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This degree programme is designed for individuals with a keen interest in nutrition and health.
Developing a thorough knowledge and understanding of Health, Nutrition and Lifestyle is a core focus of our programme. However, you will also develop a wide-ranging, valuable skill set that is relevant and transferable to a number of industries. In addition to the practical skills relating to health and nutrition, you will develop key skills, such as leadership, communication, problem-solving and critical thinking.
The programme, accredited by the Association for Nutrition, is committed to providing you with the best possible preparation for the world of work. Vocational relevance is a strong theme, and you will be encouraged to gain additional experience and qualifications to support you career aspirations alongside your academic studies.
As part of a wider campus offer, there are opportunities for you to gather external awards, such as the gym instructor, personal trainer and first aid qualifications. There will also be opportunities for you to gain practical experience of health assessment and dietary analysis activities, relating to authentic, real-world problems and cases. The programme has a dedicated nutrition laboratory where you can access nutrition-specific resources and use dietary analysis software.
The range of methods will include oral and written presentations, examinations (seen, unseen, coursework), case-studies, peer assessment, work experience reports, as well as project-based work.
The programme has been externally accredited with the Association for Nutrition (AfN). On completion of the programme, you will be eligible for Registered Associate Nutritionist status, allowing you to use the letters, 'A. Nutr.' after your name.
Speak Welsh? 40 credits of this course are available through the medium of Welsh.
BSc Health,Nutrition and Lifestyle
UCAS Code: LB54
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CertHE Health,Nutrition and Lifestyle
UCAS Code: HNL6
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Applicants to full-time courses can apply through UCAS. Applicants to part-time courses can apply through the University.
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Tuition Fees 2023/24:
Home (Full-time): £9,000 per year
Overseas (Full-time): £13,500 per year
Why choose this course?
- Practical modules allow you to gain experience of working within the community (e.g. health promotion in practice)
- Students are eligible for registration with the Association for Nutrition upon graduation.
- Opportunities to gain additional vocational awards (e.g. first aid, gym instructor, personal trainer)
- Option to study a semester abroad (US) through our exchange programme (available in the second year)
- Work placement module available in the second year.
What you will learn
The importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle for the individual’s well-being is examined in this degree programme.
You will learn how nutrition and exercise affect the body and impact upon the individual’s health and well-being. In addition, you will examine the psychological and sociological factors which may influence health-related behaviour.
The course includes modules which will allow you to develop your knowledge and application of current health promotion strategies.
You will have the opportunity to use the laboratory equipment to gain practical experience of using dietary analysis software, and of assessing individuals’ health and fitness levels.
Year One - Level 4 (Cert HE, Dip HE & BSc)
- Contemporary Challenges: Making a Difference (20 credits; optional)
- Human Physiology and Fitness (20 credits; compulsory)
- Introduction to Health and Exercise Psychology (20 credits; compulsory)
- Learning in the Digital Era (20 credits; compulsory; Graduate Attributes Framework module)
- Nutrition for Health (20 credits; compulsory)
- Personal Training (20 credits; optional) (C)
- The Science of Nutrition (20 credits; compulsory).
Year Two - Level 5 (Dip HE & BSc)
- Developing your Professional Profile (Placement; optional)
- Dietary Analysis (20 credits; compulsory)
- Discovering Outdoor Lifestyles (20 credits; optional)
- Exercise Physiology (20 credits; optional)
- Health and Wellbeing in Education (20 credits; optional)
- Health Promotion in Practice (20 credits; compulsory)
- Nutrition for Sport and Exercise (20 credits; compulsory)
- Research in Health, Exercise and Physical Education (compulsory).
- The Psychology of Exercise and Physical Activity (20 credits; compulsory).
Year Three - Level 6 (BSc)
- Applied Nutrition and Dietary Analysis (20 credits; compulsory)
- Independent Project (40 credits; optional; Graduate Attributes Framework module)
- Literature Review in Health, Physical Activity and Nutrition (20 credits; optional)
- Perspectives on Health and Physical Activity (20 credits; compulsory)
- Primary Research in Health, Physical Activity and Nutrition (20 credits; optional)
- Public Health Nutrition (20 credits; compulsory)
- Public Policy and Strategies in Health (20 credits; compulsory).
