Program Overview

Course overview

Our accredited undergraduate Human Nutrition degree is designed to meet the Association for Nutrition (AfN) competencies required of a professional nutritionist. Our course team is dedicated to providing a course of study aimed at producing the professional graduates that continue to be in much demand within our society.

Why study this course with us?

Nutrition professionals have been graduating from our University for almost 20 years. We have an excellent reputation as one of the major providers of nutritionrelated courses in the UK. Features of our course include: AfN accreditation, professional development seminars and a work-based placement module, all of which contribute to the excellent employment prospects of our graduates. We have strong links with the AfN, the food industry and other employers including the NHS, Public Health England and NoWFOOD – The North West Food Research Development Centre, which is also based on the Exton Park (Parkgate Road) site. All our tutors are undertaking research and scholarly activity which continues to promote the field of nutrition. We also offer you flexibility in that you can study on a full-time of part-time basis.

Our staff within the department have a variety of skills and experience from across the nutrition and health domain, including exercise physiology, sport nutrition, public health, nutritional science and dietetics.