Food & Nutritional Sciences and Media & Communication

Food and nutritional sciences and media and communication is an unusual but genuinely productive combination, bringing together the life sciences of food and nutrition with the study of how information and culture are produced and circulated through media. Food and nutritional sciences is concerned with the composition, production, and effects of food, examining how nutrients support health, how food systems operate, and how diet relates to wellbeing across populations. Media and communication asks how messages are created, distributed, and received across platforms, and what effects media has on individuals and society.

The two strands connect in compelling ways, since food is one of the most media-saturated domains of contemporary life, covered across journalism, advertising, social media, and public health communication.

At Liverpool Hope University, this programme develops your understanding of both areas. You will study the scientific dimensions of food and nutrition, building knowledge of biochemistry, physiology, food technology, and public health, alongside the critical and practical skills of media and communication, including journalism, digital media, and the analysis of media representations. Liverpool is a lively city with a strong creative and media culture, and the university's location gives you access to a rich environment for studying both food culture and media practice.

The programme includes a sandwich year, a year abroad, and a work placement, providing substantial opportunities to develop your professional skills in relevant industry environments and to experience different media and food cultures internationally.

Graduates from this combination move into a broad range of careers. Food and nutrition skills are valued in public health, food industry roles, dietetic support, and policy. Media and communication skills open doors in journalism, content creation, public relations, broadcasting, and digital communications.

The combination is particularly well suited to roles in science communication, health journalism, food media, and public health campaigns. Postgraduate study in nutrition, public health, media, or a related field is also a natural route.