Program Overview

BSc (Hons) Nutrition and Human Health

Overview

Nutrition is recognised as a cornerstone in the maintenance of health, wellbeing, and longevity with the power to reduce the economic and social burden on health systems. The BSc (Hons) Nutrition and Human Health degree program will take you on an exciting journey to become a competent nutritionist.

Course Structure

Our undergraduate programmes are delivered as block and blend' — more information can be found on Why Suffolk? You can also watch our Block and Blend video.

There is an optional work-based module, which provides an excellent opportunity for you to gain relevant work experience and enhance your employability skills. In addition, students at all levels are encouraged to seek out appropriate relevant work experience, either voluntary or paid in their spare time, as a means to improve their employability skills and to network with potential future employers.

Course Modules

Year 1

• Food Quality and Production (Mandatory)
• Biochemistry (Mandatory)
• Human Physiology 1 (Mandatory)
• Science Skills (Mandatory)
• Introduction to Nutrition and Health Sciences (Mandatory)

Year 2

• Human Physiology 2 (Mandatory)
• Applied Nutrition and Metabolism (Mandatory)
• Health Promotion (Mandatory)
• Research Methods and Statistics (Mandatory)
• Food Analysis (Optional)

Year 3

• Biology of Disease (Mandatory)
• Work-based Experience (Optional)
• Immunology (Mandatory)
• Professional Development for Life Sciences (Mandatory)
• Obesity and Energy Homeostasis (Mandatory)
• Clinical Nutrition (Mandatory)
• Dissertation (Mandatory)
• Advanced Nutrition and Metabolism (Mandatory)

Entry Requirements

UK Academic Requirements

• 112 UCAS Points (or above)
• BBC (A-Level)
• DMM (BTEC)
• Merit (T Level)
• Pass in Access to HE Diploma

International Requirements

• IELTS 6.0 overall (minimum 5.5 in all components) where English is not the student's first language.

Fees and Funding

2025/26

• UK Full-time Tuition Fee: £9,535 per year
• UK Part-time Tuition Fees: £2,384 per 30 credit module
• International Full-time Tuition Fee: £15,690 per year

2026/27

• UK Full-time Tuition Fee: £9,535 per year
• UK Part-time Tuition Fees: £2,384 per 30 credit module
• International Full-time Tuition Fee: £15,690 per year

Career Opportunities

The programme recognises the importance of equipping you with appropriate knowledge and expertise that can readily be employed within the workplace or in post-graduate study. Additionally, the course prepares students for higher level study such as a PGCE (e.g. science teacher training), Master’s degree or PhD.

Opportunities exist in a wide range of careers in nutrition and health in both the private and public sectors:

• Nutritionist
• Dietetic assistant
• Health Improvement Scientists
• Nutrition Research
• Nutritional evaluation in the food industry
• Public Health Charites
• Local Education Authorities
• Higher level study such as a PGCE (e.g. science teacher training), Master’s degree or PhD.

Your Course Team

• Dr Fandi Ibrahim
• Dr Vanessa Sharp
• Emma Harvey-Lawrence
• Dr Nick Tucker
• Cátia Marques
• David Bowers
• Dr Federica Masieri
• Robert Ellis
• Dr Imogen Butcher
• Richard Farrar
• Dr Silvia Atanasio
• Dr Svetlana Gretton
• Martin Sinclair (IHWB)

Facilities and Resources

Teaching takes place across the whole of the fantastic Waterfront campus, complete with high quality, modern teaching space supported by excellent AV equipment.

The real jewel in the crown of the facilities for the Nutrition and Human Health Programme is the laboratories of the James Heir Building. The course makes use of the research level science facilities housed within.

The Metabolic Suite is equipped with basal metabolic rate analyser and respiratory quotient evaluation, body composition analysis, blood glucose meters, lipid profile analyser and anthropometric measures. The course benefits from the use of food analysis and microbiology equipment that includes HPLC, GLC and Mass Spectrometry. We also have a human tissue culture facility and a suite of “wet” laboratories suitable for electrophoresis, ELISA and Calorimetry, and gut barrier function analysis. Added to this, a human physiology laboratory and you have a complete package of facilities to support a high quality scientific Nutrition and Human Health degree programme.

Our undergraduates have the opportunity to use state of the art equipment and learn about its uses and application within the industry. We believe that our facilities offer some of the best equipment for undergraduate use in the country and regularly impress visiting academics from other Universities with the access that we provide to such equipment.