MSc Nutrition with Public Health Management
Full-time, Part-time
Location • City Campus
Subject area • Food and nutrition
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This course is designed to help recent graduates and health professionals specialise in public health nutrition. The specialist knowledge and skills you learn allow you to enter the profession or advance into leadership roles.
The course was developed following the Association for Nutrition guidelines, and in consultation with other public health partners.
You study human nutrition from a subcellular level to a population level and cover • food composition • nutrient metabolism • epidemiology • policy implementation.
To support the subject knowledge, you gain the managerial and leadership skills that employers require.
You develop your ability to
• work with and manage groups of people with different needs
• secure and implement finances in the public health arena
• better understand cross-agency working in public health and its importance
• communicate at all levels
You learn to deliver health and nutrition information and messages to the public and other health professionals effectively through marketing and promotion techniques.
The knowledge and skills you develop throughout the course are brought together with project-based modules. During these you complete real research, relevant to your own interests or area of employment.
Some of your projects involve working with industry and the public health sector or our research team. Projects may focus on topics such as
• human appetite and feeding behaviour
• prebiotics and health
• diet and cardiovascular disease
• effective public health nutrition interventions in weight management
• consumer perceptions of food labelling advice
• barriers and solutions to achieving a healthy diet
• practice based commissioning and the nutritionist
Successful graduates can apply to register with the Association for Nutrition as an associate public health nutritionist. After three years relevant experience, you can then apply to become a registered public health nutritionist. This is invaluable for career progression in this area.
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Related courses
Full-time – one year
Part-time – two years
Starts September
Complete the application form available at www.shu.ac.uk/study/form
2013/14 academic year
Full-time – typically £5,355
Part-time – typically £2,678 a year
The course fee may be subject to annual inflationary increase. For further information on fees and funding see www.shu.ac.uk/funding
2013/14 academic year
Typically £12,060 for the course
2014/15 academic year
Typically £12,150 for the course
The course fee may be subject to annual inflationary increase. For further information on fees, scholarships and bursaries see www.shu.ac.uk/international/fees
• individual and group coursework • essays • examinations • management project • dissertation
This course is accredited by the Association for Nutrition.
Emma Hookham (1.10)
Emma Hookham, a postgraduate student on MSc Nutrition with Public Health Management talks about her experiences of the course.
Megan Waring (0.40)
Postgraduate student Megan Waring, talks about career progression from the MSc Nutrition with Public Health Management course.
Measuring physical health (0:45 )
Understanding how to measure and interpret people's physical health is a key part of studying nutrition. You will gain experience of using different equipment and understanding the results during our nutrition courses. See some of this equipment in use.
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Consultations (0:45)
You gain experience of providing nutritional advice to individuals who want to make changes to their lifestyle. Our courses help you to develop your communication skills and confidence so that you are able to understand the changes in behaviour needed and support individuals in achieving their goals.
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Specialist facilities (0:41)
Our students have the opportunity to get involved in research and commercial work undertaken in the sensory booths and feeding facilities.
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Tony Lynn
MSc Nutrition and Public Health Management
Here at Sheffield Business School we welcome students from all over the world onto our MSc in Nutrition with Public Health Management. The course is delivered by an experienced and dedicated team of nutritionists, food scientists, food marketers and human resource and finance specialists. The aim of our team is to support your progression through the course and to ensure that you receive maximum benefit from your time here at Sheffield Hallam University.
The course is designed to equip you with the skills needed to work in the nutrition and food sector. During the course you will develop a thorough understanding of how nutrition influences health and disease and also develop your managerial and financial skills. The unique blend of nutrition, management and finance modules offered by our course is designed to enhance your employability within the public health sector.
Employability is a strong focus of our course and during your studies, you will also have an opportunity to work on nutrition and health related commercial projects commissioned through the Centre for Food Innovation (CFI). Our course is accredited by the Association for Nutrition and after successfully completing the course you will be eligible to apply for direct entry to the UK Voluntary Register of Accredited Nutritionists.
All teaching is based in the city centre campus and utilises modern, comfortable and well equipped lecture theatres, teaching rooms, laboratories and specialist feeding facilities. Sheffield Hallam University is renowned for its learning support facilities, including the state-of-the-art £14 million Adsetts Centre, which brings together a multitude of library and IT-based information services. In the last few years over £50 million has been invested in City Campus with the aim of improving the student experience.
