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Study Details: 1 year (full-time), 2 years (part-time)
It is becoming increasingly apparent that nutrition plays a key role in both health and disease. This programme aims to develop an understanding of the principles of nutrition and enables students to scientifically evaluate the links between diet, health and disease.
The Masters in Human Nutrition is highly flexible, allowing students to study full time or part time. Students attend modules that are delivered in
As the MSc in Human Nutrition is accredited by the Association for Nutrition (AfN), graduates of this course are entitled to direct entry to the UK Voluntary Register of Nutritionists (UKVRN). This allows graduates to use the letters "ANutr" after their name.
The programme will appeal to professionals within the food and nutrition industries as well as the health professionals who wish to complete the course as part of their continued professional development.
The programme will also be attractive to undergraduates with non-nutrition degrees who wish to move into the field of nutrition and those with
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 nutrition and allied subjects. Our staff are enthusiastic and
The majority of taught modules are delivered as three-day courses to facilitate attendance from students both nationally and internationally.
A minimum 2:2 honours degree (BSc) or equivalent, in a biological/health science including components of biochemistry, is required.
On application, students should provide a degree transcript and details of modules with biochemistry content (e.g. module/unit descriptors).
Applications may be considered from applicants with degrees that don’t fall into the above categories, e.g. chemistry, sports science etc., providing the applicant has a minimum 2:1 honours degree (BSc) and recent A Levels in biology and/or chemistry.
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The programme will enhance graduates’ career opportunities in the food/nutrition industries as well as in health-related professions. The course will also equip graduates with the skills required for further academic research.
As this degree is accredited with the AfN, this will help graduates stand out in a competetive job market, and put them at an advantage when compared to graduates from non-accredited courses. Accreditation is also a mark of professionalism, and an indication of quality assuring potential employers that students graduating from an accredited course have covered set competencies and agree to abide by the AfN professional Code of Ethics.
The MSc programme consists of six taught modules and a research project.
Students will study the following six modules:
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