Food & Nutritional Sciences BSc (Hons) at Liverpool Hope University

Food and nutrition shape everything from your energy levels to long‑term health, and this degree lets you explore that impact in a hands‑on, career‑focused way. You’ll study how food affects the body across life stages, from female health and pregnancy to cardiometabolic illnesses, while developing practical lab skills that employers look for. You’ll work in industry‑standard facilities, including a sensory analysis suite, giving you real experience of food testing, product development and nutritional assessment. Offered only as a Combined Honours degree (for example Food & Nutritional Sciences and Psychology).

Faculty: School of Health and Sport Sciences  |  Duration: 3 years full-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year One: Food Studies, Principles of Human Nutrition. Year Two: Food Science & Safety (FNS001U2), Further Principles of Human Nutrition (FNS002U2), Biology of the Mind, Microbes and Time (HUB003U2), Exercise and Health (SRE003U2). Year Three: Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Sport, Clinical Nutrition, Public Health Nutrition, Food Choice, Behaviour Modification, and Nutrition Education, Food Supply, Formulation, and Policy, Nutrition Ethics and Professional Practice, Food Processing Techniques and Biotechnology, Food Product Development, Packaging, and Sensory Evaluation, Food Safety, Authenticity, and Quality Management, Contemporary Issues in Food Science and Food Innovation.

Career pathways

A Food and Nutritional Sciences degree opens doors. You’ll graduate ready for roles in nutrition, public health, food product development, quality control, teaching, and sport & exercise nutrition, with many students progressing into specialist areas such as dietetics after postgraduate study.

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