Business Management and Food and Nutritional Sciences (Hons) Liverpool Hope University

Overview

This Business Management and Food and Nutritional Sciences (Hons) BA programme from Liverpool Hope University examines small to medium-sized enterprises to global multi-national companies – public, private, not-for-profit with a focus on business principles, organisational dynamics and management processes.

This in-depth degree gives you the opportunity to understand how businesses operate and the ethical and social impact they have on communities. An experienced, student-focused team will develop your understanding of this business context and develop the critical business skills and transferable skills that future employers will demand.

A unique feature of our Business Management programme is that all second year students take part in the YE (Young Enterprise) programme. This is the integrating element for the second year, which stitches together all the parts of the curriculum. Every student is allocated to a business start-up team, where they work in a group to set up and run a legal new business venture. Thus, it provides students with practical experience of the process of starting a 'real life' business. Many students comment that YE was the favourite and most valuable aspect of their degree in Business Management.

Knowledge of food and nutritional science is becoming ever more vital, particularly given the increasing awareness of food's role in important issues such as health, disease and environmental sustainability. Consequently, individuals with expertise in these areas will play a key role in a diverse and wide range of professions, such as developing the safe, sustainable, and healthy foods of the future, creating public health nutrition strategies, and designing and implementing evidence-based nutritional guidelines. Our Food & Nutritional Sciences degree is focused on developing a set of practical, professional, and intellectual skills which are needed to develop a successful career in various roles across the commercial food sector and public health, as well as preparation for further study, working as a nutritionist, or pursuing a professional career in dietetics.

The course curriculum is broad yet deep and draws from the food, nutrition, and health sciences, as well as the social and behavioural sciences. There is also emphasis on elements including food product development and the food supply chain, health and wellbeing, sustainability, and the development of professional skills. You will be taught in our state-of-the-art Health Sciences building, which features specialist laboratories and equipment dedicated to the study of food, nutrition, and health. Those who decide to study for the Single Hons course will also be eligible for direct registration as a Registered Associate Nutritionist (ANutr) with the Association for Nutrition (AfN).

You will learn from a highly committed team of research-active UK Registered Nutritionists (supported with additional expertise in food science and technology, the biological sciences, and public health). Our staff have a wide range of practical experience and are incredibly enthusiastic about both the academic subject and the quality of your student experience.

Career opportunities:

Expertise in the food and nutritional sciences is valued in a wide range of careers. Examples include working for commercial food businesses (particularly roles helping to develop healthier and more sustainable foods), national and local government (in various roles linked to nutrition, public health and food quality), the NHS, charities and public sector organisations (particularly those involved in public health nutrition initiatives), community-based organisations (such as those addressing food-related health inequalities and food poverty), as well as roles linked to sport, education and teaching.

Many of our graduates also go on to postgraduate study and research.

Professional placements are a valuable part of our Food & Nutritional Sciences degree. Placements provide you with practical experience and can really help with your academic and professional development, particularly in today’s competitive job market.

Placements are unpaid (minimum) two-week periods and examples may involve working full time in either commercial food businesses, clinical and hospital settings, or community-based organisations involved in food-related activities. Placements take place in the summer each year and students engaging in placements typically work full-time on specific projects or provide general support to the organisation.