Program Overview

Nutritional Sciences MSc/PGDip

Overview

The MSc Nutritional Sciences programme provides a direct route to specialise in nutrition and is designed for BSc graduates with a biological sciences background (or biological sciences related subject). Accredited by the Association for Nutrition (AfN), successful graduates can join the UK Voluntary Register of Nutritionists (UKVRN) as a Registered Associate Nutritionist (ANutr).

Course Details

• Duration: Full-time: 12 months, Part-time: Up to 36 months
• Start Date: September 2025
• UK Fees: MSc £12,750 / PGDip £8,500
• International Fees: MSc £32,400 / PGDip £21,600
• Entry Requirements: 2:2 in a biological science subject, excluding nutrition or closely related degrees

Course Content

The course is divided into three sections:

• 120 credits of taught modules in both the autumn and spring semesters
• 60 credits research project in the summer

Modules include:

• Research Skills in Nutrition
• Healthy People, Healthy Planet
• Nutrition and Metabolism
• Fundamentals of Nutrition
• Public Health Nutrition
• Molecular Nutrition
• Postgraduate Research Project

Learning and Assessment

• How you will learn: Lectures, seminars, tutorials, lab sessions, workshops
• Skills development: Communication skills, critical appraisal, data handling skills
• How you will be assessed: Written exam, lab reports, essay, examinations, presentation

Entry Requirements

• MSc/PGDip: Undergraduate degree 2:2 (or international equivalent) in a biological science subject, excluding nutrition or closely related degrees
• English language requirements: IELTS 6.5 (no less than 6.0 in any element)

Fees

• Qualification: MSc £12,750 / PGDip £8,500 (Home/UK), MSc £32,400 / PGDip £21,600 (International)
• Additional costs: Students will need at least one device to approve security access requests via Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

Careers

• Careers advice: Individual careers support for all postgraduate students
• Job prospects: Graduates go on to work across nutrition and food companies, set up their own nutrition businesses, or work as nutritionists in health services
• Accreditation: This course is accredited by the Association for Nutrition. Graduates can join the Association of Nutritionists’ Register as an Associate and use the ANutr qualification.