Nutrition with Food Marketing
BSc Honours
- UCAS code: BD46
- Full time
- 3 years
- Next start date: September 2021
Our accredited Nutrition with Food Marketing degree explores the links between diet and health and how marketing plays its role within this, to prepare you for a career in the nutrition industry.
Fees (per year)
- Home: £9250
- International: £23400
Entry requirements
- A Level: AAB
- IB: 34 points
UCAS Institution name and code:
- NEWC / N21
Course overview
This three-year nutrition with food marketing degree focuses on developing your critical and analytical skills. Ensuring you will graduate as a conscientious and socially aware food professional, ready for a career in nutrition and marketing.
Our industry-recognised qualification helps to fast-track your career. You will be able to apply for direct entry into the UK Voluntary Register of Nutritionists as soon as you graduate.
Our degree's teaching is informed by the research carried out by experts based at Newcastle University. This guarantees your studies are at the cutting edge of industry developments, so you graduate with the most up-to-date knowledge of nutrition and food marketing.
You'll explore topics such as: human nutrition, marketing strategy and consumer behaviour, while developing a holistic understanding of the global food system.

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Quality and ranking
- 8th in the UK – the Guardian University Guide 2020 (Agriculture, Forestry and Food category)
- 8th in the UK – The Complete University Guide 2021 (Food Science category)
- 90% for overall student satisfaction – National Student Survey 2019 (Subject: Nutrition)
Teaching excellence
TEF GoldA ringing endorsement of Newcastle University’s long tradition of excellence in teaching.

