Nutrition, Diet and Wellbeing BSc (Hons)

Course summary

• Develop a strong, well-rounded understanding of nutritional sciences.
• Learn how to develop, manage and evaluate wellbeing services and skills.
• Build your portfolio through participation in live projects and learn to manage your professional development.
• Acquire fundamental knowledge about food and nutrition relevant to key sectors.

Our dietary and lifestyle choices can have a significant impact on our health and wellbeing — and can have repercussions on a national level. This course provides the rigorous academic training, as well as the employability and communication skills, you need to work in the nutrition and wellbeing sector, and improve the quality of life for those affected by dietary issues.

How you learn

All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.

This varied and intellectually stimulating course allows you to bring theoretical studies to life. You'll reinforce your understanding through practicals, consultancy projects and applied learning activities, working alongside external partners ranging from schools to voluntary sector organisations.

Throughout, you'll benefit from the expertise of a teaching team with extensive sector experience, and work in state-of-the-art facilities including sensory suites, development kitchens, laboratories and athletics centres.

You'll learn through

• lectures and seminars
• real-world consultancy projects
• guest lectures
• practical sessions

Future careers

This course prepares you for a career as a

• Health Improvement Officer
• Programme manager (positive behaviour change)
• Community wellbeing coordinator
• Health trainer
• Health and wellbeing project manager
• Workplace wellbeing consultant
• Exercise referral and health coaching

Previous graduates from BSc Nutrition courses at Sheffield Hallam have gone on to work for:

• Birmingham Children's hospital
• Chesterfield Royal hospital
• Royal Derby Hospital
• Boots
• Bupa
• Why Weight Sheffield