Welcome to Newcastle and the Food & Human Nutrition Degree Professor Chris Seal Degree Programme Director

Plan for the day……. Welcome and introduction to the University and course Life as an FHN student Lunch then campus and lab tour (meet staff and students) Careers Question and answer session Finish at approximately 3.00

`  City campus university  6,500 students  Over 220 degrees  Teaching quality - excellent  Research-led teaching The University

City campus

Investing in the Future £200 million new building programme due for completion Investment in upgrading existing teaching & learning resources

University Structure Medical Sciences Humanities and Social Sciences Science, Agriculture and Engineering AFRD Agriculture, Food & Rural Development CMS Clinical Medical Sciences FHN Food & Human Nutrition

Lectures, seminars…. Teaching Methods

Teaching Methods Lectures Laboratory practicals Seminars & tutorials Directed reading & learning

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What does FHN Offer? Excellence in teaching Excellence in research –International quality with funding from UK and International sources (Food Standards Agency, BBSRC, Wellcome Trust, WCRF etc.) Research-led teaching

Placement year is integral (compulsory) part of degree programme Optional Modules in marketing, management, social policy and languages (at all stages) Breadth of degree programme offers opportunities ‘from cells to populations’ What does FHN Offer?

 Stage 1 – foundation in basic sciences introduction to nutrition  Stage 2 – nutrition and food science as key subjects  Placement Year  Stage 3 – specialist nutrition topics, research project Structure of degree

Structure of academic year SEMESTER 1  Induction Week  11 weeks teaching & learning  Christmas holiday  1 week teaching, 2 week assessment period SEMESTER 2  12 weeks teaching & learning [including Easter holiday]  3 week assessment period

Modules Code Nutrition PrinciplesACE credits NameValue 10 credits  100 hours student learning Study 120 credits each year

Methods of Assessment  Formal end of module examination [ hours for 10 credit module]  Continuous Assessment  Essays  Laboratory practical reports  Computer assisted assessment  Oral/poster presentations

Semester 1 Introduction to Microbiology (10 credits) Introduction to Information Technology (10 credits) Introduction to Nutrition (20 credits) Introductory Biochemistry for Biologists (20 credits) Introduction to Genetics (10 credits)` Compulsory modules Stage 1

Semester 2  Physiology (20 credits) Introduction to nutrition  Introductory Biochemistry for Biologists  Statistical Methods (10 credits) Compulsory modules Stage 1

Stage 1: Optional Modules Semester 1  French, German or Spanish  British agriculture  Introduction to management  Agri-business economics  Sensation and perception Semester 2  Introduction to marketing  Developmental psychology  Development of social psychology

Semester 1  Nutrition Principles  Introduction to Human Nutrition  Quantitative Techniques  Molecular Genetics and Mammalian Biochemistry  Food Science Compulsory modules Stage 2

Semester 2  Experimental human nutrition  Introduction to immunology  Experimental food science  Food microbiology  Food processing technology Compulsory modules Stage 2

Semester 1  Consumer culture  Microbial diversity and its applications  French, German or Spanish [all levels] Semester 2  Medicinal plants  Retail marketing  Socio-economic change and social policy  French, German or Spanish [all levels] Stage 2: Optional Modules

The Placement Year Integral and compulsory Lasts a minimum of 31 weeks [although most placements last full year] Must be ‘relevant’ to degree programme Worldwide Eligible for Licentiateship of City & Guilds Institute of London

Placement Year  Product Development  Research and development  Technical  Retail  Marketing  Research

 Flamingo (Stevenage)  MRC Nutrition Unit (Cambridge)  ASDA (Leeds)  Moy Park (Grantham)  Food Standards Agency (London)  Human Nutrition Research (Newcastle) Placement Year

Other placements include: Marks & Spencer United Biscuits Nestlé UK innocent Samworth Brothers Kerry Foods …………………………..and many, many more ……including overseas Placement Year

Placement Year

Placement Year

Semester 1  Human Nutrition  Nutrition and Disease  Biotechnology in the Food Industry  Sports and Exercise nutrition  Honours Research Project Compulsory modules Stage 3

Semester 2  Human Nutrition and Health  Plants as Food  Food and Human Nutrition  Honours Research Project Compulsory modules Stage 3

Semester 1  Food marketing  Consumer culture  French, German or Spanish [all levels] Semester 2  Animal product quality and marketing  European Food Policy  Social impact of biology  French, German or Spanish [all levels] Stage 3: Optional Modules

Honours Projects Linking modern research techniques with topical subjects

Enable students to get a real feel for research Enable students to be both self-reliant and to work as a member of a team Develop a number of skills in addition to laboratory based skills: –reading the literatureplanning experiments –criticising datawriting protocols –presenting dataspreadsheets, statistics Honours Projects

30 credit module [20 in Semester 1, 10 in Semester 2] 300 hours of ‘effort’ Project topic is selected from a list provided by potential supervisors Supervision by academic staff or research staff from academic’s research group Assessed by final dissertation and poster presentation Honours Projects

Measuring the food environment of year olds in Newcastle: combating the obesogenic environment Portion size assessment using a novel computerised tool Comparison of solutions of sweetener, sugar and caffeine on food intake and sleep duration in mice Antioxidant and total phenolic contents of organic and conventionally grown cereals Investigation of medicinal plant extracts in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases Perceptions of food choice and the ‘food consumption environment’ Honours Projects

Skills Development  Communications  Computing and IT  Problem solving  Personnel and time management  Team working  Career development

Finance

Tuition fee for 2008 will be £3,225 Payment can be deferred until after graduation by taking ‘fee loan’ alongside your student loan

Government Scholarships University Bursaries –Means tested on yearly household income Faculty Excellence Scholarships Scheme –Awarded on basis of academic performance

For further enquiries please contact: Professor Chris Seal School of Agriculture Food and Rural Development Agriculture Building Newcastle University NE1 7RU Tel:

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