Bachelor of Science - Nutrition (Honours)

This research-led course offers you the opportunity to learn about health and nutrition, from the underlying science (including human physiology and nutritional biochemistry) to global public health concerns. You will have the opportunity to develop your practical skills in both our science laboratories and clinical skills suite.

In humans, a poor diet can have a significant effect on health and can contribute to a range of conditions, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and obesity. This degree provides students with the opportunity to study nutritional science alongside core medical science topics – overall, providing an overview of the relationship between diet and a person’s health.

Students will learn about the effects of nutrition on health at different stages of life, while considering the impact on public health in the UK and globally.

Graduates with a Nutrition degree can work in a range of different settings, from giving nutritional advice to patients to working in the food industry.

Reasons to study Nutrition at DMU:

• Experienced academics: We ensure that your learning is relevant and up-to-date by having direct input and teaching from research-active members of staff and nutrition experts
• Global outlook: You will learn about global health and nutrition as international topics are embedded into the curriculum
• Research skills: Develop your critical thinking skills as well as your ability to design, execute and present findings of an independent (but supervised) research project
• Work placement options
• Work in an industry-setting through the optional sandwich placement year
• #DMUglobal international experience initiative: Taking part could broaden your cultural horizons and help develop global skills
• DMU has achieved Gold, the highest ranking possible under the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF): Indicating the outstanding learning and teaching on offer at DMU. [Office for Students, 2017]

• Minimum Level of Education Required: 1-Year Post-Secondary Certificate
• Min GPA: 60.0%
• English Proficiency Requirements:
  For direct admission, applicant must be from an English speaking country or meet either of the following English test scores:
  • Min TOEFL iBT: 79
  • Min IELTS overall: 6.5
  • Min PTE overall: 58
  Applicants interested in applying for direct admission, but are yet to complete an acceptable language test, can do so, but must provide valid results before receiving a final offer letter.
  For conditional admission, you are required to provide English proficiency scores:
  • Min TOEFL iBT: 32 (Min Listening: 2, Min Reading: 2, Min Speaking: 11, Min Writing: 11)
  • Min IELTS overall: 4.5 (Min Listening: 4, Min Reading: 4, Min Speaking: 4, Min Writing: 4)
  • Min PTE overall: 29