Nutrition

Advertisement

This course will enable students to develop an in-depth understanding of scientific principles underpinning the relationship between diet, human health and wellbeing. It will also develop the ability to critically appraise the effect of food processing on nutritional quality of foods and develop an understanding of the role of processed foods in the diet.

The programme will encourage students to evaluate the current issues and developments pertinent to the nutrition discipline, and propose new insights and solutions to diet-related problems.

Students will develop an understanding of the functions of food components and nutrients, as well as developing a capacity to critically analyse a problem, develop an action plan and go through a scientific investigation. There are also opportunities to develop skills such as effective communication and presentation.

The programme aims to develop an understanding of nutrition from an international perspective and encourages the development of research projects that satisfy both the course requirements and the interests of individual students. Dependant on the module, the methods of teaching include lectures, seminars, practical laboratory classes, problem solving, team and individual project work and verbal presentations.

Modules studied may include:

* Personalised Nutrition
* Nutrition - Policy and Practice
* Food Processing and Nutritional Quality
* Research Methods in Human Nutrition
* Functional Foods
* Advances in Nutrition, Diet and Health

The course has 50 credits of core modules that will deliver essential knowledge. It incorporates 20 credits of collaborative provision taught by staff from the Nutrition Epidemiology Group, Faculty of Medicine and Health.
The programme structure has 30 credits of elective modules that will allow you to specialise in certain areas of interest (e.g. Food Allergy, Food and Cancer, Food Analysis). Electives from the School of Medicine and Health may also be available.
Students will choose a research area relevant to the research grouping of the School (Food Colloids and Processing, Food Chemistry and Biochemistry, Nutrition) and will, with the help of an academic tutor, undertake a critical evaluation of the literature and write a research proposal to answer a research question, as identified by the student and the tutor.
The project (60 credits) will be undertaken in one of the research laboratories, or within the context of a work-based placement. The emphasis will be placed on the generation of primary data, and the discussion of research results in the context of current knowledge and opinions in the field.

Teaching is by lectures, practical classes, tutorials, seminars and supervised research projects. Extensive use is made of IT and a wide range of materials is available to enable students to study at their own pace and in their own time to enhance and extend the material taught formally.
Assessment is by course work and written exams which take place at the end of the semester in which the module is taught.

Applicants should normally hold a good BSc second class honours degree or equivalent in a subject relevant to the programme of study.For those students whose first language is not English the English language requirement is: * IELTS 6.5 with at least 6.0 in all components * IBT TOEFL score (internet-based test) of at least 92 overall with at least 21 in listening, 21 in reading, 23 in speaking, and 22 in writing * Pearson Test of English academic score of 64 with at least 60 in all components English Language Requirements IELTS band: 6.5 TOEFL iBT® test: 92 IMPORTANT NOTE: Since April 2014 the ETS tests (including TOEFL and TOEIC) are no longer accepted for Tier 4 visa applications to the United Kingdom. The university might still accept these tests to admit you to the university, but if you require a Tier 4 visa to enter the UK and begin your degree programme, these tests will not be sufficient to obtain your Visa. The IELTS test is most widely accepted by universities and is also accepted for Tier 4 visas to the UK- learn more.