MSc Human Nutrition

The Human Nutrition course offered by the University of Aberdeen is a postgraduate taught degree programme designed to give students a strong understanding of human nutrition. The course aims to develop an appreciation of how different dietary interventions can influence health, disease prevention and management.Course Content: This course integrates and implements teaching methods that include lectures, seminars, workshops, and laboratory classes. The MSc course seeks to cover a range of topics surrounding Human Nutrition and provides an in-depth understanding of nutritional problems at individual and population levels. It also focuses on the role of diet in maintaining general health and wellbeing and its importance in disease prevention and management.Key Modules: The key modules for this course consist of Obesity And Weight Management, Sports And Exercise Nutrition, Nutrition And Health Promotion, Assessment Of Nutritional Status, and Clinical Nutrition. Other modules include Current Topics In Nutrition, Molecular Nutrition, and Research Skills For Nutrition.Accreditations: This course is accredited by the Association for Nutrition (AfN), allowing students to apply for direct entry to the UK Voluntary Register of Nutritionists upon graduation.Future Careers: The course thoroughly develops professional skills that are desirable in a variety of sectors. Graduates from this course have found work in governmental and non-governmental organizations, food industries, research institutions, and academia. For more information on this course, please visit the official course page here.