Food, Nutrition and Health

You’ll blend academic and practical learning in our £3.5m state-of-the-art laboratory facilities. A work placement in the third year gives you real-life work experience and great networking opportunities for the future.

This course is accredited by the Association for Nutrition (AfN), the professional body for Registered Nutritionists and aligned with the General Teaching Council (GTC) requirements for the PG Diploma in Home Economics teaching, if that’s your plan after graduation. It is ideal for secondary school leavers, entrants from further education colleges, and mature students.

Abertay is the top university in Scotland for Food Science and Nutrition degrees according to the 2023 Guardian University Guide. Also this course scored an incredible 93% for Overall Student Satisfaction in the 2023 National Student Survey (NSS).

For the first two years, everyone takes Food Science, Nutrition and Wellbeing as a foundation. After that, you’ll specialise and take this course in years three and four.