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Description

This professionally accredited degree provides a unique opportunity to study the impact of nutrition on health and disease, from the cell and molecular level through to people and populations.

You will also discover the impact of food composition and processing on nutritional value, quality and consumer acceptance.

You will take a placement year working in the commercial sector, applying your learning in a practical setting and developing highly valuable skills for the graduate job market.

You may also choose modules from other subject areas - including marketing, psychology, biology and biomedical sciences - to develop skills appropriate for all areas of the food industry and research.

Quality and ranking

Our nutrition and food degrees at Newcastle rank in the top 5 universities in the UK in The Complete University Guide 2015 (in the Food Science category).

Detailed Course Facts

Application deadline January 15 Tuition fee

• GBP 9000 Year (EEA)
• GBP 15490 Year (Non-EEA)

Start date September 2015 Credits (ECTS) 240 ECTS
Duration full-time 48 months Languages Take an IELTS test

• English

Delivery mode On Campus Educational variant Full-time Intensity Flexible

Course Content

Our degrees are divided into Stages. Each Stage lasts for an academic year and you need to complete modules totalling 120 credits by the end of each Stage.

Please be aware that programme modules do change and therefore may differ for your year of entry.

Stage 1

All candidates take the following compulsory modules.

• ACE1013 Introduction to Genetics
• ACE1018 Introduction to Nutrition and Food Science
• ACE1023 IT and Numeracy Skills for Nutrition
• ACE1034 Principles of Food Marketing
• ACE1051 Nutrition, Society and Ethics
• ACE1052 Physiology for Nutrition
• BIO1004 Microbiology 1
• BIO1019 Introductory Biochemistry for Biologists
• MAS1401 Statistical Methods

Stage 2

All candidates take the following compulsory modules.

• ACE2034 Introduction to Immunology
• ACE2037 Experimental Human Nutrition
• ACE2038 Nutrition in the Lifecycle
• ACE2040 Experimental Food Science
• ACE2041 Food Microbiology
• ACE2048 Communicating about Food and Nutrition
• ACE2056 Food Science and Technology
• ACE2058 Research Methods for Food and Human Nutrition
• ACE2059 Nutrition and Metabolism
• BIO2012 Molecular Genetics and Mammalian Biochemistry

Intercalating Year

Between Stages 2 and 3, you spend the equivalent of one academic year on an approved work placement. The placement will involve work in food and/or human nutrition and may be within the UK or abroad. You will prepare a report on the work you have been doing as an integral part of the placement year.

• ICM0024 Intercalating Module for B4D6

Stage 3

All candidates take the following compulsory modules.

• ACE3051 Human Nutrition and Health
• ACE3053 Nutrition and Disease
• ACE3054 Plants as Food
• ACE3062 Sport and Exercise Nutrition
• ACE3073 Advanced Food Science
• ACE3083 Integrating Food and Human Nutrition
• ACE3084 Advanced Nutrient Metabolism and Requirements
• ACE3090 Project and Dissertation

You also choose one of the following optional modules:

• ACE3040 Animal Product Quality and Marketing
• ACE3066 Food Marketing and Policy
• PSY3013 Eating Disorders: Diagnosis, Assessment and Treatment

English Language Requirements

IELTS band : 6.5 TOEFL iBT® test : 90

To study at this university, you have to speak English. We advice you to

take an IELTS test. More About IELTS

Requirements

All candidates are considered on an individual basis. If your qualifications are not listed here, please see our additional entry requirements web pages to find out which other qualifications are considered.

- A Levels

AAB-ABB normally including Biology and another science subject but excluding General Studies. Home Economics/Food Technology will be considered instead of Biology at A level. Chemistry is preferred at A or AS level but not essential. GCSE Mathematics (minimum grade B) required if not offered at A or AS level.

- Scottish Qualifications

AAABB-AABBB at Higher Grade including two science subjects. Advanced Higher Biology and another science subject normally required. Higher Grade Chemistry desirable.

- International Baccalaureate

34-35 points normally including Higher Level Biology at grade 6 or above. Chemistry is preferred at Higher Level but not essential. Mathematics or Mathematical Studies and Chemistry required at Standard Level grade 5 if not offered at Higher Level.

- Irish Leaving Certificate

A1A1A1B1B-A1A1B1B1B at Higher Level, preferably including Biology, Mathematics and another science subject.

- Access Qualifications

At least 45 level 3 credits at Distinction. A unit in Biological Sciences is essential and units in Chemistry, Mathematics or Quantitative Methods are desirable.

- BTEC Level 5 HND

Applicants will be considered on an individual basis.

- BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma (formerly BTEC National Diploma)

A science-related subject with substantial biology and chemistry units at overall DDD-DDM.

- Cambridge Pre-U

D3, D3, M2 - D3, M2, M2 in Principal Subjects normally including Biology and another science subject. Chemistry is preferred as a principal subject, but not essential. GCSE Mathematics (minimum grade B) required if not offered as a principal subject.

- PARTNERS - A Levels

BBB normally including Biology and another science subject and excluding General Studies. Home Economics/Food Technology will be considered instead of Biology at A level. Chemistry is preferred at A/AS level but not essential. Mathematics required at GCSE (minimum grade B) if not offered at A/AS level.

The PARTNERS Programme is Newcastle Universitys supported entry route for students from identified schools and colleges. Find out more about the PARTNERS Programme.

- PARTNERS - BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma (formerly BTEC National Diploma)

A science-related subject with substantial biology and chemistry units at overall DMM-MMM.

The PARTNERS Programme is Newcastle Universitys supported entry route for students from identified schools and colleges. Find out more about the PARTNERS Programme.

- English Language Requirements

For this degree you will need a minimum score of IELTS 6.5 or equivalent.

Visit our International Students webpages to find out more about our English language admission requirements and English language support courses offered by INTO Newcastle University.

- International Foundation Programmes

If you are an international student and you do not meet the academic and English language requirements specified above, you should consider a preparation course at INTO Newcastle University, which will help to prepare you for study on this degree course. INTO Newcastle University is based on the University campus and offers a range of courses including the International Foundation in Biological and Biomedical Sciences.

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

Related Scholarships*

• Academic Excellence Scholarship

  "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

• Access Bursary

  Bursary for UK students all subjects where the variable tuition fee rate is payable.

• Alumni Bursary

  Alumni Bursary for UK Undergraduate students

* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than Newcastle University.

Accreditation

This degree is professionally accredited by the Association for Nutrition. This means our graduates can apply for direct entry onto the UK Voluntary Register of Nutritionists at the Associate level. This would then entitle you to use the letters ANutr after your name, without having to go through the lengthy process of additional assessment that is required from graduates of courses that are not accredited.