Bachelor's degree

In Luton

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Luton

  • Duration

    1 Year

Develops skills in reflective practice. This course will enhance your practice as a Nutritional Therapist, either privately or with commercial companies, and provides eligibility to gain further qualifications in the form of an MSc and/or PhD. Suitable for: 1) University of Bedfordshire students who have already completed a foundation degree in Nutritional Therapy and who are now looking to progress to a full-time or part-time BSc (Hons) in Nutritional Science as part of their professional development. 2) Students who have attended other, similar sub-BSc level nutritional courses and who would now like to achieve an honours degree in the subject.

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Location

Start date

Luton (Bedfordshire)
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University Of Bedfordshire, Luton Campus, LU1 3JU

Start date

On request

About this course

Students should have an FdSc in Nutritional Therapy, or an equivalent academic qualification (at least 240 CAT points) through UCAS, or accreditation of prior learning, prior experiential learning or prior certificated learning.

Special entry requirements
For students entering using the Admission with Advanced Standing procedure, your experience and/or qualifications will be assessed.
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Course programme

BSc (Hons) Nutritional Sciences (Level 3 only)
Mode: full-time


In recent years, we have all become more aware of the importance of nutrition. There is increasing public demand for nutritional advice to maintain general health, or, in some cases, relating to diets designed to meet special goals, such as improving sports performance or the management of chronic diseases.

Health food shops are common on our high streets and there is increasing demand from the public for nutritional advice in order to maintain their health, or, in some cases, on diets which are designed to meet special goals, such as improving sports performance or the management of chronic diseases.

Areas of study include:

  • Clinical Dietetics
  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Reflective Practice
  • Research Project

Why choose this course?

  • The Division of Science has long-standing links to the Institute of Optimum Nutrition
  • Over 30 years’ experience of teaching degrees in science, including Nutrition
  • Internationally recognised expertise in reflective practice in the health sciences
  • A BSc degree relevant to your Nutritional Therapy practice
  • Relates nutrition, dietetics and biochemistry to health

Career Opportunities

The Reflective Practice study area also provides the chance to reflect on your own practice while working as a Nutritional Therapist.

The course provides eligibility for students to undertake further qualifications in the form of MSc and/or PhD’s.

In addition, the Reflective Practice module provides the opportunity to reflect on your own practice whilst working as a Nutritional Therapist.

Teaching/learning methods and strategies

Intellectual skills are developed through a mixture of lectures, tutorials/workshops, seminar work and coursework assignments. The authorship of an extended independent final year research project further encourages teaching and learning activities.

The overall delivery mechanism includes a high proportion of student-centred activities, less reliance on lectured material in Level 3 and a significant amount of delivery time allocated to practical work and independent study.

Blackboard is used to support the delivery of all modules and a variety of activities on these modules. Students are encouraged to read around the subject using both books and journals. The assessments are designed and used to develop the knowledge and ability of students.

Assessment

A variety of assessment methods are employed including formal examinations, essays, case-studies, numerical problem-solving coursework, oral presentations and a written thesis.

The importance of oral communication skills is also acknowledged in the Research Project module.

Dissertation/project and research

For the Research Project, students will have to demonstrate that they are able to:

  • perform and execute experimental methodologies relevant to nutritional sciences research;
  • critically evaluate and appraise scientific data; complete literature searches using primary and secondary sources;
  • use appropriate statistical techniques to analyse data;
  • and deliver a seminar which communicates information effectively.

Further details about the course

All units on the course are core ie there are no options.

The units are:

  • BHS49-3 Clinical Dietetics (15 credits)
  • BHS67-3 Clinical Biochemistry (15 credits)
  • HHC75-3 Reflective Practice (45 credits)
  • BHS90-3 Research Project (45 credits)
  • Recommended reading

Suggested core texts for each module are:

BHS49-3 Clinical Dietetics
Geissler, C & Powers, H (2005). Human Nutrition. 11th Ed. Churchill Livingstone (ISBN 0443073562)

BHS67-3 Clinical Biochemistry
Devlin, T.M. (2005) Textbook of Biochemistry with Clinical Correlations. 5th Ed. Wiley-Liss (ISBN 0471678082)

HHC75-3 Reflective Practice
Johns, C. (2004) Becoming a Reflective Practitioner. 2nd Ed. Blackwell Publishing (ISBN 1405118334)

Entry Requirements

Students should have an FdSc in Nutritional Therapy, or an equivalent academic qualification (at least 240 CAT points) through UCAS, or accreditation of prior learning, prior experiential learning or prior certificated learning.

Special entry requirements

For students entering using the Admission with Advanced Standing procedure, your experience and/or qualifications will be assessed.

A portfolio of evidence of previous academic course content and other supporting material should be provided by the prospective student. This will be reviewed jointly by a member of the Institute for Optimum Nutrition staff and a member of the Division of Science.

Attendance

Seminars and workshops are held on Thursdays.

Nutritional Sciences (Level 3 only)

Price on request