MSc Global Public Health Nutrition at University of Westminster

Programme overview

MSc Global Public Health Nutrition provides specialist scientific knowledge and practical skills for roles in global public health nutrition, addressing malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies as well as diet-related chronic disease and food insecurity.

Duration: 1 year | Intake: September 2027 (full-time); September 2027 (part-time day) | Study mode: full-time | Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules include Concepts and Principles of Nutrition, Diet and Disease, Nutrition Interventions and Programme Planning, Policy and Governance for Public Health Nutrition, Nutritional Assessment, Research Methods for Health Science and a Research Project, with options such as Global Challenges for Food and Health and Nutrition in Emergencies.

Career pathways

Graduates can work in public health nutrition, including policy writing with public health bodies, nutrition advice to government departments and nutrition-focused organisations.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Minimum lower second class honours degree (2:2) in a relevant discipline including science or a social science subject. Students from a non-nutrition background are welcome but are invited to complete the Essentials of Nutrition course, which has four short assessments. One academic reference is required. If your first language is not English: IELTS 6.5 overall with 6.0 in each component.

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 1 year full-time / 2 years part-time

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