Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: 12 months full-time
Nutritional science is a subject of growing importance in many aspects of healthcare, lifestyle and industry. Accredited by the Association for Nutrition (AfN), this Human Nutrition degree aims to explore how our choices of foods affect the biochemical and physiological functions of cells and organs, and how our diets influence physical, mental and social health.
2.1 Hons (or non-UK equivalent) in Food and Nutrition, Medical Sciences or Biological Sciences with at least 50% of credit bearing modules in Science at an average grade of Pass. Degrees must also contain Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry modules at an average grade of Pass.
We may sometimes accept degrees at 2.2 Hons (or non-UK equivalent), if higher scores have been achieved in the subjects listed above, or in other relevant modules.
Graduates are well placed for a variety of employment opportunities in the food and health industries, public health, research, health promotion, food policy, the media and relief/development work in less developed countries.
There is an expanding role for high quality nutritionists in all these sectors and the programme is intended to meet this demand.
This course provides a sound basis from which to apply for employment in advisory positions in industry or government agencies, to undertake professional training in dietetics, or for further doctoral-level research training for academic or teaching careers.
A high proportion of our graduates go on to complete PhDs in Glasgow or other high quality institutions across the world.
Careers of some of our recent graduates include:
Assistant project worker, Angus Healthy Happy Communities
Clinical dietician-nutritionist
Coordinator, Food & Health Alliance, NHS Health Scotland
Development worker, High Five for Fruit, Lanarkshire Community Food and Health Partnership
Emergency nutrition worker, Action Against Hunger, GOAL
Health adviser (BUPA)
Intervention worker on prevention of childhood obesity, National Institute of Perinatology, Mexico
Lecturer in Clinical Nutrition (University of Glasgow)
Lifestyle coach
Core courses:
Dietary And Nutritional Assessment with Diet Planning
Digestion, Absorption And Nutritional Metabolism
Food and Nutrient Requirements and Nutrition Through the Lifecycle
Nutrition Research Skills
Public Health and Eating Behaviour
Specialisation courses:
Clinical Nutrition Specialisation*
Obesity And Weight Management Specialisation
Public Health Nutrition Specialisation
Sports And Exercise Nutrition Specialisation
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