Nutrition and Dietetics with Foundation Year

This four-year programme will equip you with the fundamental knowledge and skills needed to start your journey towards a successful Nutrition and Dietetics career.

By successfully completing the course you will be prepared to work as a registered dietitian in hospitals, public health, the food industry, research or private practice.

Dietitians use a person-centred approach to empower people to make appropriate lifestyle choices and dietary changes to prevent, treat or manage health and disease. Dietitians are unique utilising enhanced communication and nutritional counselling skills to translate the science of nutrition into everyday behaviours to support people to make healthier lifestyle choices.

You will be taught by experienced, knowledgeable, and passionate experts in their subject area. The teaching on this course is interactive and designed in a way to deliver relevant and real-world learning through case studies, service user involvement, simulation, and interactive group-based discussions.

You will be taught alongside other Foundation Year students with an interest in other Allied Health specialisms such as Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Nursing, Paramedic Science and Radiography for the first year of the course before joining the other Nutrition and Dietetics BSc students for the remaining three years.

Key features
- A supportive teaching team with expertise in Personal Academic Tutorship

- Strong emphasis on inter-professional learning and teaching, with healthcare professional staff

- Successful completion of this course will lead to eligibility to apply for HCPC registration as a Dietitian. You will also be able to join the British Dietetic Association as a student member whilst studying on the course.

- You will gain hands-on experience with a variety of service users and industry organisations through innovative placements throughout your degree.

- Practical workshops including kitchen sessions, food science labs and technical anthropometry will enable hands on learning.

- You will be well prepared for clinical placements through simulation events within our clinical skills labs, using mock wards, and on-site community house.

Why the University of Worcester?

The University of Worcester is a campus university, meaning everything you need is on site. We’re based in a vibrant cathedral city just 40 mins south of Birmingham and an hour north of Bristol, and our beautiful green campuses have plenty of parking and quality on-site accommodation.

At Worcester small class sizes, supportive tutors and professionally focussed courses mean you’ll be prepared for your dream career. These are just some of the reasons why we’re first in the UK for both graduate employment and quality education.

- First in the UK for sustained employment and/or further study (excluding specialist institutions), 5 years after graduation – Longitudinal Education Outcomes data 2024.

- First in the UK for quality education – Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings 2024.

- Ofsted Outstanding in 2023 the University’s primary and secondary teacher training programmes were rated ‘Outstanding’.

Join us at one of our regular Open Days to see if the University is a good fit for you: www.worcester.ac.uk/opendays