Explore the science of nutrition and disease prevention with our applied nutrition course
Deepen your understanding of human health and improve quality of life with our BSc Nutrition course. You will learn how the body uses nutrients, the impact of diet, and the development of disease.
Our Nutrition degree is accredited by the Association for Nutrition (AfN) and by the Hong Kong Nutritionists Society (HKNS). This means you’ll be eligible to become a Registered Associate Nutritionist with both bodies.
Trailblazers in nutrition education
We offer the first undergraduate degree to offer genetic-focused modules. This reflects current trends within industry and, therefore, boosts your employability.
Hear from our students
Hailey, Nutrition student - "The small lecture sizes and helpful staff members support my personal and professional growth.
Outstanding facilities
With our nutrition programme, you will access:
our outstanding Nutrition Suite
BASES-accredited Exercise Physiology Laboratories.
Work placements: build professional experience
You can undertake work experience to apply your learning to fields such as:
community and public health
health education
the food industry.
Past students have worked with:
Action on Sugar
The Food Standards Agency
School Food Matters.
About the Foundation Year
Our four-year degree programmes (including a foundation year) provide an alternative route to undergraduate study at university if you do not have the grades to access higher education in the traditional way.
Why St Mary’s?
You will gain skills and support to make a positive impact – for yourself and for others – through high-quality teaching, real-world experience, and a community that lifts each other up. Our campus is a London oasis – blending city energy with open green spaces to think, connect, and grow.
The Foundation Year modules are Personal Learning Competencies, Taking a Professional Approach, The Individual Project, Foundations of Life, The Chemistry of Nature and Principles of Physics and Mathematics
This course is available in Clearing. If you have submitted an application, you can add this course. If you haven’t sent us an application yet, you can do this until 24th September 2026.
This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.
St Mary's University, Twickenham has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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What does this TEF outcome mean?
The following entry points are available for this course:
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
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| IELTS (Academic) | 6 | 6.0 overall with no element below 5.5 |
English Language requirementshttps://www.stmarys.ac.uk/international/english-language/overview.aspx
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Email:apply@stmarys.ac.uk
Phone:0208 240 2394
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Email:apply@stmarys.ac.uk
Phone:020 8240 2394
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