CK504 · Level 8 · 4 years

Nutritional Sciences

University College Cork (NUI) · Munster

2026 Round 1 points

522

Up 11 points since 2023 (511).

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About this course

This degree looks at how food and diet affect health and disease. It is accredited by the Association for Nutrition.

How long
4 years
What you study
You study nutrition alongside biochemistry, chemistry, physics, maths, physiology, microbiology and food science. There are lectures, practicals and tutorials each year. In Year 3 you do a library project, and in Year 4 you do a 14-week research project and study areas like public health, sports and global nutrition.
Placement and abroad
A six-month work placement in third year is a core part of the course.
Where it can lead
Graduates work in dietetics, public health nutrition, sports nutrition, research and lecturing, and the food industry, especially quality assurance and new product development.
Who it suits
Suits students who enjoy science and practical lab work and are interested in diet and health.

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Points history

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Round 1 points by year

YearRound 1Final (end of season)Middle student
2026522Published after the final round
2025 518518543
2024 531520544
2023 511511542

Round 1 is the points needed for a first-round offer. Final is the lowest points offered a place after all rounds. Middle student is the points of the student in the middle of everyone who got a place. * means not everyone on those points got a place (random selection). Source: CAO points lists.

Subject requirements

  • English: Higher H7 or Ordinary O6
  • Irish: Higher H7 or Ordinary O6
  • Mathematics: Higher H7 or Ordinary O6
  • Lab Science Subject: Higher H7 or Ordinary O6
  • LS/M/AP/CS: Higher H4

These are the course's own subject requirements. You also need to meet the college's general minimum entry requirements.

See the course on the University College Cork (NUI) website ↗

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