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Public Health Nutrition – (M.Sc.)
University of Chester
Department of Clinical Sciences
| Location: | Chester / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 180 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Chester
This popular programme meets current training needs regionally, nationally and internationally to produce graduates with the necessary knowledge, skills and experience to work as public health nutritionists in health, education, government and non-government departments.
Public health nutrition is the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the medium of nutrition. This requires empowering people to make healthier choices for themselves, and ensuring that health-related policy is developed to support this.
This programme develops knowledge and skills relating to the evidence-base that guides prevention and intervention strategies. The programme builds on these to consider how nutritional knowledge can be used to plan, implement and evaluate initiatives with different groups in the community and to develop policy at local, national and international levels.
The main aim of the programme is to foster the development of public health practitioners who will be equipped to advocate better health through diet and nutrition. The programme delivery is supported, in part, by local/external practitioners, which ensures the practitioner-based focus is established, relevant to health and community environments.
Accredited with the Association for Nutrition UK. Graduates from this course will be eligible to apply for direct entry to the UK Voluntary Register of Nutritionists (UKVRN) as Associate Nutritionists.
Contents
Programme Structure
Comprises taught modules followed by a research Dissertation. The programme involves nutrition laboratory work, investigative sessions, workshops and seminars, and focuses strongly on the research evidence on which public health nutrition is based.
Core Topics
* Evidence Based Nutrition
* Food and Nutrition for Health
* Nutritional Science
* Sociology and Psychology and Public Health
* Developing Healthier Communities
The programme is supported by a series of Professional and Research Seminars to assist candidates with integration of subjects, and to develop both professional and research awareness and assist career development.
Dissertation
Candidates pursuing the full Masters award are required to present a research dissertation, which is expected to be of publishable quality and of interest to the scientific world.
Assessment
Assessment of modules is varied, and is comprised of a combination of coursework and examination. Coursework assessment is innovative and interactive, and includes interpretation of data, portfolio work and seminar presentations.
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Requirements
Minimum of lower second class honours degree, or equivalent, grounded in physiology, biochemistry, food, nutrition, biological or health sciences. Applications from those without a science degree, who have an interest and experience of working in related areas, will also be considered.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 85 |
Accreditation
Accredited with the Association for Nutrition UK. Graduates from this course will be eligible to apply for direct entry to the UK Voluntary Register of Nutritionists (UKVRN) as Associate Nutritionists.
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