Course Overview - Nutrition and Dietetics
With clinical placements in each year of study and ward simulation throughout, our Allied Health Professional approved course gives you genuine, practical experience, and allows you to register as a dietitian with the HCPC.
This is an Allied Health Professional approved course that is Professional Body Regulated by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) – a key marker of quality. The course is relevant for those wishing to become dietitians; work in public health, the food and drink industry, medical nutrition, sports nutrition, and the media; or progress into acad...
With clinical placements in each year of study and ward simulation throughout, our Allied Health Professional approved course gives you genuine, practical experience, and allows you to register as a dietitian with the HCPC.<br/><br/>This is an Allied Health Professional approved course that is Professional Body Regulated by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) – a key marker of quality. The course is relevant for those wishing to become dietitians; work in public health, the food and drink industry, medical nutrition, sports nutrition, and the media; or progress into academia and research. We are committed to developing competent, compassionate dietitians who are equipped with the skills, knowledge, values and attitude necessary to work in a multitude of different areas. Our aim is to help our students develop into future leaders in the fields of nutrition, physical activity, food science and health<br/><br/>We actively engage with local dietetic departments to provide you with a course that has an ethos of research and evidence-informed practice, fostering your professional development. Our teaching staff in our dynamic Department bring a wealth of expertise to the course including nutrition, the food industry, public health, biosciences, sport and exercise, and of course, dietetics. Through service user participation, and our innovative approaches to teaching and learning, it brings the real world of dietetics into taught sessions.