BSc Honours Human Nutrition with Placement

What makes Newcastle’s Human Nutrition with Placement BSc Honours (B4D6) stand out is how much hands-on experience you’ll get. This isn’t just lectures and essays — you’ll be in labs, kitchens, and consultation rooms, testing food, running experiments, and learning how to communicate nutrition advice like a professional. On top of that, you’ll spend an entire year working in the industry, so by the time you graduate you’ll already have real job experience on your CV.

Here’s how that plays out day-to-day:

• Placement year (9–12 months): work in a real food or nutrition-related organisation in the UK or abroad, supported by Newcastle’s placement team — a big boost for confidence, skills, and employability.

• Nutrition training suite: includes a dedicated food-handling lab, sensory booths, and consultation rooms, so you can practice everything from preparing meals to running taste tests and giving one-to-one advice.

• Biomedical science labs: modern spaces where you’ll carry out experiments in physiology, microbiology, and molecular biology, linking science directly to nutrition.

• Human Nutrition and Exercise Research Centre: get exposure to live research projects and see how experts are pushing the field forward.

• Final-year project: design and run your own research on a topic that excites you, while modules like Personalised Nutrition and Allergens and the Food Industry keep you connected to current issues in the field.

When you graduate from this programme, you won’t just leave with a degree — you’ll have real workplace experience and the credibility of professional recognition. This sets you up for careers in healthcare, the food industry, and beyond. Many of our graduates step into roles such as nutritionists, food product developers, public health officers, or research associates, while others find opportunities in wellness communication and policy.

To give you a clearer picture, here’s how Newcastle supports your journey into the workplace:

• Tailored career support: You’ll work closely with the Professional Placement team and Newcastle’s award-winning Careers Service. They’ll help you secure your placement, polish your CV, practise interviews, and make sure you get the most out of the experience.

• Strong graduate outcomes: Most Newcastle graduates are working or in further study within 15 months. Nutrition graduates typically start on salaries from £24,000–£30,000, depending on the role and sector.

• Industry connections: Your 9–12 month placement could be with a food company, charity, healthcare organisation, or research institute. Previous students have gained real-world skills through placements with industry leaders and non-profit groups.

• Professional recognition: The course is accredited, so you can apply directly for entry into the UK Voluntary Register of Nutritionists (UKVRN) — a mark of trust and credibility in the field.

• Career-ready skills: With expertise ranging from biochemistry and genetics to public health and sustainability, you’ll graduate with a strong scientific foundation and the confidence to step into roles that make a difference.

Further Academic Progression:
If you’d like to keep studying, you’ll be well prepared for master’s degrees in Clinical Nutrition, Public Health Nutrition, Food Science, or Nutritional Epidemiology. For those interested in research, options like an MRes or PhD are available through Newcastle’s Human Nutrition and Exercise Research Centre. Some graduates also specialise further in areas such as sports nutrition or policy.