Course Summary
This programme aims to provide graduates with the knowledge, skills, professional behaviours, and competencies required to become a registered dietitian. It is designed in accordance with professional and statutory body benchmarks, enabling graduates to be adaptable and responsive to the evolving landscape of healthcare provision. Through a curriculum that integrates academic knowledge, research, and supervised practice-based learning, students will develop the capacity for continuous improvement and innovation via advanced critical, analytical, reflective, and independent thinking.
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Career Sectors
This course prepares you for working in the Career Sectors below. Follow the links to get a fuller understanding of the sectors you are preparing for.
Entry Requirements
Minimum Entry Requirements
Candidates must hold a nutrition-related Level 8 Bachelor (Hons) degree with a minimum grade classification of H2.2 or equivalent. These awards should include considerable biological sciences (e.g. biochemistry and physiology).
English Language Requirements
Non-EU applicants who are not English speakers must have a minimum score of 7.0 (with a minimum of 6.5 in each component) in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) or equivalent.
EU applicants who are not English speakers are recommended to have a minimum score of 7.0 (with a minimum of 6.5 in each component) in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) or equivalent.
All results must have been achieved within 2 years of application to ATU
Applicants will also be required to provide and/ or complete the following:
500-word Personal statement –
- This is a chance for applicants to demonstrate that their motivations for enrolling in the course align with the course aims. The programme team aim to understand the following:
- Why you wish to study dietetics?
- What aspect of this course you find appealing?
- How your professional and academic experience satisfy the requirements of the course?
- Where do yo plan on using your degree to advance professionally?
Two references (one academic and one workplace)
Online interview
Garda vetting
All students accepted onto the MSc Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics programme must undergo and pass Garda vetting.
Fitness to Practise
This programme will be subject to the University’s Fitness to Practise Policy.
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Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests. If these interests do not describe you, this course may prepare you for work you may not find satisfying.
Investigative
The Investigative person will usually find a particular area of science to be of interest. They are inclined toward intellectual and analytical activities and enjoy observation and theory. They may prefer thought to action, and enjoy the challenge of solving problems with sophiscticated technology. These types prefer mentally stimulating environments and often pay close attention to developments in their chosen field.
Social
The Social person's interests focus on interacting with the people in their environment. In all cases, the Social person enjoys the personal contact with other people in preference to the impersonal dealings with things, data and ideas found in other groups.
Many will seek out positions where there is direct contact with the public in some advisory role, whether a receptionist or a counsellor. Social people are motivated by an interest in different types of people and like diversity in their work environments. Many are drawn towards careers in the caring professions and social welfare area, whilst others prefer teaching and other 'informing' roles.