Study Details: MSc/PGDip Full-time: MSc: 12 months, PGDip: 8 months. Part-time: MSc: 24 months, PGDip: 20 months.
Nutrition is pivotal to every aspect of human health from conception to old age. Recently there has been a significant rise in diet-related illnesses around the globe, such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, certain cancers and cardiovascular disease. Poor nutrition is causing increasing public health problems in all sectors and ages, especially among the young and the elderly. On the other hand, in some areas of the world deficiency diseases and malnutrition are common.
This course details the science behind the nutritional requirements of humans from pre-conception to old age. A key focus is examining the provision of food and nutrients to the body to facilitate optimum physical and mental development and maintenance of health throughout a lifetime. It also emphasises the specific problems of international nutrition and their global implications.
In order to successfully complete a postgraduate course, applicants are usually expected to have (or be about to attain) at least a second class honours degree in a related scientific subject from a recognised institution of higher education. If you do not have these academic qualifications, you could still be offered a place on this course if you can show evidence of the potential to succeed based on professional and/or related experiences.
If your first language is not English, you must satisfy our English language requirements by providing us with evidence of a minimum IELTS score of 6.5.
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