12 months full time. This programme is also available part time, please contact us for details.
Fees per academic year 2013-14
UK and EU: full time £6,000
International: full time £15,750 part time fees
More information is available about tuition fees and discounts.
For centuries, we have drawn on the natural world’s chemistry cabinet of health-promoting flora, fauna, and fungi to improve the wellbeing of our population and to alleviate and cure our health problems. This process continues today with modern medicine and complementary therapies developing new treatments and using and re-visiting traditional remedies. This programme focuses on the development cycle for medicinal plants and functional foods, from identifying the plants in the field, to isolating the bioactive components in the lab and developing new medicines and nutritional foods. The programme draws on expertise from the Schools of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Biology, Chemistry, Historical Studies and Law and the Faculty of Medical Sciences to provide a unique, interdisciplinary approach to this major subject area.
The programme consists of compulsory and optional modules and a dissertation, which should focus on an interest developed through the course. Depending on the choice of topic, this may include designing and undertaking a research project in collaboration with a small- or medium- sized enterprise with an interest in medicinal plants and functional foods.
Find out more detailed information about the programme modules
Preferably an upper-second-class or first-class Honours degree, or equivalent in nutrition, biology, agriculture, chemistry, pharmacology or another medical or health sciences subject. If you do not have a science-based degree, we will still consider your application as we take the relevance of your interests and work experience into account. Applicants whose first language is not English require IELTS 6.5, TOEFL 90 (Internet-based), or equivalent. However applicants with an IELTS score between 5.5 and 6.5 will be accepted on condition that they undertake an appropriate pre-sessional English language course at INTO Newcastle University.
The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has rules for international students regarding minimum English language requirements.
UK/EU students – the majority of students are self-funded.
International Students, consult your own government for funding. The University offers International Scholarships, and there are funding opportunities by external organisations available.
More information on scholarships, studentships, bursaries and other funding is available from our database.Visit our postgraduate application site.
There is no closing date for this programme. However, international students applying for September 2013 entry should apply by Friday 12 July 2013 to ensure that they have time to put appropriate arrangements in place.
Please note: As a formal condition of the offer to study at Newcastle University, students from outside the UK/EU are required to pay a deposit of £1,500 or submit an official letter of sponsorship for their chosen programme. The deposit payment is non refundable, but will be deducted from tuition fees upon registration.
For further information please contact:
Dr Ed Okello
School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 222 6900
E-mail: afrd-pg@ncl.ac.uk
This programme is within the subject area of Food and Human Nutrition