About Bsc (hons) Human Nutrition in Bath Spa University

Developed in consultation with industry employers, Human Nutrition at Bath Spa has been designed to equip graduates for careers in diverse industries, ranging from health and food to education and clinical nutrition.

When you graduate from this externally accredited programme, you’ll be eligible for Registered Associate Nutritionist status, allowing you to use the letters A. Nutr. after your name.

With expert advice from our dedicated tutors, you’ll be able to tailor your degree through your module choices, dissertation, and work placements that are relevant to your career or further study aspirations

This course provides an approach to nutrition that is based on the scientific and academic principles of biology, biochemistry, social and public health aspects of human nutrition as well as observing the principles of food resources, food development and safety.

By studying human nutrition, you’ll understand the scientific principles underlying nutritional requirements throughout life, in health and disease.

Work placements, industry links and internships

Our students have undertaken work experience and voluntary work with organisations including: MEND; NHS; Sirona Health Care; School Food Trust; schools; youth groups; The Stroke Association; British Heart Foundation; Julian House; local charities; and action groups.

In the third year you can take the (optional) Food and Nutrition in Practice module where you’ll work on a brief developed with an external organisation/industry. Project providers for this module include Marshfield Bakery, BirdsEye Foods, NHS, Heart UK, and Food and Nutrition Live.

Careers

Human Nutrition graduates have gone into a number of graduate careers including:

• Dietetics (after a postgraduate dietetics programme)
• Working in the food industry in new product development, and as technologists and sensory analysts
• Secondary school teaching - Biology (after PGCE)
• Master's programmes in specialisms such as nutrition and sport or physical activity
• PhD study and post-doctoral research
• Working in public health for councils or local organisations
• Self-employment.

Academic qualification equivalents

• Higher Secondary School Certificate/Indian School Certificate (standard XII) from the following boards CBSE/CISCE/WBCHSEB, with 65%, including grade C in at least five subjects. 

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS:Academic 6.0 overall This must include a minimum of 5.5 in Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing.
• TOEFL iBT: A total of 72, to include a minimum 18 in Reading, 17 in Listening, 20 in Speaking, and 17 in Writing.
• PTE: This must include a minimum of 51 in Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing. 

Bath Spa University Highlights

Bath Spa University Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses

International students joining the Bath Spa University are required to pay 70% of the tuition fees on or before arrival and commencement of the course. All payments should be made in £ sterling and the easiest way to make a payment is via Flywire. However, the payment can also be made through credit/debit card.

International students should open a UK bank account as soon as possible after arrival.

The estimated cost of attendance depends on several factors like the program applied for, tuition, books, fees, housing, dining, and personal items.