BSc Food Science & Nutrition

Institution

Cardiff Metropolitan University

Level

undergraduate

Subject

Food Science & Nutrition

Duration

3 years full time. 4 years full time if undertaking foundation year. Also available part time and can be up to 8 years. The part-time students join the full-time students for all modules. Therefore, most of the modules are completed between 9am and 6pm on weekdays.

UCAS code

BD01

Typical offer

A-level CC

Entry requirements

UCAS tariff: 96-104 A level: Minimum three A levels. Grades CC to include a Science/Food/Nutrition subject. BTEC/Cambridge Technical: MMM-DMM. IB: Minimum one Grade 5 in Higher Level Science.

About this course

BSc (Hons) in Food Science and Nutrition. Core topics include Research Methods. The programme is professionally accredited and offers two named pathways—Human Nutrition and Quality, Safety and Innovation—selected at the end of a shared first year. Industrial visits and work experience are included, and a project module is completed in the final year.

Modules

• Assessing and Improving Population Health
• Nutritional Biochemistry and Physiology
• Research Methods
• Population and Lifecycle Nutrition
• Applied Food Product Development
• Health Psychology and Wellbeing
• Food Quality, Composition and Labelling
• BSc (Hons) Food Science and Nutrition (Quality, Safety and Innovation)
• Applied Food Science and Processing 1
• Microbiological Safety and Chemical Analysis of Food
• Applied Food Science and Processing 2
• Project
• Contemporary Nutrition
• Nutrition in Sport and Exercise
• Experiential Learning
• Intervention for Health and Sustainable Development
• Advanced Food Product Development
• Health Behaviour Change
• Advanced Food Safety and Quality Management
• Advanced Processing Technology
• Advanced Food Chemistry and Microbiology