Overview

Exit Award only

Students on the MSc (Human Nutrition and Dietetics) programme who pass each module in Year One and achieve a pass standard in DT6013 Research Dissertation in Dietetics but fail to achieve a pass standard in any of DT6011 Clinical Practice Placement 2, DT6012 Clinical Practice Placement 3 or DT6015 Advanced Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics or who opt to exit the programme will be awarded the MSc in Human Nutrition (90 credits in total).

Programme Requirements

For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements. 

Programme Requirements

Module List

Code	Title	Credits
Year 1
Students take 60 credits as follows – all listed core modules (55 credits) and 5 credits of elective modules:
Core Modules
DT6002	Nutritional Assessment in the Clinical Setting	5
DT6003	Advanced Medical Nutrition Therapy	10
DT6004	Food Skills and Food Service Management	5
DT6006	Professional Practice and Interpersonal Skills	10
DT6007	Public Health Nutrition	5
DT6008	Medical Management of Disease	5
DT6009	Clinical Practice Placement 1	5
DT6010	Applied Research for Dietetics	5
DT6014	Dietetics Through the Lifecycle	5
Elective Modules
Students take modules to the value of 5 credits from the following: 1		5
EH6158	Health Promotion I
NT6107	Integration and Regulation of Nutrient Metabolism
AP6129	Health Psychology
MH6039	Allergy and Immunology: The Nurse’s and Dietetics Perspective
Year 2
Students take 30 credits as follows:
Core Modules
DT6013	Research Dissertation in Dietetics	30
Total Credits		90

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Module selection is subject to the agreement of the programme co-ordinator, however students who have not completed an undergraduate degree in Nutrition are required to take NT6107.

Examinations

Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards Book and for each module in the Book of Modules.