Nutritional Therapy

Bachelor's degree

In Wokingham

£ 4,950 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Wokingham

The degree programme provides a unique combination of knowledge, understanding and practical skills in relation to the manipulation and enhancement of nutrition, to encourage people toward the very best of health, which so often leads to a greater sense of well-being and overall 'feel-good' factor.

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Location

Start date

Wokingham (Berkshire)
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Swift House, Market Place, RG40 1AP

Start date

On request

About this course

In common with most health science degrees you will need 'A' levels or equivalent qualifications, or experience in the Sciences, particularly in Biology and Chemistry.

You can gain Accreditation of Prior and/or Experiential Learning (APEL) from a variety of sources against modules of the degree course. ...

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Course programme

Validated by Middlesex University

This course leads to nutritional therapy practice and is accredited by the Nutritional Therapy Council (NTC), facilitating registration with the NTC and professional membership with the British Association for Applied Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy (BANT).
This course has now been running successfully for six years. Feedback on this course from students, External Examiners and MU demonstrates that we are delivering the course at a very high standard. Student achievement is higher than the national average for degree courses. Quality Assurance has also demonstrated broad confidence in MU’s management of collaborative partners like CNELM.
Being a privately validated course enables us to teach you, from outset to completion, a full programme in nutritional therapy. This ensures that all modules on the course are there to develop your knowledge and skill ready for independent nutritional therapy practice.

The modular structure in each year of the course facilitates clear learning outcomes at the end of modules and the end of year. At the end of Level one of the course, you should be ready to offer dietary educator services (see course details below). There will be an opportunity for you to become a Nutrition Coach during year two if you opt to take an extra curricular module (see course details below). At the end of Level two you should be able to conduct a full nutritional therapy consultation, making considerations for diet, laboratory tests and nutritional supplements.

Level three builds on this experience, providing in-depth nutritional therapy lectures, one-to-one clinical supervision, preparation for starting your own business, communicating with health professionals, reviewing scientific data and making informed treatment decisions based on the scientific literature. You can expect to be excited and ready for independent practice at the end of Level three. Using your skills as a dietary educator and a nutrition coach during the course helps smooth the transition into full nutritional therapy practice.

Communication Skills and Therapeutic Coaching are NLP modules. There is an option to take a 2-day Top-Up (see course details below) to be externally verified as having met the standard to register professionally with ANLP

How long does the full training take?

The degree course can be taken full time (two attendance days per week in term time) over three years, or part time in anything up to 12 years! Most part-time students anticipate completing their studies in 4-5 years. The structure of the full-time programme fits together like a lock and key. We help part-time students to develop the best study plan, taking into account how the programme is structured.

Do I need to attend?

Yes, you will need to attend as the course is designated as an Attendance course. However, 45-60 days taught each year are accessible audio visually enabling you to study much of the course from home using modern media techniques. All students are registered on the course as ‘attendees’. Materials are invariably with UK flexible attendees the day following the lecture given to students attending the Centre and within a few days of overseas students. Flexible attendees receive a CD of the live lecture with all handouts and powerpoint presentations attached enabling them to work in a conducive environment at their home computer. All students take the same examination at the same time and submit coursework at the same time. The course is designed for attendance at the Centre and flexible attendees fit into that design. Private invigilation for examinations for overseas students and those at some distance from the Centre can be arranged subject to the agreement of the Centre. Such flexibility enables students around the UK and abroad to study with us. Currently we have students from across Europe and as far as Australia and India. Even students local to the Centre that have family or work commitments have this option open to them. The service also benefits regular attendees as we will automatically send you a CD recording if you suddenly find yourself unable to attend a particular lecture. Should you take the flexible attendee option then you would need to attend nine one-week blocks over the course of your training. This works out about once a term for full-time students and once or twice a year for part-time students. Click Feedback to find out what our students and graduates say about both modes of access to the programme.

Can I take a break from the course?

