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Nutrition MNutr

Queen Margaret University - Edinburgh

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  • Qualification

    Master of Nutrition - MNutr

  • Location

    Queen Margaret University

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    SEP

  • Duration

    4 Years

Course summary

Attracting increasing attention in recent years, nutrition is an engaging and rewarding subject to study, offering a pathway to a range of diverse and gratifying careers. Nutritionists generate, assess and deliver scientific and evidence-based advice across a variety of settings to improve health and wellbeing, and to promote a healthy diet and lifestyle. On this course you will learn the scientific, social and sustainability importance of nutrition in a modern and forward-looking university with excellent specialist facilities and equipment. Integrated real-world experiences, including a work-based placement module will foster your practical skills. The science of nutrition employs evidence-based approaches to highlight the intricate relationship between our diet and health at an individual and population level, with consideration of biological, social, cultural, economic, environmental and behavioural contexts. This scientific discipline delves into the impact of food on the functioning of the living organism, offering insights to optimise human health and mitigate the risk of disease. Nutrition encompasses the study of food composition, digestion, absorption and elimination processes, energy metabolism and the vital synthesis essential for growth, maintenance and reproduction across the life-course. The course covers all three areas of nutrition specialisation (clinical nutrition, public health nutrition, and sports and exercise nutrition), so you can explore your specific interests and career aspirations. There is a strong focus on sustainability with a newly developed module dedicated to sustainable food systems. The Nutrition in Media Communication module (master’s route only) will foster your public engagement and content creation skills.. On this course you will: learn the academic principles of the nutrition sciences and gain practical skills in our advanced laboratories learn how to think critically on a larger scale. What are the social, political, cultural and environmental factors affecting what we eat? How do nutritionists use evidence-based approaches to optimise health, prevent disease, and support behaviour change at an individual, community and population level? and learn about the most current issues in the field of nutrition. For example, how does our gut microbiome composition impact our health? How do nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics influence current practice? What are the current/contemporary practices and policies in the field of nutrition?

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£ 9,250per year

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University information

Queen Margaret University - Edinburgh

Queen Margaret University - Edinburgh

  • University League Table

    114th

  • Campus address

    Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, Queen Margaret University Drive, Musselburgh, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH21 6UU, United Kingdom

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QMU is a safe, friendly and compact university with an accessible and welcoming campus. Attractive student accommodation is located on campus.
It's just 6 minutes by train from the centre of Edinburgh, home of the famous International Festival. Many European cities are just a short flight away.
With a great reputation for the quality of learning, teaching, and research, QMU offers comprehensive student support, which includes career advice for life.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Food Science

    18th out of 36

  • Entry standards

    / Max 210
    155 74%

    5th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    70.0 70%

    24th

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.10 78%

    24th

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