Nutrition and Health BSc (Hons) at Coventry University

Explore the science of nutrition and its impact on health and wellbeing. Gain practical skills to support healthy lifestyles and prepare for a career in public health, nutrition or the food industry. Nutritionists play a vital role in improving lives.

Faculty: Biological, Food and Forensic Sciences  |  Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years sandwich  |  Study mode: full-time (sandwich/placement option)  |  Intake: November 2026, January 2027, March 2027, May 2027, July 2027  |  Location: Coventry, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year one: Physiology and Biochemistry for Nutrition, Food Preparation and Production, Introduction to Public Health, Practical and Academic Skills for Nutrition. Year two: Nutrition through the Lifespan, Professional and Research Development, Nutrition, Health and Disease, Food Choice, Behaviour Change and Public Health. Final year: Product Design, Nutrition for Exercise, Sustainable Food and Public Health Nutrition, Independent Research Project.

Career pathways

You will be taught in a variety of settings, including laboratories and a purpose-built kitchen, so that you have the chance to develop the analytical and practical skills required by employers – working with accuracy and precision to obtain data and results. Where possible, coursework uses applied tasks that mimic the skills needed in jobs to help ensure you are attractive to potential future employers, such as collection and interpretation of nutritional data to assess nutrient intake from a food diary, or critically appraising evidence to inform the public of current nutrition and health topics.

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