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BSc (Hons) Food Science, Nutrition and Wellbeing
Study BSc (Hons) Food Science, Nutrition and Wellbeing at Scotland’s Top Modern University (Guardian University Guide 2026).
Embark on a fascinating journey to learn how food, nutrition and exercise impact our wellbeing and health. Explore the role of fitness and nutrition in promoting public health, and consider food and consumer choices from a safety, quality, and nutritional perspective.
Working in our state-of-the art labs, you’ll master analytical techniques and learn how to test food professionally. You’ll understand consumer food behaviour and how to influence and implement change in order to improve the nation’s health.
We teach you the fundamentals of food, nutrition and exercise, including:
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Food handling skills
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The functionality of raw and cooked food ingredients
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The key social issues in nutrition, sport and exercise
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How nutrition, metabolism and digestion relate to diet and health
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How to analyse food and drink using a range of scientific techniques
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The nutritional needs throughout an individual’s lifespan
If you have any questions about Food Science, Nutrition and Wellbeing, or applying to Abertay, please give us a call on +44(0)1382 308080 or send an email to international@abertay.ac.uk.
3 reasons to choose Food Science, Nutrition and Wellbeing at Abertay
1. We're the Top Scottish Modern University: According to the Guardian University Guide 2026.
2. You'll get hands-on experience: Put your theory into practice with built-in work placements as part of the course.
3. You'll leave with career prospects - not just a degree: Did you know 95% of Abertay students are in work or further education within six months of graduating? We're a modern university focused on the kind of industry-relevant learning that'll land you a job after you graduate.
Why Dundee?
Dundee is going through something of a cultural rebirth.
It was named by The Wall Street Journal as one of the world’s hottest destinations, helped greatly by the £80m V&A Dundee, the stunning design museum, which opened its doors in 2018.
Dundee is a little pot of gold at the end of the A92 - The Guardian
It’s an extremely friendly city, which is small enough to get from A to B by foot, but large enough to have great shopping and vibrant nightlife.
Dundee is a contemporary city full of energy and vision—it has one of the highest student population ratios in the UK—and it’s the perfect environment for a food science, nutrition and wellbeing student to learn their trade.
