Nutrition & Dietetics

King's College London

Bachelor's degree

In Lambeth

£ 9,250 VAT inc.

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Lambeth

  • Duration

    4 Years

Registered dietitians are qualified health professionals who assess, diagnose and treat diet and nutrition problems in society. They translate public health and scientific research on food, health and disease into practical guidance enabling people to make appropriate lifestyle and food choices.

The Nutrition and Dietetics BSc is a four-year course where you will study modules totalling 510 credits. Part of the course programme is spent in clinical practice through placements, and will provide you with unique opportunities to develop your clinical skills.

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Location

Start date

Lambeth (London)
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Stamford St, SE1 9NH

Start date

On request

About this course

We are Europe's largest centre for medical and professional healthcare education.
You will gain practical experience through research, development, placements and project work.
90 per cent student satisfaction (National Student Survey 2017).
Unique opportunities to attend meetings at the Royal Society of Medicine Forum on Food and Health via the thriving Student Nutrition Society, which offers an exciting programme of outside speakers.
King’s is ranked 17th in the world for Clinical, Pre-clinical and Health (Times Higher Education 2018 subject ranking).
On completion, you will be eligible to apply for Registration as a Dietitian with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

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Subjects

  • Nutrition
  • Dietetics
  • Public Health
  • Public
  • Professional
  • Practical
  • Research
  • Development
  • Project
  • Analysis

Course programme

1 Year

Courses are divided into modules. You will normally take modules totalling 510 credits.

Required Modules
  • Introduction to Nutrition (30 credits)
  • Introductory Food Science & Technology (15 credits)
  • Introduction to Professional Practice (15 credits)
  • Physiology for Nutrition Students (30 credits)
  • Biochemistry (15 credits)
  • Social & Psychological Studies (15 credits)
Optional Modules

There are no optional modules in year one.

2 Year

Required Modules
  • Nutrition & Health (30 credits)
  • Food Habits (15 credits)
  • Research Methods for Health Sciences (15 credits)
  • Food Service & Catering Management (15 credits)
  • Endocrinology & Reproduction (15 credits)
  • Metabolism (15 credits)

You are also required to take a 15-credit placement (two-weeks) between Years 2 and 3.

Optional Modules

In addition, you are required to take 15 credits from a range of optional modules, which may typically include:

  • Physiological Control: Exercise & Environment (15 credits)
  • Medical Microbiology (15 credits)

King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-to-date, innovative and relevant programmes of study. Therefore, modules offered may change. We suggest that you keep an eye on the course finder on our website for updates.

3 Year

Required Modules
  • Applied Nutrition (30 credits)
  • Diet Therapy (30 credits)
  • Principles of Clinical Science & Therapeutics (15 credits)
  • Communication & Health Promotion (15 credits)

You are also required to take a 45-credit placement (12 weeks) between Years 3 and 4.

Optional Modules

In addition, you are required to take 15 credits from a range of optional modules, which may typically include:

  • Nutrition & Genetics (15 credits)
  • Biology of Ageing (15 credits)
  • Endocrinology of Diabetes (15 credits)

King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-to-date, innovative and relevant programmes of study. Therefore, modules offered may change. We suggest that you keep an eye on the course finder on our website for updates.

4 Year

Required Modules
  • Advanced Diet Therapy & Medicine (15 credits)
  • Dietetics Research Project (30 credits)
  • Public Health & Healthcare Systems (15 credits)

In your final year of study, you are also required to take a 45-credit placement (14 weeks) in the second half of the year.

King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-to-date, innovative and relevant programmes of study. Therefore, modules offered may change. We suggest that you keep an eye on the course finder on our website for updates.

Optional Modules

There are no optional modules in year four

Additional information

The UK tuition fee for the 2019-2020 academic year is currently £9,250 per year. This is based on the UK Government’s cap.

The International tuition fee for the 2019-2020 academic year is £25,500 per year.

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