BSc Nutrition

at University of Exeter

Our BSc Nutrition programme offers you the opportunity to explore the scientific relationship between diet, health and wellbeing using cutting-edge research to understand the importance of nutrition for health and performance.

The course provides practical, hands-on experience taking advantage of the specialist facilities available in our world-class laboratories, and informed by the vast expertise of our Sport and Health Sciences academics. We incorporate inter-disciplinary teaching and research in nutrition, drawing expertise from the Exeter Food Network, Natural Sciences and the Medical School.

There are also opportunities for industry placements to enhance your employability, facilitated by the excellent relationships between academics and the local community such as schools, sports clubs, businesses, NGOs, the NHS, GP networks, Devon County Council, and leading nutrition industry partners.

As well as the modules listed below, you can choose optional modules from other disciplines to suit your interests.

The modules we outline here provide examples of what you can expect to learn on this degree course based on recent academic teaching. The precise modules available to you in future years may vary depending on staff availability and research interests, new topics of study, timetabling and student demand.

Year 1

Focus on developing your foundational knowledge and skills within nutrition, including: structure and function of the human body, fundamental chemistry and energy transfer in the human body. You can also choose optional modules across other disciplines to suit your interests.
 

• Human Anatomy and Kinanthropometry
• Human Physiology
• Food Chemistry
• Nutrition and Metabolism
• Introduction to Statistics
• Bioenergetics

Year 2

You will build on the knowledge you developed in Year 1, along with being exposed to content relating to professional conduct in nutrition.
 

• Nutrition Science
• Research Methods and Analytical Procedures
• Sports Nutrition and Metabolism
• Nutrition and Society
• Nutrition for Exercise and Health
• Literature Review in Nutrition

Professional Placement

You will be using the skills you developed in Years 1 and 2 to put theory into practice. This will include the completion of a research project.

Final year

You will be using the skills you developed in Years 1 and 2 to put theory into practice. This will include the completion of a research project.
 

• Dissertation (Nutrition)
• Sustainable Nutrition
• Nutrition for High Performance
• Professional Conduct in Nutrition

A-Level    
 

• AAB - ABB
• B in Biology and B in another science subject*

IB    
 

• 34/665 - 32/655
• HL5 in Biology, plus either HL5 in another science subject* or SL5 in two other science subjects*

BTEC
 

• DDD - DDM
• Applicants studying a BTEC Extended Diploma are also required to achieve A-levels at grade B in Biology and B in another Science subject*

GCSE
 

• C or 4
• English Language

Contextual Offer
 

• A-Level: BBB - BBC
• IB: 30/555 - 28/554
• BTEC: DDM - DMM

• UK students: £9,250 per year
• International students: £25,000 per year

There are many potential career paths for nutritionists including:
 

• Private practice
• Public health
• Health improvement
• Health policy
• Local and national government
• Non-Government Organisations (NGOs)
• Food industry
• Sports and exercise industries
• International work in developing countries
• Media and communications