Human Nutrition with Professional Placement BSc (Hons)
Course Overview - Human Nutrition with Professional Placement BSc (Hons)
This four-year human nutrition degree focuses on developing your practical, professional and research skills so you graduate career-ready.
Between your second and final year, youll carry out a professional work placement. This is an opportunity to apply your knowledge in a food and nutrition work environment and gain vital professional experience to help you stand out from other graduates.
Our industry-recognised qualification helps to fast-track your career, so you can apply for direct entry into the UK Voluntary Register of Nutritionists as soon as you graduate....
This four-year human nutrition degree focuses on developing your practical, professional and research skills so you graduate career-ready.<br/><br/>Between your second and final year, youll carry out a professional work placement. This is an opportunity to apply your knowledge in a food and nutrition work environment and gain vital professional experience to help you stand out from other graduates. <br/><br/>Our industry-recognised qualification helps to fast-track your career, so you can apply for direct entry into the UK Voluntary Register of Nutritionists as soon as you graduate.<br/><br/>Our degree is informed by research, this ensures youre learning the most up-to-date and relevant theories along with the latest discoveries in the industry.<br/><br/>Through studying one of our Nutrition and Dietetics courses youll look at nutrition from the cellular and molecular level through to people and populations. Youll also have the opportunity to explore topics such as genetics, physiology, bioenergetics and sport and exercise nutrition, among others.
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Course Details
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Study Mode
Sandwich
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
21/09/2026
Campus
Main Site (Newcastle)
Application Details
14 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
B4D6
Institution Code
N21
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
Not Accepted
Scottish Higher
B,B,B,B,B
BBBBB including Biology and one other science subject. Advanced Higher Biology preferred. Higher Grade Chemistry desirable. Mathematics required at National 5, minimum grade B (or grade 2 Standard Grade or Intermediate 2 equivalent) if not offered at Higher Grade. Where a candidate bypasses the assessment for National 5 qualifications, a minimum of grade C in the Higher in Maths is required. Scottish qualifications can be taken in more than one sitting.
Access to HE Diploma
D:45
45 level 3 credits at Distinction including 15 credits in biological sciences. Chemistry and mathematics or quantitative methods units are desirable.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
30
30 points including Biology or Chemistry at Higher Level Grade 5 or above plus at least one other STEM subject. Mathematics, Biology and Chemistry required at Standard Level grade 5 if not offered at Higher Level.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DDD
Extended Diploma only in Applied Science, must have 4 or more of the 8 optional units in biology and/or chemistry at overall DDD. GCSE Maths grade B or 6.
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H2,H2,H2,H3,H3
H2H2H2H3H3 including Biology or Chemistry plus another science subject. Higher Level Maths is desirable. If not offered at Higher Level then Maths at Ordinary Level 2 will be required.
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
M2,M2,M2
in Principal Subjects, normally including Biology and another science subject. Chemistry is preferred as a principal subject, but not essential. GCSE Mathematics grade B or 6 required if not offered at a higher level.
Extended Project
If you offer the Level 3 Extended Project Qualification in a topic relevant to the degree programme, we will vary our offer to recognise this.
A level
B,B,B
BBB including at least one of Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Maths plus a second science-related subject which can include Food Technology, Mathematics, Home Economics, Geography, Psychology, PE, Human Biology, Environmental Science, Geology, Computing or IT. We will also accept a BTEC in Applied Human Biology to be within the first group to substitute for the Biology. GCSE Mathematics, Biology and Chemistry or Dual Award Science, required at GCSE (minimum grade B or 6) if not offered at A/AS Level.
T Level
Not Accepted
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