Nutrition BSc (Hons)

**Apply the science of food to promote good health and understand the social influences that affect diets and nutrition.**<br/><br/>Nutrition plays a key part in the promotion of good health and the primary prevention of diet-related illness in communities and populations.<br/><br/>As part of this course, you’ll:<br/><br/><br/>- Become a critically reflective practitioner and gain practical experience in our health science and catering laboratories<br/><br/><br/>- Gain an understanding of the relationship between food, nutrition and health<br/><br/><br/>- Manage, analyse, interpret and communicate information and statistics about nutrition related health and disease states<br/><br/><br/>- Undertake work-based placements to apply your expertise and refine your practical skills<br/><br/><br/>- 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<br/><br/><br/>**ACCREDITATION**<br/>This course is accredited by the Association for Nutrition.<br/><br/>Careers in nutrition are developing and expanding, and through work placements you’ll experience the wide variety of roles available for nutritionists. <br/><br/>You’ll be able to undertake a placement in an area such as:<br/>- The food industry<br/><br/><br/>- Producers and suppliers<br/><br/><br/>- Charities<br/><br/><br/>- Community Projects<br/><br/><br/>- Weight loss and healthy lifestyle services<br/><br/><br/>- Sports nutrition<br/><br/><br/>- Public and private sector catering<br/><br/><br/>- Research<br/><br/><br/>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.<br/><br/>**Why study Nutrition at Leeds Beckett University…**<br/>- **Professionally accredited by the Association for Nutrition** - an independent regulator for Registered Nutritionists<br/><br/><br/>- **Fantastic placement opportunities** - available across the region so youll be able to build your CV<br/><br/><br/>- **Access to specialist facilities** - including our food inspection and nutrition labs where youll enhance your practical research skills<br/><br/><br/>- **Support real-life community projects** - based in and around Leeds, where youll put your learning into practice<br/><br/><br/>- 93% of students on BSc (Hons) Nutrition were positive about the way teaching staff explain things*<br/><br/><br/>*National Student Survey 2025

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