Course summary
Develop the knowledge and skills required for a career as a dietitian with our HCPC (Health and Care Professions Council) accredited MSc Dietetics degree. Our two-year MSc Dietetics programme prepares you to:
- work with patients, service users and other professionals within clinical settings such the National Health Service (NHS) and other providers
- deliver evidence-based dietetic practice and innovative public health nutrition initiatives
- use dietary manipulation and food to treat existing disease and optimise health, both at individual and population level.
Modules
Sample modules may include:
- Nutrition Concepts
- Dietetic Theory and Practice
- Clinical Dietetics
- Applied Nutrition
- Public Health Nutrition and Consumer Food Choice
Entry requirements
Academic entry requirements: Applicants are typically required to have a good undergraduate honours degree (2:1 or above or international equivalent), in a relevant life science, health science or bioscience subject which contains an acceptable level of human physiology and biochemistry (at level 5). For example, this could include: nutrition, nutritional sciences, biological sciences, biomedical sciences, biochemistry, pharmacy, health sciences, food science, applied nutrition, sports and exercise science or psychology. Evidence of recent study is normally required if your first degree, or a subsequent postgraduate degree, was completed more than five years ago, such as a relevant undergraduate or master's module, Access course or relevant continuing professional development (CPD) qualifications. In some cases we may ask you to complete an assignment as part of the short-listing process. More information on our recognition of prior learning which includes prior experiential learning can be found in our Recognition of Prior Learning document. IELTS 7.0 overall with no individual element lower than 6.5.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| EU | £31650 | Year 1 |
| International | £31650 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
New UK/Republic of Ireland students: The fee cap for 2026/27 has not yet been communicated by the UK government. For the 2025/26 entry, the fee was £9,535. The tuition fee shall be set no higher than the maximum amount of tuition fees that an institution may charge, based on rules set by the UK Government. After your first year, the fee will increase in line with inflation (up to 4%) and will be rounded up to the nearest £50.
New international students: £31,650 for 2026/27, then fees will increase each year according to inflation (up to 4%) and will be rounded up to the nearest £50.
Provider information
University of Reading
Whiteknights Campus
Reading
RG6 6UR