Food & Nutritional Sciences and Media & Communication

Food and nutritional sciences combined with media and communication is an unusual joint degree that reflects the growing importance of science communication and the intersection of health, food, and public information. Food and nutritional sciences is concerned with the composition, production, and effects of food on human health, encompassing chemistry, biochemistry, physiology, and the applied science of nutrition. Media and communication examines how information, culture, and meaning are produced, distributed, and received through different media, and how communication shapes public understanding of issues ranging from health to identity and politics.

Together they give you a distinctive profile at a time when the communication of food and health science is more consequential than ever.

At Liverpool Hope University, this three-year full-time programme develops expertise in both disciplines, building your scientific knowledge of food and nutrition alongside practical and theoretical communication skills. You will study the science of nutrients, food safety and quality, the relationship between diet and health, and the policy context of nutrition, alongside media production, digital communications, journalism, and the critical analysis of media content. The programme includes a sandwich year with placement, a year abroad, and work placement opportunities, giving you a rich range of practical and international experiences.

Graduates are well placed for careers in health communication, food and health journalism, science writing and content creation, public health organisations, food industry communications, and nutrition advice. The combination of scientific credibility and media skills is valuable in a media landscape where health and food content is consumed on a massive scale, and where the quality of that communication has real consequences for public health. Many graduates go on to postgraduate study in nutrition, public health, or communications, while others move directly into professional roles in journalism, content, or health promotion.