Nutrition and Dietetics

Would you like to influence food and health policy across the spectrum, from government to local communities and individuals? By training to be a registered dietitian, you will be able to apply the nutritional care process from developing a nutritional diagnosis to managing a wide range of nutrition-related healthcare problems found in today’s society.

• Pursue a rewarding career where you can help people to make a real difference to their lives through a well-organised lifestyle and healthy eating habits

• Gain the sought-after knowledge and skills required to work in this rapidly growing profession, benefitting from small class sizes and values-based training

• Acquire valuable hands-on experience with a variety of service users and industry organisations through innovative placements throughout your degree, using an integrated skills-based approach to developing professional practice

• Learn from supportive and accessible lecturers who have experience of working in a wide range of related professional fields

• Approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

• Accredited by the British Dietetic Association (BDA)

• Dedicated biochemistry laboratory with specialist software so you can gain practical experience and computational learning to build your skills and confidence.

• Our graduates go far - 95% of graduates go on to work and/or study 15 months after graduating (Graduate Outcomes)

Dietitians use public health and scientific research on food, health and disease which they translate into practical guidance to enable people to make appropriate lifestyle and food choices.

This interdisciplinary course combines the study of nutrition science with dietetic practice. Alongside the scientific topics of nutritional biochemistry and physiology, you will also study communication skills, behavioural change techniques, research methods and ethics.

Time will be given for practical workshops in which you will have experience in analysing diets using specialist software, and obtain practice in analysing and diagnosing nutritional problems and developing nutritional care plans. Some work will be undertaken in our biochemistry laboratory.

During the three-year programme you undertake professional placements throughout the course within a variety of healthcare and commercial settings. This will give you the opportunity to develop your clinical skills alongside industry partners, charities and other healthcare professionals, such as nurses, physiotherapists and sport scientists.

As part of the University of Winchester’s growing portfolio of health-related programmes, you will benefit from strong relationships with those teaching and studying nursing, physiotherapy and sports-related degrees.

On completion of the degree you will have the knowledge to be able to educate people about the best ways to eat and drink in order to keep their body fit and healthy.

This degree is accredited by the British Dietetic Association (BDA) and approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). It leads to eligibility to apply for HCPC registration (you are required to complete 1,000 hours of clinical placement to be eligible) and follows the core curriculum set out by the BDA. As a graduate of this programme you can enter the profession of dietetics once registered as a dietitian.

https://www.winchester.ac.uk/b400

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

• Health and Care Professions Council
• British Dietetic Association