Food and Human Nutrition

Study mode:On campus Study type:Full-time Languages: English
Local:$ 9 k / Year(s) Foreign:$ 15.5 k / Year(s) Deadline: Jan 15, 2025
StudyQA ranking:3667 Duration:36 months

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Description

Join our food and nutrition experts in exploring the links between diet and health, and searching for solutions to the food-related problems that society is facing today to help the generations of tomorrow.

Explore the application of food marketing and nutritional science to food markets and consumers, diet, nutrition and health. Study topics such as:

  • the structure of the food industry (which represents the largest manufacturing base in Europe)
  • the links between diet and health
  • the challenges of securing a globally sustainable, safe and nutritious food system

Also gain the critical and analytical skills required to assess the global food system from a social, economic, legal, technological, ethical, political and environmental perspective.

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) 180 ECTS
Duration full-time 36 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

Compulsory modules

  • ACE1003 Economics for Business and Marketing
  • ACE1018 Introduction to Nutrition and Food Science
  • ACE1023 IT and Numeracy Skills for Nutrition
  • ACE1034 Principles of Food Marketing
  • ACE1051 Nutrition and Society
  • BIO1019 Introductory Biochemistry for Biologists
  • MAS1403 Quantitative Methods for Business Management

Stage 2

Compulsory modules

This Stage builds on the knowledge and skills developed in Stage 1. It explores and integrates the core concepts and applications of food marketing and nutrition, through a set of compulsory modules which place particular emphasis on the ‘food consumer’:

  • ACE2013 Statistics for Marketing and Management
  • ACE2037 Experimental Human Nutrition
  • ACE2038 Nutrition in the Lifecycle
  • ACE2048 Communicating about Food and Nutrition
  • ACE2054 Exploring New Food Product Development
  • ACE2056 Food Science and Technology
  • ACE2059 Nutrition and Metabolism
  • ACE2060 Global Food Marketing Environments

Work placement (optional)

You may choose to spend a year, between Stages 2 and 3, on a work placement in the UK or abroad. If you do, you will take the following compulsory module:

  • ICM0048 Intercalating Module for DB64

Stage 3

Compulsory modules

The final year will challenge you to consider critically the science and marketing of food from a diverse range of perspectives.

  • ACE3051 Human Nutrition and Health
  • ACE3053 Nutrition and Disease
  • ACE3062 Sports and Exercise Nutrition
  • ACE3075 Food Supply Chain Systems
  • ACE3077 Critical Perspectives on Food and Nutrition
  • ACE3078 Multivariate Analyses for Food Marketing
  • ACE3079 Food Markets and Marketing Analysis
  • ACE3084 Advanced Nutrient Metabolism and Requirements
  • ACE3900 Food Marketing and Nutrition Dissertation

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 including at least one science subject (preferably Biology or Chemistry) but excluding General Studies. Home Economics/Food Technology will be considered instead of Biology. Chemistry is preferred at A/AS level but not essential. Mathematics, and Chemistry or Dual Award Science, required at GCSE (minimum grade B) if not offered at A/AS level.

- Scottish Qualifications

AAABB-AABBB at Higher Grade including at least one science subject. Advanced Higher Biology and/or another science subject normally required. Chemistry desirable at Higher Grade but not essential.

Alternatively, ABB at Advanced Higher Grade with at least one science subject, preferably biology or chemistry.

- International Baccalaureate

34-35 points preferably including Higher Level Biology at Grade 6 or above. Chemistry preferred at Higher Level but not essential. Mathematics and Chemistry required at Standard Level grade 5 or above.

- Irish Leaving Certificate

A1A1A1B1B - A1A1B1B1B at Higher Level, preferably including Chemistry/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 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 including at least one science subject (preferably Biology or Chemistry) but excluding General Studies. Home Economics/Food Technology will be considered instead of Biology. Chemistry is preferred at A/AS level but not essential. Mathematics, and Chemistry or Dual Award Science, 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 at overall DDM, to include biological and chemical science as essential units at Merit grade.

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 Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) and leads to direct entry onto the CIMs Professional Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing.

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