/ Undergraduate /
Start date:
September 2025
Entry tariff:
112–120 UCAS points (or equivalent)
Foundation Year: 64 UCAS points (or equivalent)
UCAS code:
B402
TBC (if choosing Foundation Year)
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Combine scientific knowledge with practical skills, enabling you to interpret nutrition science and promote health by offering personalised advice. You'll be prepared to tackle global health challenges and enhance wellbeing through nutrition.
Did you know
This is a three year programme, with teaching and placements over the summer.
You may be eligible for an NHS Learning Support Fund (LSF) of £5,000 per academic year.
Top 6 in London for Nutrition and Health
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Top 3 modern university in London
(Complete University Guide 2025)
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Foundation Year
This course can also be studied with a foundation year (September entry only).
This is a new course for September 2025. More details regarding modules will be added shortly. Please contact us if you have any questions.
- Principles of Human Nutrition and Food Science
- Applied Biochemistry and Physiology
- Psychology and Sociology for Nutrition and Behavior Change
- Professional Skills for Dietitians
- Practice Based Learning
- Introduction to Human Disease
- Nutrition of Population Groups & Clinical Nutrition
- Public Health and Health Promotion
- Transforming Health and Social Care Assessment in Practice
- Practice Based Learning
- Pathophysiology and Psychophysiology
- Evidence Based Medicine and Research Methods
- Dietetic Practice
- Dissertation
- Practice Based Learning
Skills
Make a difference to human lives with a degree in Nutrition and Dietetics.
Pending approval from the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the British Dietetic Association (BDA), this course is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills needed to pursue a sustainable career in the health sector.
You’ll gain a strong foundation to be a confident practitioner in the 4 pillars of practice which are:
- Dietetic practice
- Evidence-based practice
- Dietitians as a nutrition and dietetic resource
- Leadership and Management
Learning
Experience a dynamic, contemporary curriculcum in state-of-the-art facilities.
You will undertake activities to develop your ability to critically appraise and apply theory through case-based learning, simulation and on practice placements.
The programme will integrate university-led modules with practice-based learning in simulated learning environments and external placements.
Roehampton has a long-standing and international reputation for offering undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in nutrition. We are committed to shared/interprofessional learning, which is based on the belief that by learning together, you will better understand each other’s practice and work more effectively within a multidisciplinary team. This leads to a coherent and person-centered approach to care.
You will:
- Participate in practice-based learning integrated with opportunities for research
- Use our state-of-the-art facilities including the food laboratory and clinical simulation suite.
You may be expected to pay additional costs for:
- DBS checks
- Travel to placements
- Clothes and footwear (adhering to the dress code policy for placement)
Assessment
Push yourself further with real-world assignments
Throughout your course, you’ll experience a wide range of assessments that enhance your understanding and practical skills, while giving you a taste of industry practices.
- practical assessments
- case-study based assessments
- oral presentations
- self-reflections
- peer assessment
- in class tests
- placements
You’ll leave Roehampton with an in-depth understanding of both the theory and hand-on applications of dietetics, ready to take the next step.
Careers
Shape the future of public health
If you're ready to learn, we'll help you gain the confidence and opportunities to achieve.
Our graduates work in a range of settings, most notably within the NHS/health care industries, typically in the following areas:
- NHS hospital and community clinics
- Private hospitals
- Care homes
- Health care clinics
- Food industry
- GP surgeries
- Gyms and sports clubs
- Media
- Patients’ or Clients’ homes
- Prisons/prison services
- Schools
- Universities
Our Careers team is on hand to help from the start of your studies until after you graduate. Under their guidance you’ll benefit from a wide range of support, including:
- CV building
- Interview preparation
- Mentoring
- Industry connections
- Work experience
- Volunteering opportunities
- Job fairs
- Introductions to future employers.
Open days
Get a real taste of our campus, community and what it’s like to study at Roehampton
Applying
Full-time UK undergraduate students apply through UCAS.
Course subject to curriculum review and validation.
Entry tariff
112–120 UCAS points (or equivalent)
We welcome applications from students studying T Levels.
For all courses we also accept a wide range of other qualifications and experience. Contact us to find out more.
When we consider applications to study with us, we form a complete view of your achievements to date, and future potential, and can offer flexibility in entry requirements. Find out more about our Contextual Offer scheme.
Specific entry requirements
Applicants will usually have qualifications in biology and chemistry at advanced level where learners take A-Levels. Candidates are expected to have GCSE at Grade 4 or above in English, Mathematics and a Science or equivalent qualifications.
If English is not the first language, all applicants must be able to communicate in English to level 7 of the International English Language Testing System, with no element below 6.5. Students must undergo health screening to assess fitness to begin the course. Students must also complete an approved programme of immunisation, as recommended by the Department of Health. They must have full disclosure and the barring service screen prior to enrolment. Students must declare any criminal convictions, cautions, and bindings over when requested during the application and interview process.
General entry requirements
Additional entry requirements
- Applicants will need to demonstrate evidence of interest and some work experience in a relevant field and will also need to supply a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.
- Applicants must undergo health screening to assess their fitness to begin the course.
- Applicants must also complete an approved programme of immunisation, as recommended by the Department of Health.
- All applicants will undertake a values-based interview.
September 2025 entry tuition fees
UK (home) tuition fees
Undergraduate degree: £9,535
Foundation Year: £9,535
We also provide other ways to support the cost of living, including free buses and on-campus car parking, hardship support and some of the most affordable student accommodation and catering in London. Find out more about how we can support you.
International undergraduate students apply through our direct application system.
Course subject to curriculum review and validation.
Entry tariff
112–120 UCAS points (or equivalent)
Specific entry requirements
Applicants will usually have qualifications in biology and chemistry at advanced level where learners take A-Levels (or equivalent). Candidates are expected to have GCSE at Grade 4 or above in English, Mathematics and a Science or equivalent qualifications.
If English is not the first language, all applicants must be able to communicate in English to level 7 of the International English Language Testing System, with no element below 6.5. Students must undergo health screening to assess fitness to begin the course. Students must also complete an approved programme of immunisation, as recommended by the Department of Health. They must have full disclosure and the barring service screen prior to enrolment. Students must declare any criminal convictions, cautions, and bindings over when requested during the application and interview process.
General entry requirements
Additional entry requirements:
- Applicants will need to demonstrate evidence of interest and some work experience in a relevant field and will also need to supply a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.
- Applicants must undergo health screening to assess their fitness to begin the course.
- Applicants must also complete an approved programme of immunisation, as recommended by the Department of Health.
- All applicants will undertake a values-based interview.
September 2025 entry tuition fees
EU and international tuition fees
Undergraduate degree: £16,950
Foundation Year: £16,950
We also provide other ways to support the cost of living, including free buses and on-campus car parking, hardship support and some of the most affordable student accommodation and catering in London. Find out more about how we can support you.
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