Dietetics, BSc (Hons)

Course summary

As a registered dietitian you could offer expert advice and dietary changes to help people treat disease, prevent illness, manage health conditions and optimise health.Registered dietitians are qualified health professionals that assess, diagnose, and treat diet and nutrition problems at an individual and wider public health level.  Dietitians use the most up-to-date public health and scientific research on food, health and disease, translating it into practical guidance to enable people to make appropriate lifestyle and food choices (British Dietetic Association 2024).  

• Successful completion of this course makes you eligible to apply for professional registration as dietitian with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). Registration with the HCPC is required for employment within the National Health Service (NHS), and to use the title ‘dietitian’, which is protected by the HCPC.

• Gain the skills to deliver professional, impactful, evidence-informed guidance and advice across a range of dynamic and diverse healthcare environments.

• Practice based learning with placements sourced by the university in a variety of settings such as acute hospital settings, small hospitals, GP clinics, community trusts, mental health settings and nursing homes.

• As part of your course, you will undertake a Food Safety course and will be awarded a Level 2 Food Safety Certificate from the Chartered Institute of Environment Health, enabling you to prepare food safely.

• Learn to collaborate and thrive as a dietitian across and within multidisciplinary teams to coordinate safe, evidenced-based care delivery.

• Study one module at a time, with 5 weeks of learning followed by one week of assessment per module.

• All home students on this course can apply for a minimum payment from the government of £5,000 per year. You can apply for additional payments if you incur childcare costs.

Why you should study this courseThis course will empower you to use your passion for people and food to prevent and treat a wide range of disease and conditions such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, coeliac disease, food allergies and many more. You’ll also understand the barriers to health that people face and the strategies which can be used to overcome those barriers.

• Simulation suites and purpose-built small-scale catering facilities help prepare you for the workplace and emulate an authentic working environment.

• We use inclusive case studies to help support you and prepare you for the workplace using real life examples.

• The teaching team draws on their professional experience in the field to give you insight into how the theory works in action.

Coventry University's School of Health and Care collaborates closely with NHS Trusts across the UK to develop the workforce of the future. Together, we’ll prepare you for a rewarding and exciting career with great prospects and the opportunity for lifelong learning.For full course and professional body accreditation information please check the course page on the Coventry University website.

Modules

Year one

• Becoming a Professional Practitioner

• Fundamentals of Nutrition and Physiology

• Foundations of Dietetic Practice

• Evidence: Your Profession in a Global Context

• Introduction to Diet Therapy

• Food and Catering Systems

Year two

• Exploring Knowledge Through Curiosity

• Core Diet Therapy

• Applied Diet Therapy

• Placement B: Developing Dietetic Practice

• Extending Diet Therapy

• Complex Diet Therapy

Final year

• Placement C: Consolidating Dietetic Practice

• Exploring Opportunities in Dietetic Practice

• Public Health Nutrition

• Leading for the Future as a Health and Care Professional

• The Evidence-based Practitioner: Professional Project

We regularly review our course content, to make it relevant and current for the benefit of our students. For these reasons, course modules may be updated. Before accepting any offers, please check the website for the most up to date course content.

Assessment method

This course will be assessed using a variety of methods which will vary depending upon the module. Assessment methods may include:

• coursework

• practice placement

• virtual Simulated Placements

• simulations

• objective structured clinical examinations

• presentations

• creating of narrated infographics.

The Coventry University Group assessment strategy ensures that our courses are fairly assessed and allows us to monitor student progression towards achieving the intended learning outcomes.

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Year one

• Becoming a Professional Practitioner

• Fundamentals of Nutrition and Physiology

• Foundations of Dietetic Practice

• Evidence: Your Profession in a Global Context

• Introduction to Diet Therapy

• Food and Catering Systems

Year two

• Exploring Knowledge Through Curiosity

• Core Diet Therapy

• Applied Diet Therapy

• Placement B: Developing Dietetic Practice

• Extending Diet Therapy

• Complex Diet Therapy

Final year

• Placement C: Consolidating Dietetic Practice

• Exploring Opportunities in Dietetic Practice

• Public Health Nutrition

• Leading for the Future as a Health and Care Professional

• The Evidence-based Practitioner: Professional Project

We regularly review our course content, to make it relevant and current for the benefit of our students. For these reasons, course modules may be updated. Before accepting any offers, please check the website for the most up to date course content.