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Nutrition with Professional Practice at University College of Osteopathy - UCAS

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2023 - 2024
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You can no longer submit a new application for courses starting in 2023.

If you already have a 2023 application and are in Clearing, you can add this course as a Clearing choice – contact the university or college first to check they have places.

University College of Osteopathy has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework.These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

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Course summary

Whether you want to work as a nutrition consultant in private practice, help to develop and deliver public health campaigns; act as an adviser to the food industry or government or work alongside dietitians in the NHS, our Nutrition with Professional Practice degree will equip you with the science and clinic-based skills you need to get a head start in your career. Highlights include:

  • A thorough grounding in evidence-based nutrition science.
  • Professional practice training integrated throughout the course, starting in year one.
  • Valuable real-world experience in our busy teaching clinic, observing client consultations in year 2 and managing your own clients under supervision in year 3.
  • No need to organise external placements unless desired.
  • Advanced client-care and coaching skills to help clients change behaviours and reach health goals.
  • Communication skills and media training.
  • Course accreditation by the Association for Nutrition (AfN), enhancing credibility and empoyment opportunities for our graduates and enabling them to apply for direct entry to the UK Voluntary Register of Nutritionists (UKVRN)
The BSC (Hons) Nutrition with Professional Practice degree has been uniquely designed to integrate a scientific evidence-based curriculum with extensive professional training and clinic-based experience so that by graduation you can confidently apply your knowledge and skills in the real world. You will study nutrition as a scientific discipline, including the nutrients found in food, how they are used by the systems in the body and the relationships between diet, health, sports performance and diseases. You’ll learn to critically assess the evidence base of nutrition information and will complete a research project in your final year. Alongside your theoretical understanding you will develop your professional skills through practical sessions, simulations, and consultation observations, building to working with real clients under supervision in your final year. Your interactions with clients will take place within the UCO’s busy teaching clinic, providing a real-world environment in which to develop your skills without the need for external placements. You’ll be equipped with the skills to effectively develop, promote and disseminate healthy dietary advice, including an understanding of professional practice frameworks, advanced client-care skills, coaching, behaviour change models, science communication skills and media training. Potential career paths for graduates may include working with individual clients to help them reach their health and performance goals; within the food industry, improving the nutrient profile of products and menus; within public health education or as an advisor to government or non-government organisations (NGOs); working in research; or alongside dietitians in the NHS. The course also provides a foundation for those interested in progressing to postgraduate study, for example an MSc in Dietetics or Sports and Exercise Nutrition. This course has been awarded AfN Programme Accreditation (Accreditation no: AC326). This accreditation was awarded on 16 December 2021 and is due for renewal on 15 December 2026. The Association for Nutrition (AfN) protects and benefits the public by defining and advancing standards of evidence-based practice across the field of nutrition and at all levels within the workforce. AfN Programme Accreditation is a quality mark awarded to degree programmes which meet the high standards required by the AfN. Graduates of an AfN Accredited Programmes are eligible to apply via Direct Entry for UKVRN registration as a Registered Associate Nutritionist (ANutr). Inclusion on the UKVRN demonstrates your ability to meet rigorous professional standards and is the only register of nutritionists currently recognised by Public Health England, NHS Choices and NHS Careers.

Assessment method

The assessment strategy aims to ensure the course is robust, reliable, valid and fair, and has been designed to ensure that the learning outcomes of the course are comprehensively achieved and that students become safe and competent nutrition professionals. The ability to combine theoretical and practical skills is essential and so the assessment tools chosen reflect the type of knowledge or skills nutrition professionals require, helping students to build confidence in applying their learning effectively. The assessment programme reflects this with a mixture of academic and practical assessment tools and examinations. The course is assessed through both summative and formative assessments including: Essays Presentations Report writing Online assessments Case study interpretation Academic examinations Practical assessments

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

  • Association for Nutrition

How to apply

You can no longer submit a new application for courses starting in 2023.

If you already have a 2023 application and are in Clearing, you can add this course as a Clearing choice – contact the university or college first to check they have places.

25Jan

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
B400
Institution code:
B87
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course

https://www.uco.ac.uk/courses/bsc-hons-nutrition-professional-practice

Additional entry requirements

Health checks

A health questionnaire at the point of registration to identify potential student support and reasonable adjustment needs.

Interview

All applicants will be offered an interview as part of admission process.

English language requirements

Students whose first language is not English are required to demonstrate fluency in written and spoken English equivalent to an IELTS score of 6.5 or above, with no individual component below 6.0

Student Outcomes

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Republic of Ireland £9250* Year 1
EU £11250* Year 1
England £9250* Year 1
Northern Ireland £9250* Year 1
Scotland £9250* Year 1
Wales £9250* Year 1
International £11250* Year 1
Channel Islands £11250* Year 1

*This is a provisional fee and subject to change.

Additional fee information

Please note: the UCO’s tuition fees are charged to students on an academic year/annual basis and, depending on a student’s fee status and the applicable fee regime, will be subject to annual increases throughout the duration of the course. Students should be aware that there may be some additional costs to consider. Please see our website for up-to-date information on our course fees, discounts, payment plans, additional costs, and read our Tuition Fee Policy at https://www.uco.ac.uk/course-fees.
Nutrition with Professional Practice at University College of Osteopathy - UCAS