Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Public Health Nutrition

at Atlantic Technological University - Galway

Modules:
 

• Principles of Food and Nutritional Science
• Mathematics/Statistics
• Fundamentals of Biomechanics and Anatomy
• Human Physiology
• Cell Biology/Genetics

The general minimum Leaving Certificate entry requirement is a Grade O6/H7 or better in six Leaving Certificate subjects including English or Irish and Mathematics, two of which must be passed in higher level papers at Grade H5 or higher.

For International Students: €10,500 per year.

Specific job opportunities for public health nutrition graduates have included health improvement, addressing inequalities in nutrition and health, nutrition advocacy, the prevention of non-communicable diseases, developing/commissioning and implementing policies and programmes, monitoring, evaluation and assessment of diet in groups/communities, education and generating research evidence linking food/nutrients and health across a range of employers. These include:
 

• Advisory positions in weight management, healthy eating or similar
• Advisory positions in food safety and health, e.g. Food Safety Authority of Ireland
• Broader roles in health promotion and health improvement
• Project delivery or advisory work with government agencies, e.g. HSE, local authorities
• Research and data analysis at public health observatories and various higher education institutes
• Work in food industry, e.g. Kellogg's, Nestle, Danone, Glanbia
• Food in schools initiatives
• National nutrition assessment groups
• Infant and maternal nutrition, e.g. UNICEF, Healthy Start
• International work in public health, e.g. World Food Programme, World Health Organisation