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Nutrition

Entry requirements


GCSE/National 4/National 5

GCSE English Language and Maths at Grade C or above (Grade C for GCSEs taken before 2017) or equivalent. Key Skills Level 2, Functional Skills Level 2 and the Certificate in Adult Literacy/Numeracy are accepted in place of GCSEs.

UCAS Tariff

120

A minimum of 80 from two A Levels or equivalent, excluding General Studies. A minimum of 40 points at A Level or equivalent must be from a science subject. If you are studying Biology, Chemistry or Physics to meet this requirement you must also achieve a `Pass' in the practical assessment, where that practical assessment is separated.

About this course


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Course option

3years

Full-time | 2024

Other options

4 years | Sandwich | 2024

Subject

Nutrition

**Apply the science of food to promote good health and understand the social influences that affect diets and nutrition.**

Nutrition plays a key part in the promotion of good health and the primary prevention of diet-related illness in communities and populations.

As part of this course, you’ll:

- Become a critically reflective practitioner and gain practical experience in our health science and catering laboratories

- Gain an understanding of the relationship between food, nutrition and health

- Manage, analyse, interpret and communicate information and statistics about nutrition related health and disease states

- Undertake work-based placements to apply your expertise and refine your practical skills

- Have the option to undertake either a 20-30 day placement after year two, or a longer sandwich placement year between years two and three

**ACCREDITATION**
This course is accredited by the Association for Nutrition.

**Find out more**

Careers in nutrition are developing and expanding, and through work placements you’ll experience the wide variety of roles available for nutritionists.

You’ll be able to undertake a placement in an area such as:
- The food industry

- Producers and suppliers

- Charities

- Community Projects

- Weight loss and healthy lifestyle services

- Sports nutrition

- Public and private sector catering

- Research

You’ll also develop group skills by delivering your own nutrition awareness event. Throughout the course, you’ll learn skills which are appealing and desirable to employers.

**Why study Nutrition at Leeds Beckett University…**
- **Professionally accredited by the Association for Nutrition** - an independent regulator for Registered Nutritionists

- **Fantastic placement opportunities** - available across the region so you'll be able to build your CV

- 91% of students were positive about the teaching on BSc (Hons) Nutrition (NSS 2023)

- **Access to specialist facilities** - including our food inspection and nutrition labs where you'll enhance your practical research skills

- **Support real-life community projects** - based in and around Leeds, where you'll put your learning into practice

- 94.4% of graduates in work or further study 15 months after graduation*

*Percentage of respondents from this course, HESA Graduate Outcomes 20-21

Modules

Year 1 Core Modules:
- Human Physiology
- Food & Food Science
- Personal Development & Academic Skills for Nutritionists
- Nutrition
- Nutritional Biochemistry
- Food & Society

Year 2 Core Modules:
- Human Metabolism
- Genetics & Lifestyle Related Conditions
- Community & Public Health Nutrition
- Professional Development for Nutritionists
- Research Methodology, Statistics & Evaluation
- Food Science & Microbiology
- Nutrition & Physical Activity

Year 3 Core Modules:
- Sports Nutrition
- Current Issues in Nutrition
- Research Project
- Nutrition in Practice
- Competent Professional
In addition, choose from a list of Year 3 option modules. Please check our website for a full and up-to-date list.

Tuition fees

Select where you currently live to see what you'll pay:

England
£9,250
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,250
per year
Scotland
£9,250
per year
Wales
£9,250
per year

The Uni


Course location:

City CampusC

Department:

Clinical and Applied Sciences

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What students say


We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

73%
Nutrition

How do students rate their degree experience?

The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Nutrition and dietetics

Teaching and learning

76%
Staff make the subject interesting
78%
Staff are good at explaining things
78%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
86%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

59%
Library resources
78%
IT resources
73%
Course specific equipment and facilities
59%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

89%
UK students
11%
International students
15%
Male students
85%
Female students
63%
2:1 or above
0%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

C
C
B

After graduation


The stats in this section relate to the general subject area/s at this university – not this specific course. We show this where there isn't enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Nutrition and dietetics

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£21,000
med
Average annual salary
95%
med
Employed or in further education
90%
high
Employed in a role where degree was essential or beneficial

Top job areas of graduates

86%
Health professionals
7%
Administrative occupations: finance
3%
Engineering professionals

This is the subject you need to study if you want to become a dietician — an important job in the country’s healthcare sector, and the single most common job for nutrition graduates. We don’t have many graduates in nutrition every year and with the population becoming more aware of health and well-being and with many medical needs being addressed by the application of specific diets, this is likely to be an area of increasing demand in the future.

What about your long term prospects?

Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

Nutrition and dietetics

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

£23k

£23k

£27k

£27k

£30k

£30k

Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.

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