Course summary
Our professional two-year postgraduate degree course in Nutrition and Dietetics will provide you with the eligibility to register as a dietitian with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and enter the workforce as a registered Allied Health Professional. Whether you’ll be working in the NHS, private healthcare, public health, the food and drink industry, sports nutrition or as a freelance dietitian working in the media, this course will allow you to use the protected title ‘Dietitian’. The course is also accredited by the British Dietetic Association (BDA), the professional body for dietitians. We actively engage with local dietetic departments to provide you with a course that has an ethos of evidence-based practice and professional development to support you in both study and practice. The department has a strong reputation in research that is world-leading, and our teaching staff bring a wealth of expertise to the course in areas of nutrition. A significant part of the course also involves clinical placements in healthcare. We have fostered a longstanding, collaborative relationship with healthcare providers across Cheshire and Merseyside where you will be well-placed to gain the experience required to become a registered professional. We highly recommend that all students interested in applying for Nutrition and Dietetics attend a Dietetics Awareness Event put on by either the University or by a local partnership NHS Trust, to help increase your knowledge and awareness, and gain an insight into what it is like to work as a dietitian. Students that do not wish to study the full MSc programme, can choose to study to a PGDip level instead.
Assessment method
There are a variety of assessments, including examinations, coursework, and group and individual presentations. Due to the need to achieve professional accreditation and registration, the teaching experience is intensive and student focused. Contact hours vary through the semesters, but you will have around 12 contact hours and 18 hours of self-study per week, including working towards assessments.
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- Health and Care Professions Council
Entry requirements
Normally, an upper second (2:1) class honours degree in a relevant science subject is required, with modules in Biochemistry (minimum 20 credits at Level 4 or above) and Physiology (minimum 20 credits at Level 4 or above), plus an additional 20 credits in a relevant science subject (such as immunology, microbiology or genetics). All students need to have completed an undergraduate dissertation or research project. Academic study should have taken place within the last five years. If your degree was completed more than five years ago, we will require evidence of academic study, or career and professional development activity, within the last five years. Students with a 2:2 including a substantial amount of Biochemistry and Physiology will also be considered alongside performance at interview.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
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
Please see our website for current fee information
https://www.chester.ac.uk/student-life/fees-and-finance/postgraduate-fees/postgraduate-taught-fees/
Sponsorship information
NHS means-tested bursaries are available.
Provider information
University of Chester
Parkgate Road
Chester
CH1 4BJ