* subject to final UWE Bristol approval

This course is open for applications

Discover how food and nutrition influence the health of people and planet and how science helps tackle issues such as food safety, food fraud and sustainable food production.

About

Why study this course?

Food affects every aspect of our lives. It influences how we grow, how we feel and how healthy we are at every age. As populations grow and live longer, understanding the link between food, nutrition and health is becoming increasingly important.

As the world's population grows, the food sector faces challenges around sustainability, food production and making sure everyone has access to safe, nutritious food.

On our BSc(Hons) Food, Nutrition and Health (with Foundation Year) you'll learn how nutritional needs change from childhood through to older age and how food choices affect health and wellbeing. You'll discover the role nutrition plays in sports performance, healthy ageing and public health.

You'll explore how food is produced, how it can impact the environment, and the role food policy plays in creating a healthier and more sustainable future. You'll investigate why access to healthy, nutritious food can vary between communities and locations, and the impact this can have on health.

Why UWE Bristol?

At UWE Bristol, you'll build your understanding of food, nutrition and health through a mix of classroom learning, laboratory work and industry-informed teaching.

You'll learn from researchers and industry professionals while developing practical skills in specialist laboratories. You'll also benefit from careers fairs, employer workshops and networking opportunities, with many employers regularly engaging with students.

Based in Bristol, you'll study in a city known for innovation, sustainability and its active food community.

Where can it take me?

This course prepares you for careers across food, health and environmental sectors. You could develop new food products, work on food safety and quality standards, support nutrition research or contribute to public health projects.

You could also shape the future of food through research into nutrition, sustainability and new food technologies, or continue your studies through postgraduate and research degrees.

Entry

Typical offers

You will need to meet the following Level 2 requirements:

GCSE: Grade C/4 or above in English and Mathematics.

In addition to the above Level 2 qualifications, you'll need to achieve the published tariff points from your Level 3 studies prior to entry. Below is an indicative list of the main qualification types. However, we will consider any Level 3 qualifications towards meeting our entry requirements.

Tariff points: 56
Contextual tariff: See our contextual offers page.
English Language Requirement:
International and EU applicants are required to have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.0 with 5.5 in each component (or approved equivalent*).
*The university accepts a large number of UK and International Qualifications in place of IELTS. You can find details of acceptable tests and the required grades you'll need in our English Language section. Please visit our English language requirements page.
If you're applying to study at UWE Bristol and require additional support to meet our English language requirements, you may be able to attend one of our pre-sessional English courses. Read more about our Pre-Sessional English Programme.
A-level subjects: No specific subjects required.
EDEXCEL (BTEC) Diploma: No specific subjects required.
For information on required Guided Learning Hours please see our minimum entry requirements page.
Access:
No specific subjects required.
Baccalaureate IB:
No specific subjects required. We accept the IB Career-related Programme in conjunction with other Level 3 qualifications.
Irish Highers: No specific subjects required.
Welsh Baccalaureate: We accept tariff points achieved from the Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales in conjunction with other Level 3 qualifications.
Cambridge Technical: No specific subjects required.
T Levels: No specific subjects required.

Entry requirements

If you exceed the entry requirements, you may be eligible for our BSc(Hons) Food, Nutrition, and Health.

Deferred entry

We'll accept deferred entry applications for this course.

International applicants

If you're applying to UWE Bristol from another country or region, visit the international study pages for tailored application information. If you're an international student and don't meet the academic requirements to study this course, you can qualify by completing preparatory study at our International College.

Read more about undergraduate entry requirements.

How to apply

For further information

Email:
UK applicants
Admissions@uwe.ac.uk
International/EU applicants
International@uwe.ac.uk
Telephone:
UK applicants
+44 (0)117 32 83333
International/EU applicants
+44 (0)117 32 86644

Structure

Content

The structure and content of this new course is currently under review and subject to final UWE Bristol approval. It will be published on this page as soon as possible.

Learning and Teaching

You'll learn through a mix of lectures, workshops and practical laboratory sessions.

In the lab, you might test food samples, analyse nutritional content, explore hygiene and contamination issues, or investigate whether food products are safe and correctly labelled.

Teaching combines scientific theory with practical activities, helping you understand the science behind food and nutrition and how it is used to improve health and support safer food production.

See our glossary of teaching and learning terms.

Study time

This course is available full-time (four years) and part-time (eight years) with teaching based at Frenchay Campus.

Your timetable will include lectures, workshops and practical lab sessions. Outside these sessions, you'll spend time reading, preparing for assessments, working on group tasks and completing practical write-ups.

Assessment

You'll be assessed through practical write-ups, essays, reports, presentations and a final-year dissertation project. You may write up findings from a laboratory practical, present research on a nutrition topic or investigate a food safety issue in more depth.

These assessments help develop scientific communication, critical thinking, data handling and presentation skills.

Learn more about our assessments.

Fees

There is currently no published fee data for this course.

Supplementary fee information

Additional costs

This refers to items you may need during your studies that aren't covered by the standard tuition fee. These could be for example, materials, textbooks, travel, clothing, software or printing.

Learn more about fees and costs.

Find out about funding.

Features

Placements

You can choose to take a sandwich placement year between your second and final year.

Shorter summer internships, typically lasting six to eight weeks, provide another opportunity to gain experience and explore career paths. Previous opportunities within the School of Applied Sciences have included organisations such as Thatcher's Cider and ADM.

Find out more about our work experience and placements.

Study facilities

You'll have access to specialist analytical chemistry, microbiology and physiology laboratories at Frenchay Campus.

These facilities provide space to test samples, carry out analyses and build practical skills linked to food, nutrition and health careers.

You'll benefit from flexible study spaces, the university's extensive library resources, academic skills support and digital learning materials.

Learn more about UWE Bristol's campus and facilities.

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Careers

Careers / Further study

Graduates from this course can pursue careers across food, nutrition, health and science. You could help develop new food products for supermarkets and manufacturers, work in food safety and quality assurance, support nutrition research or contribute to public health projects.

Some graduates may choose to work in areas focused on sustainable food production, helping organisations respond to environmental challenges and changing consumer needs.

Depending on your interests, you could also work in specialist areas such as food forensics, investigating food contamination, food authenticity and fraud.

The course can also support progression into nutrition-focused careers, including roles as a nutrition adviser. If you're interested in becoming a dietitian, it provides a strong foundation for postgraduate study in dietetics.

You may also choose to continue your studies through postgraduate qualifications such as MSc Sustainable Food Systems, MSc Forensics, MRes or PhD study.

For students interested in starting their own venture, opportunities such as the University's Enterprise Challenge can help you develop and test business ideas linked to food, nutrition and health.

Our award-winning Careers Service can help you develop your employment potential through career coaching, a vacancy service for internships, placements, jobs, global opportunities, volunteering and community activity plus support for entrepreneurial activity, and access to employer events.

Learn more about our graduate destinations.

Life

BSc(Hons) Food, Nutrition and Health (with Foundation Year) *