To help you feel prepared for your BSc (Hons) Nutrition & Health studies, we’ve gathered together a range of course related activities including suggested reading, useful websites and some great things to do right now. Open the links below to find out more:
Useful websites
Before starting this accredited programme, you may want to familiarise yourself with the Association for Nutrition.
A few other useful websites you may want to visit include
When considering starting a degree it is important that you prepare in advance. There are a number of ways that you can do this.
Reading
Reading is a core skills when studying and so you can start by reading material relevant to Nutrition and Health. Keeping abreast of nutrition related information within the news and starting to read some journals around nutrition and health. This can include following nutritionists, dietitians, the World Health Organisation and other nutrition related information on social media such as through Twitter or Blogs.
A good way to start reading is to find something that interests you. The link above to the Conversation is an easy read. It is a free on line international journal with a vast array of subject areas.
Please also start to become aware of current nutrition trends within the news. These make good points for discussion.
Science revision
You could also spend some time revising some science related topics, such as GCSE science revision text books.
Volunteering
Volunteering is a valuable way to not only to achieve personal development, but to build the transferable and specific skills sought by employers.
Edge Hill values your contribution as a volunteer. And through the Volunteer Award, we look to reward your community involvement.
The award has been designed to allow you to log, and reflect, on the hours you spend volunteering. For further information on how you can achieve this award when you start your course, please visit the Careers Centre web page.