Professional accreditation

This degree is professionally accredited by the Association for Nutrition (AfN).
This means our graduates can apply for direct entry into the UK Voluntary Register of Nutritionists at associate level and use the letters ANutr after their name without undergoing further assessment.
See the Association for Nutrition's website for further benefits of studying on an accredited course.
All professional accreditations are reviewed regularly by their professional body.
Modules and learning
Modules
The information below is intended to provide an example of what you will study.
Most degrees are divided into stages. Each stage lasts for one academic year, and you'll complete modules totalling 120 credits by the end of each stage.
Our teaching is informed by research. Course content may change periodically to reflect developments in the discipline, the requirements of external bodies and partners, and student feedback.
Optional module availability
Student demand for optional modules may affect availability.
Full details of the modules on offer will be published through the Programme Regulations and Specifications ahead of each academic year. This usually happens in May.
To find out more please see our terms and conditions.
You are introduced to the underlying sciences of nutrition and food marketing. You will study modules in nutrition, physiology, marketing, consumer behaviour and business economics.
You will also be introduced to agri-food systems, covering issues arising throughout the food chain from production to consumption, as well as the nature and properties of different foods and nutrients.
Modules
You will continue to develop your core knowledge of nutrition and other relevant areas. In Nutrition, you'll explore nutritional assessment and the importance of good nutrition at each life stage. You'll also investigate food science and food product development, and you study concepts and applications of marketing strategy.
In the module New Food Product Development, you engage in teamwork with other students to address the key issues and practical steps involved in developing a new food product.
Modules
Compulsory Modules | Credits |
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Marketing Digital Strategy | 20 |
New Food Product Development | 10 |
Marketing and Public Policy | 10 |
Principles of Nutrition | 20 |
Applied & Experimental Nutrition | 20 |
Food Science and Technology | 20 |
Academic and Professional Skills for Nutrition 2 | 20 |
In the final year, you will study areas such as nutrition and its relation to health and disease, metabolic and personalised nutrition, marketing metrics, and communication as a means to effect positive behaviour change.
Modules
Compulsory Modules | Credits |
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Data & Marketing Analytics | 10 |
Communication and Behaviour Change | 10 |
Nutrition in Health and Disease | 20 |
Advanced Nutrient Metabolism and Requirements | 20 |
Research Project | 40 |
Optional Modules | Credits |
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Selected Topics in Food and Human Nutrition | 20 |
Consumer Psychology | 20 |
Eating and Weight Disorders | 20 |
Applied Sport and Exercise Nutrition | 20 |
Teaching and assessment
Teaching methods
Contact hours are made up of a combination of:
- lectures
- seminars
- small group tutorials
- practical classes
You supplement this with weekly private study of recommended reading materials.
Assessment methods
You'll be assessed through a combination of:
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Case studies
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Dissertation or research project
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Essays
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Examinations – practical or online
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Presentations
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Projects
Skills and experience
Practical skills
You'll have access to our state-of-the-art learning facilities, which you will use to carry out a variety of practical activities throughout the duration of your degree.
You'll have the opportunity to attend a national conference on food and human nutrition – if you choose the optional module – where you'll hear from world-leading experts in the field. This also gives you the chance to network with other people working across the nutrition industry.
Research skills
In the third year of your degree, you'll complete a research project. The aim of the project is to provide you with experience of planning, researching and analysing a topic that interests you.
You will develop your research skills, as well as your problem-solving, analysis and presentation skills.
Opportunities
Work placement
This food and human nutrition degree is also available with a year's work placement, as a four-year programme.
You'll apply to spend 9 to 12 months working in any organisation in the world, and receive University support from our dedicated team to secure your dream placement. Work placements take place in Stage 3.
You'll gain first-hand experience of working in the sector, putting your learning into practice and developing your professional expertise.
Placements are subject to availability.
Facilities and environment
Facilities
Our Nutrition and Food courses are based in the School of Biomedical, Nutritional and Sport Sciences at our city-centre campus. Our School is part of the Faculty of Medical Sciences, which is home to Dentistry, Medicine, Psychology and Pharmacy, encouraging inter-professional collaboration.
You'll have access to our food handling laboratory to help you enhance your practical skills and use of our well-equipped, state-of-the-art laboratories.
Situated next to Newcastle’s RVI hospital, we’re one of the largest integrated teaching/hospital complexes in the country.
Support
You'll have the support of an academic member of staff as a personal tutor throughout your degree to help with academic and personal issues.
Peer mentors will help you in your first year. They are fellow students who can help you settle in and answer any questions you have when starting university.
Your future
There is great demand for scientists with a knowledge of nutrition. A wide range of opportunities exist across the sector, including:
- product development or quality assurance in the food industry
- with non-commercial bodies such as the Medical Research Council or Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- in research development
- in an advisory capacity with groups concerned with the communication of health messages and food safety advice
Graduates have gone on to take up roles, such as:
- dietetic assistant
- nutritionist
- food technologist
- food buyer
- product development technologist
- sports nutritionist
Make a difference
Careers support
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Recognition of professional qualifications outside of the UK
From 1 January 2021 there is an update to the way professional qualifications are recognised by countries outside of the UK.
Entry requirements
All candidates are considered on an individual basis and we accept a broad range of qualifications. The entrance requirements below apply to 2021 entry.
A Level
AAB
International Baccalaureate
34 points
Other UK qualifications (and PARTNERS)
Qualifications from outside the UK
English Language requirements
PARTNERS
Through our PARTNERS programme, you could receive an offer up to three grades lower than the typical requirements, and get support throughout the application process. To apply through PARTNERS, you must be based in the UK and meet our eligibility criteria.
Entrance courses (INTO)
International Pathway Courses are specialist programmes designed for international students who want to study in the UK. We provide a range of study options for international students in partnership with INTO.
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Tuition fees and scholarships
Tuition fees for 2021 entry (per year)
Home Fee Students
£9250
International Fee Students
£23400
The maximum fee that we are permitted to charge for home fee-paying students is set by the UK government.
As a general principle, you should expect the tuition fee to increase in each subsequent academic year of your course, subject to government regulations on fee increases and in line with inflation.
You will be charged tuition fees for each year of your degree programme (unless you are on a shorter exchange programme).
The tuition fee amount you will pay may increase slightly year on year as a result of inflation.
For courses commencing from September 2021 and beyond, EU, other EEA and Swiss nationals will no longer be eligible for home fees or Student Finance England support.
If you are from the EU you will pay international tuition fees.
Year abroad and additional costs
For programmes where you can spend a year on a work placement or studying abroad, you will receive a significant fee reduction for that year.
Some of our degrees involve additional costs which are not covered by your tuition fees.
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