Overview

NFQ Level 9, Major Award

Exit Award only

Students on the MSc (Human Nutrition and Dietetics) programme who pass each module in Year One but fail to achieve a minimum aggregate of at least 50% across all modules in Year One or students who do not wish to progress to Year Two and exit the programme will be conferred with the Postgraduate Human in Clinical Nutrition.

Programme Requirements

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

Programme Requirements

Module List

Code	Title	Credits
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
Total Credits		60

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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.

Programme Learning Outcomes

Programme Learning Outcomes for Postgraduate Diploma (Human Nutrition) (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Integrate the research evidence, theory and principles from biological, clinical, nutritional and social sciences with practical application; to competently assess and identify nutritional related problems and determine nutrition interventions, including medical nutritional therapy, disease prevention and health promotion;
  
• Apply in-depth knowledge and critical understanding of key clinical and professional issues in the practice of clinical nutrition;
  
• Articulate reflective practice in the acquisition of knowledge and skills related to own career development;
  
• Critically appraise nutrition-related literature.