BSc Nutrition

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BSc Nutrition

  • Objectives If you are interested in food and how it is affecting the health of the individual and the nation, and how diet can be used in the treatment of disease, these subject areas will provide you with an exciting challenge. Studying to become a nutritionist or dietitian at Surrey will provide you with an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the scientific basis of nutrient requirements and healthy eating. Dietitians will also learn how food intake and dietary requirements can be altered by illness, and about the use of therapeutic diets to treat disease.
  • Entry requirements Typical entry requirements Nutrition/Dietetics: A level grades ABB-BBB (320-300 points) Nutrition: A level grades BBB-BCC (300-260 points) Two science A levels to include Biology and one other, preferably Chemistry. Students without a science background may be considered for the Foundation Year programme.
  • Academic title BSc Nutrition
  • Course description Programme Structure

    Level 1

    Nutrition: Macronutrients
    Practical Nutrition Skills
    Applied Nutrition
    Food Science
    Key Skills 1
    Chemical and Biochemical Foundation/Organic Chemistry and Biochemical Foundation
    Biochemistry
    Practical Chemistry and Biochemistry
    Physiology
    Microbiology: Microbes and Man
    Optional language modules
    Four-week clinical placement

    Level 2   

    Dietetics
    Practical Dietetics
    Applied Dietetics

    Nutrition Micronutrients
    Nutritional Needs of Population Groups
    Health Psychology
    NHS Management and Communication
    Food Science
    Physiology

    Pathology and Medicine
    Biomedical Sciences

    Professional Training   

    Twelve-week clinical placement
    Six weeks of academic study
    Twelve-week clinical placement

    Level 3   

    Practical Nutrition
    Regulation and Disorders of Energy and Lipid Metabolism
    Epidemiology and Nutrition Research Methods
    Public Health Nutrition
    Clinical Nutrition
    Therapeutic Nutrition
    Optional module from a wide selection
    Dissertation (equivalent to three modules)
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