Unanticipated events happen from time to time necessitating a student to take a break in their studies. The beauty of a modular degree programme is that if you need to take a break you can, knowing that you can return to complete your studies when you are ready. Remember there is up to 12 years to complete the degree! You may need to refresh some aspects of the course if your break is extended for more than a year.

What happens if I leave the course?

Once you register with Middlesex University, all modules that you successfully complete are awarded 20 credits that are transferable to other relevant degree programmes, including courses at Middlesex University. If you successfully complete the first year of the programme and need to leave then you can apply for a Fallback Award from Middlesex University entitled a Certificate of Higher Education in Nutritional Science. This level of qualification could be useful in educational and industrial settings. If you have another health care qualification that enables you to register with a professional body then you can be insured to use the internal CNE Award ‘Dietary Analysts’ Certificate as an adjunct to your existing profession.

If you leave after completing the second year of the programme then you can apply for a Fallback Award from Middlesex University entitled a Diploma of Higher Education in Nutritional Science. This is a high level qualification and should more readily facilitate non-clinical career opportunities.

Neither Fallback Award leads to registration with the Professional Body BANT (British Association for Nutritional Therapy). You will need to complete the requirements of the degree programme for professional registration. Either a Certificate or Diploma in Nutritional Science would also enable industrial and educational job opportunities. This outcome is quite attractive for individuals that want to work in the nutrition industry but not as practitioners. You may change your mode of study or interrupt your studies for a period of time without adverse effect on the grade or credit value of any completed assignment.

Fee Increases

Fees will increase by approximately 4% per annum thereafter

Joining Fee £1000

The Joining Fee reflects the following and is due in November before the course starts in January of each year or prior to starting the course if joining after the January start date. This fee secures your place on the course and can be paid earlier.

Middlesex University registration fee: £588

BANT Membership: £45

3 year Journal Subscription: £75

Contribution to Personal Mentorship over course duration: £292

Registration Fee for Middlesex University

For those students registering on the BSc course there will be a one-off Registration fee for Middlesex University. This fee is for the Final Award of BSc (Hons) Nutritional Therapy and is usually paid during the first year of study. This amount varies according to the number of students registering at any one time; the fee for 2009 is £588, reflecting the Centre registering about 20 students (or more) in one year. We are required to inform MU of new students within six weeks of registration. Should you need to withdraw from the course for any reason prior to registering with the university then you will be refunded this amount minus a 10% adminstration fee.

Registration with The British Association of Nutritional Therapists (BANT)

All students are required to register with BANT at the time of Induction. The current registration fee is £45 and covers the full duration of the course. BANT is the professional body for nutritional therapists.

Text books and subscriptions

Students will need to purchase essential reading texts and can expect to spend in the region of £300 per annum. Subscription to the Nutrition Practitioner journal is necessary at £75 for three years. You might want to subscribe to one or two other recommended academic journals.

What do you need to start?

In common with most health science degrees you will need 'A' levels or equivalent qualifications, or experience in the Sciences, particularly in Biology and Chemistry.

You can gain Accreditation of Prior and/or Experiential Learning (APEL) from a variety of sources against modules of the degree course. Prior degrees, your work experiences or some vocational training can be considered (click APEL button at left for more details)

Foundation courses in Chemistry and Human Biology are available if you do not have the requisite qualifications or level in the sciences. As many of our students are in the process of changing career then completing foundation studies is quite common. You can click on the 'Foundation Science Courses' button on the left to find out how to go about getting these.

Additional information

Payment options: All students starting in 2009 (Levels One, Two and Three) will be charged at the rate of £825 per module. Payment Schedule The year fee in level one is paid by monthly standing order at the rate of £412.50 per month. The year fee lin level two and three is paid as a £450 non refundable deposit for the year. The remaining amount of £4500 (based on 2009) fees is then paid by monthly standing order at the rate of £375 per month.

Nutritional Therapy

£ 4,950 + VAT