About this program
BSc Food Science, Nutrition and Wellbeing
Working in our state-of-the art labs, you’ll master analytical techniques and learn how to test food professionally. You’ll understand consumer food behaviour and how to influence and implement change to improve the nation’s health.
We teach you the fundamentals of food, nutrition and exercise, including:
- Food handling skills.
- The functionality of raw and cooked food ingredients.
- The key social issues in nutrition, sport and exercise.
- How nutrition, metabolism and digestion relate to diet and health.
- How to analyse food and drink using a range of scientific techniques.
- The nutritional needs throughout an individual’s lifespan.
For the first two years, everyone takes Food Science, Nutrition and Wellbeing as a foundation. After that, you can specialise in other areas if you want to or carry on studying this pathway
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Admission requirements
Subject Requirements
All applicants must have a pass Maths - National 5 grade C or GCSE grade C/4. National 5 Lifeskill Maths and Application of Maths NOT accepted in lieu of Maths.
English Language Requirements
All courses at Abertay University are taught in English. If your first language is not English, you will need to demonstrate that you meet our English language requirements. Accepted English language qualifications include:
- IELTS - overall score of 6.0 with no band lower than 5.5
- TOEFL - overall score of 78 (individual elements: L-17, R-18, S-20, W-17)
- Cambridge FCE/CAE/CPE - overall score of 169 on Cambridge Grading Scale
- International Baccalaureate - English B at S5 or H4, English A no specific grade required
- European Baccalaureate - English Language 1 at grade 6 or English Language 2 at grade 7
For more information about admission requirements, please visit the university website.
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Core Courses
Year 1
- Applied Biological Sciences for Food and Human Health
- Social Science for Sport and Excercise
- Nutrition and the Consumer
- Safe Food Handling
- Abertay - Being Successful at Abertay
Year 2
- Nutrition through the Lifespan
- Key Concepts in Sport and Exercise Physiology
- Properties and Functionality of Food
- Public Health Nutrition and Health Promotion 1
- Food Characterisation
Year 3
- Food Processing
- Food and Behaviour
- Clinical Nutrition 1
- Quality and Safety Management Systems
- Professional Skills for Placement and Research
- Health Related Fitness Assessment and Programming
Year 4
- Project Research Methods and Management
- Honours Project
Scholarships & funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Tuition
- Scottish students: £1,820 per year
- English, Welsh, Northern Irish and Irish students: £9,250 per year
- EU and International students: £15,500 per year
Qualification
Award Title: BSc (Hons)
Career paths
We are extremely proud of our graduates who have gone on to do amazing things. The kind of jobs they have include.
- Nutritionist
- Food Safety Officer
- Home economics Teacher
- New food product development Specialist
- Health improvement officer
- Food Scientist
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