COURSE: BSC IN DIETETICS

This programme equips graduate students with the necessary skills, knowledge and experiential learning to enter the dietetics and nutrition industry.

Type: undergraduate degree

Duration: 4 years full time

Compulsory Subjects

First year subjects:

• General skills


• Biophysics


• Biology


• Chemistry


• Psychology


• Nutrition

Second year subjects:

• Psychology


• Nutrition


• Foods


• Biochemistry


• Physiology


• Microbiology


• Molecular and cell biology in humans


• Business management


• Community development and group work

Third year subjects:

• Psychology


• Clinical pathology and pharmacology


• Community nutrition


• Nutrition research


• Quantity nutrition

Fourth year subjects:

• Community nutrition


• Clinical nutrition


• Nutrition research


• Quantity nutrition

Careers: dietician, nutritionist

Source: www.ufs.ac.za

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