Program Overview

Program Overview

The BSc Nutritional Sciences program is a four-year course that provides students with a comprehensive education in the field of nutritional sciences.

Program Structure

The program is structured into four years, with each year comprising a combination of lectures, practicals, tutorials, and self-directed learning. The details of each year are as follows:

• Year 1:
  • Approximately 300 hours of lectures
  • 100 hours of practicals
  • 58 hours of tutorials in subjects including Biology, Chemistry, Nutrition, Mathematics, and Physics
• Year 2:
  • Approximately 234 hours of lectures
  • 126 hours of practicals and self-directed learning in subjects including Biochemistry, Food Chemistry, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Nutrition, Physiology, and Statistics
• Year 3:
  • Approximately 204 hours of lectures
  • 66 hours of practicals and self-directed learning
  • Eight hours of tutorials in Food Science, Microbiology, and Nutrition
  • A library project
• Year 4:
  • Approximately 222 hours of lectures
  • 12 hours of practicals
  • 12 hours of directed or self-directed study
  • A 14-week laboratory-based research project
  • Seminars in Immunology, Nutrition, and Toxicology

Assessment

The assessment for the program includes:

• Written exams, which take place before Christmas and in May
• Not all modules have formal examinations; many use other types of assessment, including:
  • In-semester multiple choice question examinations
  • Laboratory write-ups
• Some modules have a project report as the main outcome, which is also assessed