BSc (Honours) Human Nutrition and Health

The BSc (Hons) Human Nutrition and Health offered by Sheffield Hallam University is a full-time course that combines the study of human nutrition with aspects of biological, behavioural and social sciences to gain practical experience working in real-world environments. This course reveals how bodies process food and nutrients, and how diet can impact health and wellbeing. The course emphasises the development of professional and technical skills, critical analysis, and independent study skills.Course Content: The course content is provided in the form of various modules that coverunderstanding the relevance of nutrition to health at different stages of the lifespan, ways to promote health and wellbeing, understanding the scientific principles that underpin nutritional science, and explore how social and behavioural factors influence eating behaviours.Key Modules: Some of the key modules include Health and Disease, Human Physiology, Nutritional Biochemistry, Professional and Academic Skills for Bioscience, Nutritional Epidemiology and Public Health, Therapeutic Nutrition and Life Span Nutrition.Accreditations: This course is accredited by the AfN Association for Nutrition, which is the professional body for the regulation and registration of nutritionists in the UK. Graduating from an accredited course allows students to apply for direct entry to the UK Voluntary Register of Nutritionists (UKVRN) as a Registered Associate Nutritionist (ANutr).Future Careers: Graduates of this course may go on to work in the public health sector, sports nutrition, food industry, nutritional consultancy and research, health promotion and lifestyle services, weight management and health improvement programmes, or progress to postgraduate study.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.