We look forward to seeing you.
Profiles
Tony Lynn
MSc Nutrition and Public Health Management
Andrew Fairclough
Associate lecturer
I was appointed in 2007 to act as a research fellow for the Centre for Food Innovation to enhance the profile of the centre. I have 16 years experience within biomedical sciences at Sheffield Hallam University, specialising in microbiology, molecular biology and analytical biochemistry.
I am also an associate lecturer at Sheffield Hallam covering food hygiene, health and safety, the composition of food and also technically supporting food biotechnology.
Jenny Paxman
Senior lecturer
I have a BA (Honours) in anthropology from Durham University and an MMedSci in human nutrition and MPhil in nutrition from Sheffield University. I am a registered nutritionist and have a postgraduate certificate in learning and teaching.
I have been working as a senior lecturer in nutrition for Sheffield Hallam University since September 2002. I have taught nutrition at both degree and MSc level.
I am involved in ongoing research, particularly in relation to obesity prevention and appetite.
My previous work includes sessional nutrition work for South West Sheffield PCT.
Wayne Martindale
Research fellow
I am a research fellow in the Centre for Food Innovation and I am currently working on many aspects of resource efficiency within the food industry and novel ways of communicating food supply chain issues.
I work on multidisciplinary projects within the food and drink sector. My specialist areas are technical communications within agri-food systems and how they impact on our food and industrial supply chain.
I have worked with the Environment Agency, Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development, Agronomy Department Purdue university, Secretariat for International Landcare Australia, British Grassland Society and many companies and agencies across the food sector.
Alison Bell
Senior lecturer
I have a BSc (Honours) in Home Economics from the University of Surrey and an MA in Learning and Teaching from Sheffield Hallam University.
Having spent time working in the food industry, I have now been lecturing at Sheffield Hallam for many years, more recently in the area of academic and professional skills for Food and Nutrition students.
Jacqueline Lomas
Senior lecturer
I am a senior lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University with a PhD in human nutrition.
My specialist areas of interest include the effects of diet on Alzheimer's disease and methods of dietary assessment.
I have been lecturing at Sheffield Hallam for 10 years.
Anna Hall
Course leader
I have a BSc (Honours) in Nutrition Health and Lifestyles and an MSc in Nutrition and Public Health Management, both from Sheffield Hallam University.
I am an associate public health nutritionist and course leader for the BSc Nutrition Health and Lifestyles and BSc Public Health Nutrition.
I have been a lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University for three years. I have also been involved in a variety of research projects focusing on weight management and physical activity, including small changes, be active, and moving forward. I have a particular interest in the role of dietary fibre and seaweed in appetite control and health.
Tony Lynn
Senior lecturer
I am the course leader for MSc Nutrition with Public Health Management course.
I have an undergraduate degree and PhD in nutrition. My PhD investigated the effect of raw and processed vegetables on DNA damage in colonocytes.
I have previously worked as a nutritional scientist for the Scottish Foods Standard Agency and as a researcher in the human nutrition unit at the University of Sheffield.
My main area of interest is the effect of phytochemicals on health.
Trevor Simper
Senior lecturer
I am a senior lecturer and researcher in the food and nutrition group within the Sheffield Business School at Sheffield Hallam University. I am also a registered public health nutritionist.
My undergraduate studies were in health with sport science, and I have a Masters degree in public health and health promotion and a postgraduate teaching certificate in higher education.
My current doctoral studies focus on weight management, nutrition, exercise and behaviour.
I co-ordinated the Bradford Food Network for several years, which won the prestigious Caroline Walker Trust award for improving public health through good food in 2005.
I have worked for a variety of health promotion departments across the country including the London Borough of Southwark, East Staffordshire Borough Council, Rotherham Primary Care Trust and Bradford Health Development Service before I became a full-time academic.
I have published over 20 academic and peer reviewed articles and have managed or been involved in nearly £2 million worth of consultancy projects for the University, including Small Changes, Moving Forward, Be Active and several other nutrition and public health projects in recent years.
