degree apprenticeships (ACPs).
