Dietetics (Pre-Registration)

Entry requirements

A good honours degree (minimum upper second-class honours (2:1) or above is required that includes significant emphasis on human physiology and biochemistry.

An application should illustrate what has been done by the applicant to research and understand more about the role of a dietitian. In particular, evidence of understanding the skills, attributes and values required to work as a dietitian should be shown in the application supporting statement.

Months of entry

September

Course content

This MSc in Dietetics (Pre-Registration) course provides graduates of biological sciences with a fast-track route into a fulfilling career, helping people improve their health and wellbeing and their quality of life.

The course has a clinical and health promotion focus and includes three practice placements. On completion you will be able to apply for registration with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) to work as a dietitian.

Dietetics is the management of diseases that are amenable to dietary intervention, and the prevention of nutrition-related disorders. A dietitian influences food selection and eating behaviour of an individual based on specific nutritional or food requirements.

As a dietitian, you will translate scientific information about nutrition into practical advice to help people make health-conscious decisions about food. You will assess, diagnose and treat diet-related problems and aim to raise awareness of the link between food, health and disease to prevent future problems and treat existing nutrition-related problems. Dietitians are a key part of the healthcare team and are the only nutrition professionals to be statutorily regulated.

The course takes you through a clinically and practically focused study of disease, health, food and nutrition. With a clinical and health promotion focus, the course includes three practice-based placements that allow students to apply and consolidate their theoretical learning.

Information for international students

International students: You will be required to provide evidence of English language competence at no less than IELTS 7.0 and no individual component score below 6.5.

Fees and funding