当前，人们普遍认为营养在预防包括2型糖尿病，心血管疾病，癌症，骨质疏松症和神经退行性疾病在内的慢性疾病的发展中起着关键作用。对肥胖症及其并发症的日益增长的关注导致对营养专业人士的兴趣增加。通过获得营养学学位，您将能够在公众教育和促进健康饮食，开发更健康的食物选择以及改善人口福祉方面发挥重要作用。提供可选的三明治安置或留学年份。
This degree is accredited by the Association for Nutrition (AfN) and explores in detail the scientific basis of nutrition, health promotion and disease prevention. On graduation you will become a Registered Associate Nutritionist (ANutr) and you can play an influential role in educating the public, promoting healthy eating and developing healthier food. In the first year you'll study basic nutrition, food science and psychology concepts and develop a fundamental understanding of human physiology, biochemistry and cell biology. You'll then move on to study more specialised areas such as disease pathophysiology, metabolism and how nutrition can play a key role in health and disease prevention throughout the lifecycle. You will also study modules related to food industry and employability including the role of the nutritionist in foodservice. In your final year you will undertake a two-week work experience and will study public health nutrition, sports nutrition, behaviour change and contemporary topics in nutrition. You will also undertake a final year research project. You'll also have the exciting opportunity to choose from study abroad or take a year-long work placement in industry.