The skills of being able to decipher health and nutrition related research and transfer this into ‘real world’ practical applications for individual and community health are developed and assessed over the three years of study. To achieve this, the strong academic focus of the degree is supported by practical modules in health promotion, dietary analysis and fitness and health assessments.
Whilst on the course, students learn how to present a balanced evidenced argument through their formal written work, as well as via individual and group presentations. Within the final year, students will design and conduct their own research project or literature review in a specialist area of their choice.
Specific types of assessments include; essays, laboratory reports, presentations (group and individual), practical tasks, examinations (seen and unseen papers).
This Framework aims to develop your professional skills and competence alongside your academic subject knowledge. You’ll study up to 40 credits per level throughout your programme from the Graduate Attributes Framework.
The Graduate Attribute modules are designed to enable you to develop, and evidence, a range of career-focused skills related to your subject area. These skills include digital competency, research and project management, as well as such personal competencies as communication, creativity, self-reflection, resilience and problem-solving.
- Find out more about the Graduate Attributes Framework
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Key Information
- Alison Connaughton
- Dr Andy Williams
- Chris Cashin
- Conway Davies
- David Gardner
- Geraint Forster
- Nalda Wainwright
- Peter Herbert
For the Health, Nutrition and Lifestyle BSc (Hons) programme, admission requirements should normally include GCSE (or equivalent) passes at grade C and above (level 4 on the new structure) in English Language and Maths. In addition, it is anticipated that applicants will have at least one appropriate science subject at A-Level, Irish Leaving Certificate, Scottish Highers, or equivalent. The minimum entry requirement for the programme is usually 96 UCAS points.
The academic and professional entry requirements for applicants over 21 years of age may take account of relevant experience and equivalent prior qualifications. To assess student suitability for their chosen course we can arrange interviews for applicants. At the interview, your skills, achievements and life experience would be considered as well as your qualifications.
For international students the entry requirements must be broadly equivalent to those expected of UK students. At admission, students whose first language is not English must have English Language requirements appropriate to an AfN Accredited programme, which must not be less than 6.5 IELTS (or equivalent), with no individual section less than 6.0.
If you do not have these qualifications or are unsure of your eligibility, please contact the University by emailing registry@uwtsd.ac.uk.
Graduates from the BSc. Health, Nutrition and Lifestyle course are now pursuing a range of career paths. Some examples of where these graduates are currently working include:
- 50+ Engagement Officer
- Community Well-being Officer
- Dietetics assistant (NHS)
- Health and Wellbeing Officer (over 50's)
- Healthy Lifestyle Adviser (GP surgery)
- Lead Health Officer
- Managing an exercise facility
- Postgraduate study (e.g. MSc in Nutrition)
- Secondary school teaching (food technology) (following PGCE study)
Other students have completed, or are currently undertaking postgraduate study in the form of MSc degrees in nutrition, health and exercise related subjects.
- £35 induction overnight activity for all year 1 students.
- Sports clothing (£30+) depending on course.
Kate BSc (Hons.) Health, Nutrition and Lifestyle graduate
"Without the degree in Health, Nutrition and Lifestyle, these posts (Dietetic Assistant Practitioner and Lead Health Officer — Communities First) would not have been achievable. I discovered confidence and the ability to believe in what I had learnt. This was aided by the passion and enthusiasm that the lecturers conveyed."
You may be eligible for funding to help support your study. To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit our Scholarships and Bursaries section.
Exchange programmes to the US available in the second year.
There is a strong focus on future career aspirations from very early on in the course which is developed through work placements in the first and second year (optional).
The skills of being able to decipher health- and nutrition-related research and transfer this into ‘real world’ practical applications for individual and community health are developed over the three years of study. To achieve this, the strong academic focus of the degree is supported by practical modules in health promotion, dietary analysis and fitness and health assessments.
Whilst on the course, students learn how to present a balanced evidenced argument through their formal written work, as well as via individual and group presentations. Within the final year students will design and conduct their own research project or critical portfolio in a specialist area of their choice.
Students are encouraged to undertake further vocational courses in the area of study (many subsidised) which will provide additional qualifications and experience to complement their degree.
