Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Dietetics with Placements University of Plymouth, UK

Healthy eating, nutrition and lifestyles are becoming key issues in today’s society. By focusing on the impact of food and nutrition on health, you'll use your knowledge and skills to make a difference to people’s lives. By combining theoretical modules with real life clinical placements, you’ll gain all the skills you need for your future career. On successful completion of the course, you'll be eligible to apply for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council.

You will study psychosocial aspects of patient care, biochemistry, physiology, food science, and human nutrition to underpin modules in dietetics and applied nutrition in subsequent years. Sharing teaching with other health professions during part of the year helps you to understand the need for multi-professional working. You will learn how to critically appraise evidence and be introduced to the importance of public health nutrition. You will spend two weeks in your first supervised placement.

Key features

• Experience cutting-edge nutrition research with world-class academics, putting research into practice and developing the future dietetic profession.
• Our BSc (Hons) Dietetics course is ranked 6th out of 43 universities, by the Complete University Guide 2023.
• Accredited by the British Dietetic Association and the Health and Care Professions Council
• Experience interprofessional learning throughout the programme.
• On completion of the course you'll be eligible to apply for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council.
• Innovative student-led Peer-Assisted Learning Scheme (PALS) in place.
• Practice placements throughout the course allow you to gain experience in a range of different clinical and community settings, including unique specialist placements in paediatrics and mental health.
• Innovative in-house nutrition clinics run alongside placements and academic study, providing additional opportunities to attain competency in practice-based learning.
• Develop leadership roles for sustainability and explore an emerging range of professional opportunities for dietitians beyond our traditional role, including freelance and private practice, the world of media and social enterprise.