Food, Nutrition and Health - BSc (Hons)

Abertay University

**Learn how food impacts on our wellbeing and health and explore the links between nutrition and public health. With inbuilt work placements and a practical teaching approach, you'll study at the No. 1 UK Modern University for Teaching Quality in Food Science (The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2027).**Discover how food impacts on wellbeing and health, exploring the links between nutrition and public health including:* The nutritional function of foods.* The link between nutrition and public health.* How to develop strategies to improve food habits.* How to adjust diet to different clinical conditions.* What drives consumer eating habits and behaviours.**Develop confidence and key work skills**You’ll blend **academic and practical learning in our £3.5m laboratory facilities**. **A work placement** in the third year gives you real-life work experience and great networking opportunities for the future.You’ll be trained to maximise your own potential, by working in and leading a team. We’ll help you gain confidence when presenting to audiences at all professional levels, backed up by industry-specific knowledge and know-how. All these skills are highly valued by employers.This course is accredited by **the Association for Nutrition (AfN), the professional body for Registered Nutritionists** and aligned with the General Teaching Council (GTC) requirements for the PG Diploma in Home Economics teaching, if that’s your plan after graduation. It is ideal for secondary school leavers, entrants from further education colleges, and mature students.**Abertay is Scotland’s TOP Modern University** (Guardian University Guide 2026).

Faculty of Social and Applied Sciences