MSc Nutrition and Food Science

University of Reading

Start your career as a nutrition professional in the food sector with our MSc Nutrition and Food Science.This course is accredited by the Association for Nutrition (AfN), the independent regulator for Registered Nutritionists.After graduating you will be eligible to apply to become a Registered Associate Nutritionist with the AfN. This is via the direct entry pathway, and will strengthen your status as a nutrition professional.The government’s key requirement of the food sector, to provide nutritious food, encourages experts from industry and academia to work together to improve food standards. Your studies will explore the scientific aspects of food and nutrition, and assess the wider implications of diet on health and wellbeing.The breadth of the course aims to increase your understanding of:human nutritionthe development of healthy eating trendskey aspects of food and healthfood compositionfood storage, safety, and manufacturing.