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Nutrition

Entry requirements


A level

B,B,C-A,B,B

A Levels to include a Science subject with grade C or above in either Chemistry, Biology, Nutrition and Food Science, Food Technology, Food Studies, Home Economics (Food, Nutrition and Health), Psychology and Physical Education. We also count Extended Project towards your total UCAS points.

Access to HE Diploma

D:15,M:30,P:0

Equivalent of 112-128 UCAS points to include a minimum of 21 Level 3 credits in Biology and/or Chemistry at a Merit grade

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

27

To include Biology or Chemistry Higher Level at 5 and Maths and English Language at Higher Level 4 or Standard Level 5.

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)

H3,H3,H3,H4,H4

Equivalent of 112-128 UCAS points to include a minimum of H4 in Biology or Chemistry.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

DMM-DDM

BTEC Extended Diploma in appropriate Science subject (eg Applied Science) with grades DMM-DDM or with appropriate units in Science (eg Health and Social Care).

Equivalent of 112-128 UCAS points to Chemistry or Biology A-Level with a minimum of a grade C is required

T Level

M

UCAS Tariff

112-128

From a minimum of two A Levels or equivalent Level 3 qualifications. General Studies not accepted.

About this course


Course option

3years

Full-time | 2024

Subject

Nutrition

**Reasons to choose Kingston**
- This degree is accredited by the Association for Nutrition (AfN). This means you can apply to become a Registered Associate Nutritionist (ANutr). Your learning will be supported by co-curricular activities, highly valued by the Association for Nutrition (AfN) and by employers.

- You’ll benefit from being part of a friendly inclusive group, staff expertise in teaching, research, and professional practice.

- Our Nutrition courses scored 100% in the positivity measures for 15 out of 27 questions in the 2023 NSS survey (top NSS score in London and nationally).

- Our commitment to high quality teaching has been recognised with a Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) Gold rating. The University has received an overall rating of Gold, as well as securing a Gold award in the framework's two new student experience and student outcomes categories.

**About this course**
Nutrition is a fascinating and ever-changing field that is essential to our health and well-being. In this degree, you will learn about the science of food and nutrition, how diet impacts our health, how to put together healthy eating plans, and the challenges facing our planet including food security and sustainability. You will also have the opportunity to take a year's industrial placement or go on an international exchange.

Nutrition is a growing field with increasing demand for professionals. It is a rewarding career where you can impact people's lives. In addition to subject knowledge, you will also develop a set of Future Skills Graduate Attributes that will help you succeed in a changing and rapidly evolving world of work. These include problem solving and analytical skills, communication and digital skills, adaptability and resilience, creativity and initiative, critical thinking, and the ability to build relationships.

Nutrition degrees are versatile, giving you the chance to work in different areas plus the chance to specialise further by taking additional postgraduate study. If you are passionate about nutrition and want to make a difference in the world, this degree is for you.

The Nutrition and Dietetics subject area at Kingston University has the top NSS score in London and nationally for 15 out of 27 NSS 2023 questions, scoring 100% in the positivity measure for all 15 questions. This is the highest number of questions to achieve 100% in the positivity measure across all providers in the Nutrition and Dietetics subject area (there are 42 providers with NSS data for 2023).

**Future Skills**
Embedded within every course curriculum and throughout the whole Kingston experience, Future Skills will play a role in shaping you to become a future-proof graduate, providing you with the skills most valued by employers such as problem-solving, digital competency, and adaptability.

As you progress through your degree, you'll learn to navigate, explore and apply these graduate skills, learning to demonstrate and articulate to employers how future skills give you the edge.

At Kingston University, we're not just keeping up with change, we're creating it.

**Career opportunities**
Nutrition is a growing field with roles in industry and the public sector – public health, NHS, clinical research, food legislation and product development.

Modules

Example modules

– Public Health Nutrition
– Contemporary Issues in Food and Nutrition
– Human Physiology.

For a full list of modules please visit the Kingston university course webpage.

Tuition fees

Select where you currently live to see what you'll pay:

England
£9,250
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,250
per year
Scotland
£9,250
per year
Wales
£9,250
per year

The Uni


Course location:

Kingston University

Department:

Department of Applied and Human Sciences

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What students say


We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

78%
Nutrition

How do students rate their degree experience?

The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Nutrition and dietetics

Teaching and learning

85%
Staff make the subject interesting
93%
Staff are good at explaining things
78%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
93%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

84%
Library resources
85%
IT resources
63%
Course specific equipment and facilities
100%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

85%
UK students
15%
International students
27%
Male students
73%
Female students
65%
2:1 or above
21%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

C
D
A

After graduation


The stats in this section relate to the general subject area/s at this university – not this specific course. We show this where there isn't enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Nutrition and dietetics

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£24,000
high
Average annual salary
96%
med
Employed or in further education

Top job areas of graduates

12%
Sales, marketing and related associate professionals
12%
Sales assistants and retail cashiers
8%
Health professionals

This is the subject you need to study if you want to become a dietician — an important job in the country’s healthcare sector, and the single most common job for nutrition graduates. We don’t have many graduates in nutrition every year and with the population becoming more aware of health and well-being and with many medical needs being addressed by the application of specific diets, this is likely to be an area of increasing demand in the future.

What about your long term prospects?

Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

Nutrition and dietetics

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

£18k

£18k

£27k

£27k

£30k

£30k

Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.

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While there are lots of factors at play when it comes to your future earnings, use this as a rough timeline of what graduates in this subject area were earning on average one, three and five years later. Can you see a steady increase in salary, or did grads need some experience under their belt before seeing a nice bump up in their pay packet?

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