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Discover – What can I do with my degree?

Nutrition and Health degree gives you the skills, knowledge and experience to help people make the right dietary choices.  There are several careers directly related to your degree such as community education officer, dietitian, food technologist, nutritionist and postgraduate study.  You can also explore careers that directly relate to your degree.  Did you know that over 80% of graduate employers will recruit from any degree discipline.      

Develop – Developing skills and experience

If you already have some career ideas, the next step will be to develop your skills and gain some experience to build your confidence and increase your knowledge. You may want to consider volunteering, part-time work or undertaking a placement, which will look fantastic on your CV and increase your chances of gaining graduate employment after completing your degree. It’s also a great way to try out career paths to see what you enjoy and if it’s a good fit for you.

Compete – Getting ready to apply for work or postgraduate study

When you know what you want to do and you’re ready to apply, we have all the tools, tips and advice right here. You can also use this information to help you if you’re at a earlier stage of your career thinking and are applying for part-time work or work placements.

Complete this online pathway to find out where to search online and get faster and more relevant job search results. Then search and apply for all opportunities on our vacancy portal.

Online learning pathway – Job Searching Find opportunities on our vacancy portal

Your go-to guide, including examples and templates to get you started. You can also get instant detailed feedback on your CV and covering letter using CareerSet.

CV and application advice Online pathway – Making applications Review your CV online using CareerSet

Get ahead of the competition by reading our top tips or follow our online self-led pathway.

Interview advice Online pathway – interviews and assessments

Practice using our online tools or book a mock interview with a Careers Adviser.

Practice online tests at Graduates First Practice interviews at Shortlist Me Book a mock interview

How to decide if postgraduate study is right for you, what you should consider and how to apply.

Our top tips and advice Online pathway – Postgraduate study

Live opportunities

Take a look at the latest part-time jobs, placements, volunteering opportunities and graduate vacancies that may be of interest to Nutrition and Health students. Select any of the following opportunities to find out more and apply, or search for other opportunities on our vacancy portal.

  • Closing Date: 21/11/2024Location: UK Nationwide.Leonard Cheshire’s Change 100 programme offers paid work opportunities, professional development and mentoring. It’s designed to support the career development of people like you, talented university students and recent graduates with any disability, long-term illness & mental health conditions. We’ve partnered with organisations who believe disability isn’t a […]
  • Closing Date: 04/10/2024Location: Wales.Contract: 2.5 years FTC, Part-time, 22.5 hours per weekIn collaboration with RSPB’s Centre for Conservation Science, the James Hutton Institute and the Universities of Leeds, Cambridge and Cranfield we have won funding for a three-year research project, "Just transformation of food-farming systems: reconciling net zero and other land-use ambitions” […]
  • Closing Date: 31/10/2024Location: England – North West. Please note this opportunity is open to  BSc (Hons) Sports Therapy Level 7, SPT4902 students only. Mind2Muscle charity was founded by Charlotte Maria and its head office, Euro House, is based in her hometown of Blackburn, Lancashire. It aims to support many neurological and physical concepts […]
  • Closing Date: 01/11/2024Location: England – North West.We are seeking enthusiastic students to provide valuable contributions to the development of new degree programmes. Following a short training session, you would be required to engage with a set of programme documentation and provide feedback on the documentation. This can be either through a written […]

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