Dietetics (Pre-registration) MSc

Develop the knowledge and skills required for a career as a dietitian with our MSc Dietetics degree.<br/><br/>**What you’ll learn**<br/>Our two-year MSc Dietetics programme prepares you to:<br/><br/><br/>- work with patients, service users and other professionals within clinical settings such as the National Health Service (NHS) and other providers<br/><br/><br/>- deliver evidence-based dietetic practice and innovative public health nutrition initiatives<br/><br/><br/>- use dietary manipulation and food to treat existing diseases and optimise health at individual and population levels.<br/><br/><br/>Our mission for nutrition and dietetics at Reading is to create a sustainable, healthy food system for all.<br/><br/>**Skills you’ll gain**<br/>Our MSc Dietetics course will place you at the heart of the discussion on nutrition, health and sustainable food systems. You will:<br/><br/><br/>- gain a detailed knowledge and understanding of dietetics in the context of improving and sustaining health, as well as treating disease at individual, group and population levels<br/><br/><br/>- identify the factors that influence food choice and food behaviour<br/><br/><br/>- learn a range of techniques and technologies to communicate sensitive information to a variety of audiences<br/><br/><br/>- meet the criteria for the HCPC Standards of Proficiency and be eligible to apply for registration as a dietitian.<br/><br/><br/>**Choose MSc Dietetics at The University of Reading**<br/>Take advantage of being a member of the Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, where:<br/><br/><br/>- we have over 40 years experience of clinical education at The University of Reading<br/><br/><br/>- our Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences is the largest of its kind in the UK<br/><br/><br/>- our Hugh Sinclair Unit of Human Nutrition (HSUHN) has an international reputation for our research into the relationship between diet and the risk of chronic diseases<br/><br/><br/>- we are the anchor institution in our region, drawing partners from the NHS, government, and voluntary and community groups. <br/><br/><br/>*For more information, please visit the course page on our website: https://www.reading.ac.uk/ready-to-study/study/subject-area/food-and-nutritional-sciences-pg/msc-dietetics *