What will I learn?

**This four-year undergraduate Master of Dietetics\*/BSc (Hons) Dietetics course will equip you with the expertise and practical skills that you need to work as a registered dietitian in the health and social care sector. You will thrive in our supportive environment, and benefit from placements along with practical experience in our specialist clinical facilities on campus.**\*Please note all students apply and enroll onto the master’s route and there will be an option to switch to the Bachelor's route. Dietetics is a fascinating field that focuses on the management and prevention of nutrition-related disorders at an individual, group and population level. Dietitians are the only regulated health professionals that assess, diagnose and treat dietary and nutrition-related problems at an individual and wider public health level. There are many strands of knowledge that you will master on your way to a career as a dietitian. This course has been carefully structured to integrate theoretical study in different fields with the practical experience needed to develop the skills required to work as a graduate dietitian. **On this course you will:** * complete invaluable practice-based placements in Years Two, Three and Four that will enrich your learning* be equipped to enter a career that gives you the opportunity to work in a diverse range of settings including in health and social care, private practice, the food industry, research related roles and government advisory roles and* benefit from the inter-professional working focus of this course. We aim for all our graduates to be confident in their own professional identity and have the additional skills that will allow you to work as an effective multidisciplinary team member.The course is accredited by the **British Dietetic Association** and approved by the **Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC)**. On graduation, you will be eligible to apply for registration with the HCPC as a dietitian.