**Explore nutrition, health and disease with our extended human nutrition degree. An extra year will prepare you for degree-level study and you’ll need lower entry points than for our three-year course.**
Our extended human nutrition degree provides the scientific skills and knowledge youll need to understand the links between nutrition, health and disease. Youll also develop communication skills so you can explain to others the significance of diet and nutrition and improve their health.
Before studying the same modules offered on our three-year course, youll star...
**Explore nutrition, health and disease with our extended human nutrition degree. An extra year will prepare you for degree-level study and you’ll need lower entry points than for our three-year course.**<br/><br/>Our extended human nutrition degree provides the scientific skills and knowledge youll need to understand the links between nutrition, health and disease. Youll also develop communication skills so you can explain to others the significance of diet and nutrition and improve their health.<br/><br/>Before studying the same modules offered on our three-year course, youll start your degree with a foundation year. This will give you skills needed for learning at degree level.<br/><br/>Potential careers for our human nutrition graduates include healthcare, teaching, academia, research, the food industry and sport and exercise nutrition. This course is accredited by the Association for Nutrition.<br/><br/>**What you should know about this course**<br/>- This four-year course is identical to the three-year degree, but has a foundation year and lower entry requirements<br/><br/><br/>- If you have the ability but not the qualifications, this course is your first step to graduation<br/><br/><br/>- The foundation year includes academic writing, computing skills, introduction to the subject and more<br/><br/><br/>- This course is taught at our Medway Campus in Chatham Maritime, Kent.<br/>
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Course Details
Information
Study Mode
Sandwich
Duration
5 Years
Start Date
09/2025
Campus
University of Greenwich (Medway Campus)
29 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
B408
Institution Code
G70
Points of Entry
Foundation
64
Specific Level 3 subjects are required, see below for further information. If your qualification is not in a STEM subject as stated above, in addition you will need a GCSE in a STEM subject at grade 6/B.
Accepted STEM subjects: Further Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Design Technology, Chemistry, Engineering Science, Computer Science, Electronics, Environmental Science, Geology, Science and Economics.
24 points overall including Higher Level Science.
Accepted STEM subjects: Further Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Design Technology, Chemistry, Engineering Science, Computer Science, Electronics, Environmental Science, Geology, Science and Economics.
Accepted STEM subjects: Further Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Design Technology, Chemistry, Engineering Science, Computer Science, Electronics, Environmental Science, Geology, Science and Economics.
Accepted STEM subjects: Further Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Design Technology, Chemistry, Engineering Science, Computer Science, Electronics, Environmental Science, Geology, Science and Economics. at grade Pass (with D or E on the Core).
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Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year |
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England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland | £9,535 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
EU, International | £17,500 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |