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MSc - Master of Science
City South Campus, Edgbaston
Full Time
JAN
2 years
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MSc - Master of Science
City South Campus
Full Time
JAN-26
2 Years
MSc - Master of Science
City South Campus, Edgbaston
Full Time
JAN
2 years
MSc - Master of Science
City South Campus
Full Time
JAN-26
2 Years
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As the only qualified health professionals to assess, diagnose and deliver interventions for diet and nutrition-related problems, there has never been a greater demand for qualified, knowledgeable dietitians to contribute to improving the health and wellbeing of individuals and the wider public. Our MSc in Dietetics will provide you with the knowledge, skills and professional approach needed for practice in a contemporary healthcare environment.On this postgraduate degree in Dietetics, you will gain knowledge in food science, applied nutrition, clinical pathology and pharmacology, social science and therapeutic dietetics. Development of key skills, including communication, research and professionalism will enable you to become a compassionate and competent practitioner who can deliver effective, evidence-based and quality-driven care. You'll learn in specially built clinical skills rooms, with specialist space so you can get the best training possible.As the demand for qualified diet and nutrition professionals grows, there are ever expanding career opportunities for registered dietitians. This highly vocational course will equip you with the core knowledge and skills to enable you to apply for registration with the HCPC and to secure employment as a dietitian in a variety of roles, including acute and community healthcare, health promotion, health education, industry, the media, or in private practice.Integrated practice learning will allow you to build relationships with local employers, both NHS and non-NHS and the inter-professional learning interspersed in the course will enable you to work effectively as part of a team, in whichever field you choose to pursue.You might also choose to stay in education, progressing on to studying a PhD, which could enable you to pursue a career within research.
Applicants will normally be expected to have a 2:1 honours degree, or equivalent, which includes the study of human physiology and biochemistry (including cell biology, concepts of cell theory, an understanding of the fundamentals of biological chemistry; key biochemical molecules and their role in cellular activities; physiological processes at the organ and systems level).
Suitable degrees include: biomedical science, human nutrition, nutritional science, biochemistry, human biology, physiology or health sciences.
Students living in
Domestic
£9,250 per year
Students from Domestic
Jan 2025 Fee is £9,250 in 2024/25
£17,710 per year
Students from EU
Jan 2025 Fee is £17,710 in 2024/25
£17,710 per year
Students from International
Jan 2025 Fee is £17,710 in 2024/25
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