Bachelor of Science (Honours) - Nutrition and Health

This degree is accredited by the Association for Nutrition, so when students graduate, they can become a Registered Associate Nutritionist and help others lead healthy lives. Students will gain the skills to tackle topical issues and understand the effects of food and nutrition on health – an area of increasing public and clinical interest. Students will be supported in a welcoming and diverse community of staff and students, on a beautiful parkland campus. Students will have access to the University of Roehampton's state-of-the art facilities and excellent laboratories, including the food lab, with sensory analysis tasting booths, and specialist laboratories for physiology, microbiology and computing. The University of Roehampton offers innovative modules such as Advances in Nutrition and Health, where students will explore recent developments and innovations in the field of nutrition, including the role of ‘omics’ technology, interactions between diet, genes and disease, and the role of various nutrients. Other interesting modules include Nutrition of Population Groups, which explores how different stages of life can determine nutritional status and requirements, and Food Science, where students will gain insight into the science behind food production, quality and safety. Students will explore the principles of human nutrition, vitamins and minerals, physiology and metabolism, as well as aspects of psychology that can influence food intake. Students will advance their specialist knowledge and learn to identify strategies that could improve the diet and health of the nation. In the third year, students will also conduct their own research project in an area of nutrition of their choice, under the guidance of the expert tutors. Students also have the option of undertaking a one-year paid work placement between years 2 and three, giving students the perfect opportunity to gain valuable work experience and skills within an industry or sector of choice. This course offers all students the option of a one-year paid work placement, to boost their employability even further. If students choose this route, they will take the placement following year two of their course, and then return to complete their degree.