University: Vincent Pol University
Category: Medicine & Healthcare
Location:
Level: Master
Deadline: Sat 27 July 2024
Intake: October-March
Application Fee: 200 EUR
Tuition Fee: 2500 PLN
Duration: 4 Semesters
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The Master of Science program in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics at Vincent Pol University is designed to supplement the education in dietetics at the bachelor's degree level, as well as to cater to graduates of other majors related to human nutrition, dietetics, or food technology. The program aims to prepare graduates to work as nutritionists in therapeutic and health promotion teams and undertake management demands in entities involved in various forms of human nutrition. Additionally, graduates will receive a development and deepening of practical medical training in human nutrition and dietetics, with particular emphasis on contemporary health risks related to primary and secondary prevention of diet-related diseases.
The program offers two specializations: Clinical Dietetics and Nutrition in Sports and Fitness. The former focuses on dietotherapy, clinical dietetics, and clinical nutrition, while the latter covers sports and fitness, sports and health training, and nutrition in specific sports and fitness disciplines. The program combines medical-clinical knowledge and competencies with knowledge and competencies in food science and nutrition, including food technology, food chemistry and biochemistry, food microbiology, as well as the fundamentals of human nutrition in health.
The Master of Science program is a two-year full-time program with a total of 180 ECTS credits. Graduates will be prepared to work in a variety of settings, such as establishing and running their own business in the field of dietetics counseling, holding management positions in mass catering establishments, working in therapeutic teams in clinical specialties that involve disease problems related to human nutrition, undertaking team or individual dietetic practice in public and non-public health care facilities, conducting nutrition education and preventive health care in educational institutions, sports and fitness clubs, and consumer organizations.
Overall, the Master of Science program in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics at Vincent Pol University offers a comprehensive and specialized education that prepares graduates to work as nutritionists in various settings, providing them with the necessary knowledge and skills to address contemporary health risks related to human nutrition.