Alison Campbell
Senior lecturer
I am a food technologist with a background in the food industry. I previously worked in the fields of product and process development , projects and quality assurance for a variety of companies including Unilever, RHM, and Northern Foods.
I have been teaching at Sheffield Hallam University since 2006.
John Nicolson
Senior lecturer and course leader
I graduated from the University of Glasgow with a BSc (Honours) degree in Microbiology with Molecular biology.
I have specialist teaching and research experience in the areas of food safety, food microbiology, food biotechnology, and food technology. My particular research expertise is in microbiological water quality, and the distribution of Cryptosporidium in water supplies.
I began teaching at the West of Scotland Agricultural College, and have taught at Sheffield Hallam Uiniversity for the past 20 years.
Einir Williams
Senior lecturer
I joined Sheffield Hallam University in May 2007 as a senior lecturer in food technology. My work is divided between teaching undergraduate food and nutrition courses and managing commercial and training projects for clients.
I have been involved in education and training within further and higher education system in the UK for the past eight years, and have conducted research into the use of e-media as a distance learning tool for the food industry.
I have also worked internationally for organisations including the Food and Agricultural Organisation, United Nations Industrial Development Organisation, Heinz and the former New Zealand Dairy Board, working in food quality management, new product development and supply chain management.
Profiles
Andrew Fairclough
Associate lecturer
Jenny Paxman
Senior lecturer
Wayne Martindale
Research fellow
Alison Bell
Senior lecturer
Jacqueline Lomas
Senior lecturer
Anna Hall
Course leader
Tony Lynn
Senior lecturer
Trevor Simper
Senior lecturer
Alison Campbell
Senior lecturer
John Nicolson
Senior lecturer and course leader
Einir Williams
Senior lecturer
Kate Lucas
MSc Nutrition with Public Health Management
'Following my undergraduate studies in food and nutrition at Sheffield Hallam, I decided to complete my MSc Nutrition with Public Health Management as I wished to become a registered nutritionist with the Association for Nutrition, to enhance my future career prospects.
'Whilst it was a challenging year, I would certainly recommend the course to anyone wishing to pursue a career in nutrition and public health. I thoroughly enjoyed the course and felt it provided me with a wide range of essential and valuable skills required for my current employment and beyond. The masters course was so varied with many skills being developed in each module. It was not only scientific areas that were covered but also very relevant topics such as social marketing, managing people and financial management which I feel gave me a broad understanding of the nutrition and the public health field. The teaching methods are varied including lectures, seminars, practical laboratory work and group work. Throughout the course I received excellent support and encouragement from all the staff, for which I am very grateful.
'There are other opportunities to become involved with the university which I feel gave me further confidence in finding rewarding employment. I would definitely recommend these activities as they will set you apart from others in a competitive industry. I made the most of these opportunities and became a course representative, a role which I thoroughly enjoyed. I also took part in Hallam volunteering in which I went into a Sheffield primary school and ran an after-school healthy eating course. This developed my practical skills when delivering hands-on interventions to the community - again a fantastic learning opportunity. I also completed a leadership course provided by an external organisation offered to post-graduates towards the end of my course. Therefore I believe that successfully completing a MSc in Nutrition with Public Health, together with the extra curricular activities, has provided me with a wide range of skills and opportunities for the future.
'I am currently working for Kent Community NHS Trust as a public health nutritionist. Achieving a distinction for my masters degree from Sheffield Hallam really helped me to obtain my current employment. The wide range of topics I covered during my time at the University has given me a broad knowledge of nutrition and public health and skills that I have been able to put into practice in my current post. I work with targeted groups for example, children and young people, families, deprived communities, in a range of settings such as schools, children centres, community venues, in partnership with local communities and organisations. I also provide support on the development of nutrition and healthy weight programmes as well as working on current programmes such as the Food Champion programme in which we provide individuals with a two day training package and mentor them for one year to achieve their goals of setting up a healthy eating initiative in their workplace.
'The course is particularly pertinent to present day issues in the public health profession. The masters course has given me a thirst for undertaking further research after putting my learning into practice and developing my skills in the field.'
Profiles
Kate Lucas
MSc Nutrition with Public Health Management
Kitchens
Our kitchens have a wide range of specialist equipment for product development, testing and research.
