| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2023-09-01 | - |
| 2023-07-01 | 2023-04-28 |
| 2023-09-19 | 2023-05-25 |
| 2024-01-01 | - |
| 2024-09-01 | - |
Program Overview
This four-year BSc (Hons) in Dietetics and Nutrition provides students with the knowledge and skills to become qualified dietitians. Through theoretical and practical learning, including full-time NHS work placements, students develop the expertise to diagnose and treat nutrition-related medical issues. Upon successful completion, graduates are eligible to apply for HCPC registration as dietitians, opening doors to careers in healthcare, health advising, and more.
Program Outline
Degree Overview: Dietetics and Nutrition BSc (Hons)
Overview:
This undergraduate degree provides students with the knowledge and skills to become qualified dietitians. Students will learn about the role of diet and nutrition in disease prevention and treatment, focusing on life and nutritional sciences. Graduates will obtain the necessary skills to diagnose and treat individuals facing nutrition related medical problems. The program incorporates various teaching methods, including hands-on experience through practice-based learning with full-time work placements in the National Health Service (NHS). Successful completion of the course allows eligibility to apply to the register of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a Dietitian.
Key Objectives:
- Develop understanding of diet and nutrition's role in disease prevention and treatment
- Acquire the theoretical and practical skills required to become a qualified dietitian
- Attain the skills to diagnose and treat nutrition related medical issues in individuals
- Gain professional experience through full-time NHS work placements
- Meet the eligibility requirements for HCPC registration as a dietitian
Outline:
Program Content:
- Life and Nutritional Sciences
- Role of diet and nutrition in disease prevention and treatment
- Practical skills for assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of nutrition related medical issues
Program Structure:
- Four-year BSc program
- Focus on theoretical and practical learning
- Extensive practice-based learning experience with full-time NHS work placements
- Regular lectures, seminars, group work, and role plays
- Access to laboratories and technical kitchens
Course Schedule:
- Year 1: Fundamental anatomy, physiology, cell biology, food science, public health nutrition
- Year 2: Disease management, advanced physiology, metabolic biochemistry, dietary assessment
- Year 3: Clinical placements, public health practices, dietitian skill development, ethical and legal aspects
- Year 4: Dissertation, applied dietetics and nutrition, research project, management of health and social care.
Individual Modules:
Year 1:
- Anatomy and Physiology for Dietitians
- Applied Health Psychology
- Biochemistry for Dietitians
- Cell biology for Dietitians
- Health, Society and Behaviour
- Human Nutrition for Dietitians
Year 2:
- Dietary assessment techniques
- Food Science
- Management of disease
- Metabolic Biochemistry
- Nutrition and Dietetic care
- Practice Based Learning 1
- Public Health Nutrition
- Public Health Practice Based Learning
Year 3:
- Clinical Dietetics 2
- Dietetic and Nutrition Practice Preparation
- Nutrition through Life Cycle
- Practice Based Learning 2
- Systems Pathology
- Techniques in Dietetic and Nutrition Research
Year 4:
- Applied Dietetics and Nutrition
- Dietetics and Nutrition Research Project
- Management of Health and Social Care
- Practice Based Learning 3
Assessment:
Assessment Method:
- Examinations (seen and unseen)
- In-class tests
- Seminars and poster presentations
- Case studies
- Practical reports
- A compulsory final year dissertation
Success Criteria:
- Passing each module's assessment components with a minimum of 40%
- Attaining at least 35% in each assessment component within a module
- Completion of all four years of the program
Teaching:
Teaching Methods:
- Lectures
- Seminars
- Group work
- Role plays
- Laboratory and technical kitchen access
- Work placements
Faculty:
- Internationally renowned academics with research and practice experience in dietetics
- Dietetics practitioners contribute to teaching expertise.
Careers:
Career Paths:
- Acute, community, obesity, and HIV specialist dietitians
- Health advisors
- Sports coaches
- PE teachers
Potential Employers:
- King's College Hospital
- Bupa
- Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
- Guys and St Thomas' Hospital
- Various NHS organizations
- The Food Chain
Other:
- £5,000 NHS Training Grant available for eligible students
- Fees may not include costs associated with equipment, materials, books, printing, trips, or professional body fees
- Additional cost information may be provided upon the announcement of any optional non-required field trips
