Nutrition (Scientific Approach)
Practitioner level 4
By successfully completing this course, you will:
- Gain skills and knowledge to practice Nutrition (Scientific Approach)
- Be awarded the professional BSY Diploma
- Become a Registered BSY Nutrition (Scientific Approach) Practitioner
- Receive the Level 4 Certificate of Achievement from ABC Awards and Certa Awards*
(OCN Level 4 award also available with 14 national educational credits**)
You can study this course from the comfort of your own home; in your own time and at your own pace; with helpful support and encouragement from our friendly tutors.
Course overview
‘You are what you eat’ is a familiar statement nowadays and most people have come to recognise that whatever we eat or do not eat has a major impact on our health.
But that is not the whole story. Research into nutrigenomics has revealed that nutrition and lifestyle can determine which genetically susceptible individual will be affected by specific diseases and which will not. Many diseases can be prevented or reversed if appropriate measures are implemented. How to achieve this is one of the major challenges for healthcare professionals as well as for the government.
From a nutritional perspective, the bioavailability of nutrients is as important as consuming a healthy diet — in other words, absorption of nutrients depends on how we consume our food, how we cook it, whether we eat it raw and which nutrients that food is rich in. For example, iron from a vegetarian diet is better absorbed and utilised by the body if vitamin C is taken at the same time.
Syllabus
Practical training
No practical training is required to complete this course.
Prerequisites
You do not need to have any previous qualifications to study this course.
Level
On successful completion of this course you will have received professional training at level 4. This is ideal if you wish to start a practice, or expand a career.
Certification
On successful completion students will receive dual awards: Award 1- The professional BSY Nutrition (Scientific Approach) Diploma and will become a Registered BSY Nutrition (Scientific Approach) Practitioner.
OCN Level 4 award also available at enrolment with 14 national educational credits. Full details on request.
Award 2- Certificate of achievement at Level 4 from ABC Awards and Certa Awards. Registration through BSY is essential with this course.
How the course works
Upon enrolment you receive your first course lessons.
You can study in your own time, at your own pace and from the comfort of your own home. If you have any questions, or would like feedback or encouragement about your course or your studies then you can contact our friendly tutors by phone, email or post.
At the end of each lesson are a set of questions. Completing these can aid your learning and help you master each step before moving on to the next. Your next lesson will then arrive for you to continue when it suits you.
Having progressed through each lesson you can take your final examination at home, and at a date and time that suits you. Then, on successful completion you will be awarded your BSY certificate.
Additional benefits
Health and Harmony Magazine
Enrol on this course and you will receive a complimentary issue of Health & Harmony, our inspirational full colour magazine. Giving complementary and natural health updates and news, it also includes student profiles, lists the most recent award winners, and provides interesting articles and short stories.
Professional Indemnity Insurance
Once you have successfully completed this course, you will be eligible for Professional Indemnity Insurance which protects you as a practitioner against professional public liability and malpractice. This insurance cover is considered essential in protecting the interests of both practitioners and the public.
Enrol on this course from £50
Enrol on this course from £55
Enrol on this course for £55
There are two ways you can enrol on this course. You can:
- Pay with a deposit of £50, followed by 11 monthly instalments of £40
- or
- Pay the total course fee of £490 in one sum and receive a voucher towards the cost of your next course

*Registration is essential with this course at any time during the studies. Registration fee of £20 applies. Full details on request.
**OCN registration at enrolment is optional for an additional fee. Full details on request.