BSc Human Nutrition & Dietetics
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Entry requirements
UCAS tariff: 120 A level: Minimum three A levels. Grades BC in Biology and Chemistry. The B can be obtained in either Biology or Chemistry. Welsh Advanced Skills Baccalaureate considered as a third subject. BTEC/Cambridge Technical: DDM within Applied Science, with relevant Biology and Chemistry content. IB: Minimum Grade 6 in Higher Level Biology and Chemistry.
About this course
BSc (Hons) Nutrition, combining nutritional science with professional dietetics. Core topics include Research Methods and Clinical Skills. The programme has professional approval from the Health and Care Professions Council and British Dietetic Association, and includes three clinical placements in clinical and community settings in Wales. Students complete a final-year project and are eligible to apply for HCPC registration as a dietitian.
Modules
- Professional and Interprofessional Development 1
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Communication for Dietitian
- Human Biochemistry and Physiology
- Nutrition (Macro and Micronutrients)
- Key Dietetics Skills
- Professional and Interprofessional Development 2
- Principles of Dietetics
- Health Psychology and Wellbeing
- Population and Lifecycle Nutrition
- Specialist Dietetics
- Research Methods
- Placement 1: Foundations of Dietetic Practice
- Project
- Contemporary Nutrition in Dietetic Clinical Practice
- Placement 2: Developing Dietetic Practice
- Placement 3: Competence in Dietetic Practice
- Placement 3: Demonstrating Competence in Dietetic Practice for HCPC Registration