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.

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 the BSc (Hons) Nutrition course 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


- 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

Curiosity needs thinkers, makers, and dreamers. It needs you!

Leeds Beckett believes that when unlike minds come together, incredible things happen. That’s why they don’t just teach; they collaborate, challenge and inspire.

Their courses are meticulously designed, combining practical experience through work placements with a vibrant location at the heart of one of the UK’s largest student communities. Boasting a top 10 UK ranking for both course quality and student life (Uni Compare 2026) and a prestigious five-star QS rating, LBU sets the standard for excellence.

The university prioritises student wellbeing and stands among just seven universities nationwide to earn the University Mental Health Charter Award - proof of their unwavering commitment to advancing mental health and wellbeing.

All of this is why 98% of Leeds Beckett students and graduates would recommend studying at the university to a friend (Uni Compare, 2026 reviews).