BSc (Hons) Food with Nutrition at Bath Spa University

The food we eat affects our health – how we feel today, tomorrow, and in the future. On this course, you’ll explore the complexities of the food chain, the needs and demands of consumers, and the controls that exist to ensure the food we eat is nutritious and safe.

Our graduates are in great demand in the food industry, consumer organisations and enforcement agencies. The food and drink industry is the largest manufacturing sector in the UK, employing around 400,000 people. It’s responsible for providing safe, nutritious and desirable food while facing the long-term challenge of feeding a growing population.

The course focuses on the food chain and issues that are important to consumers, such as nutrition and safety. We’ll equip you for professional life, with skills that will make you attractive to employers.

We offer a supportive, close-knit working environment. Class sizes are small. Staff and students are on first name terms, and you’ll be assigned a personal tutor from day one.

You’ll graduate with:

• A deep understanding of the impact of food provision
• An understanding of the role of nutrition on health
• Familiarity with the scientific principles and laboratory techniques used in the examination and analysis of food
• An informed attitude to ethical and environmental concerns associated with food production.

Careers

Employers such as Oasis Foods, Kerry Foods, Leatherhead Food Research, Coldwater Seafoods and Ferndale Foods have recruited graduates from this course.

Students have gone into roles including:

• Food Development Technologist
• Research Technician
• Assistant Scientific Officer
• Nutritionist
• Product Developer
• Quality Controller
• Teacher