Good nutrition is fundamental to living a long, full and rewarding life. Nutrition-related ill-health is a major factor that contributes towards preventable disease including obesity and many of the non-communicable diseases on both a national and global scale: diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer.
This is the first course of its kind in the UK to explore the role of behaviour in guiding diet and nutrition and the effects of diet and nutrition on shaping behaviour. It will provide a solid foundation in the physiology and biochemistry of nutrition, which is complemented by units focused on the role of nutrition in behaviour and cognition and the management of associated clinical conditions. The course will improve the practical management skills of nutritionists and provide an important insight into contemporary developments in nutrition and behaviour for a range of healthcare professionals and graduates.
This Master’s encompasses the role of nutrition from preconception to old age and includes topics such as in-utero programming, infant feeding practices, the development of food likes and dislikes in children, food promotion, psychological factors contributing to the development of obesity including appetite and weight control, disordered eating behaviours, prevention of diet-related disease, and the role of diet in normal ageing and age-related conditions.
You’ll also undertake a short placement in an environment of your choice; this could be locally or internationally and in the healthcare, community or private sector. The experience you will gain on your placement will help you to put what you have learned on the course into a professional context, and help you to grow and develop your own approach to the field of nutrition and behaviour.
You’ll also undertake a short placement in an environment of your choice; this could be locally or internationally and in the healthcare, community or private sector. The experience you will gain on your placement will help you to put what you have learned on the course into a professional context, and help you to grow and develop your own approach to the field of nutrition and behaviour.
Placements
This course offers a fantastic opportunity to gain valuable experience in the workplace as part of one of your units, Evidencing Professional Learning.
You’ll have the option of completing your placement locally or nearer home. Placements are wide-ranging and give you the opportunity to pursue your own areas of particular interest in nutrition and or behaviour.
Careers
This course will equip you with the academic and practical skills required for professional practice. The emphasis on core practical skills will give you extra marketability in the professional arena.
Upon completion of the course graduates can apply for Associate level status with the Association of Nutrition.
