Improving human health has never been a bigger global challenge. Get the specialist, practical skills you need to play a part in improving people’s health in the context of malnutrition, disease, and obesity.
Duration
1 year (full-time)
2-4 years (part-time)
Number of Credits
MSc: 180
PGDip: 120
PGCert: 60
Start date
September 2024
Degree Type
MSc/PGDip/PGCert
Modules
These modules are those we currently offer and may be subject to change.
Why this course
Accredited by the Association for Nutrition.
Learn in state-of-the-art-laboratory facilities including biomedical and microbiology labs.
First MSc in Clinical Nutrition to be established in the UK.
Learn from specialist guest lectures from leading scientists, dietitians, clinicians and pharmacists.
Skills
Make a difference to human lives with a postgraduate degree in Clinical Nutrition.
Designed for doctors, healthcare professionals and graduates, the Roehampton master’s in clinical nutrition (MSc) will help you develop your interest in nutrition by gaining the specialist skills needed to be a global leader in your field.
Professional accreditation
This course is accredited by the Association for Nutrition since 2005.
By focusing on important insights into contemporary developments in clinical nutrition, you’ll become a confident, agile, independent thinker, with the ability to adapt rapidly to change. You’ll graduate with the knowledge and skills to:
• understand nutritional management of malnutrition, diseases and obesity across the spectrum of ages
• absorb complex information
• stay up to date with the latest scientific advancement
• develop your skills to effectively search for, and evaluate, the most recent of publications to inform your nutrition practice
• Communicate with a wide range of people from scientists to healthcare professionals, patients and general public.
A course with an international reputation
This was the first MSc in Clinical Nutrition to be established in the UK and has gained an international reputation, attracting students from around the world. You will consider the patient’s journey from birth to extreme age in the context of the metabolic response to injury or to chronic disease.
Please note this programme does not lead to a qualification in the UK as a registered Dietitian. It is an accredited course with the Association for Nutrition, and does enable you to become a registered nutritionist, once you have complete two years in the nutrition field.
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After establishing a firm foundation in physiology and the biochemistry of nutrition, this programme will cover the nutritional management for clinical conditions such as gastro-enteral problems, long-term disablement, and intensive care. It also includes a focus on nutrition support in paediatric, adult, older adult and critically ill patients.
This course is perfect for nutrition support teams or those who want to pursue a career or a doctorate in clinically based nutrition. The course will provide an important insight into contemporary developments in clinical nutrition for a wide range of healthcare professionals.
How you'll learn
Choose a postgraduate degree that works for you.
Created in collaboration with industry-leading professionals, the Roehampton Clinical Nutrition includes important insights into contemporary developments, for a wide range of healthcare professionals.
Working in high-spec facilities, like our state-of-the-art facilities and excellent laboratories including a food lab with sensory analysis tasting booths and specialist laboratories for physiology, microbiology, and computing. You’ll shape your studies around your own interests and aspirations, including topics such as:
• Macronutrient and micronutrient metabolism
• Nutrient digestion, absorption, and gastrointestinal disease
• Nutritional support in paediatric, adult, older adult, and terminally ill patients
• The effect of disease on nutrition status.
You’ll shape your studies around your own interests and aspirations, with optional modules including:
• Cells, Disease and Therapy
• Obesity and Metabolism
• Health Psychophysiology.
The School of Life and Health Science is a progressive and inclusive community, putting you at the centre of your learning journey. Recognising that our students have different personal circumstances, we limit on-campus teaching to a maximum of two days per week, enabling you to balance your studies with work, family, and other external commitments.
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Research areas that are also included in the programme are:
• living gluten free with coeliac disease
• dietary management strategies in women with polycystic ovary syndrome
• the role of brain–gut interaction in obesity
• irritable bowel syndrome
• the role of the enteric nervous system in known intestinal diseases
• the role of microbiota in food and nutritional systems
• food bioactives for a healthy gut
• brain and vascular system
• the regulation of insulin secretion
• glucose metabolism in health and diabetes.
How you'll be assessed
Push yourself further with real-world assignments.
Throughout the course, you’ll be set authentic assessment, meaning that your projects, tasks and exercises will replicate the working world of clinical nutrition, ensuring that you are fully prepared for life after graduation.
You’ll leave Roehampton with an in-depth understanding of both the theory and the hands-on applications of clinical nutrition, ready to take the next step.
You’ll be set authentic assessment, meaning that your projects, tasks and exercises will replicate the working world of clinical nutrition, ensuring that you are fully prepared for life after graduation.
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Career options
With a Roehampton Clinical Nutrition masters, you can go onto a wide range of careers, including:
• nutritionist (public sector, private commercial or independent)
• public health nutritionist
• academia research/teaching
• commercial research
• NHS (various roles)
• Local and central government (roles in policy and health promotion).
In addition, many students are already health professionals and study the course as part of their career development and specialisation.
Find out more about becoming a Nutritionist.
How our careers service supports you
Our careers team is available to support you from the start of your studies until after you graduate. We will help you build your CV, prepare for interviews, and meet and learn from successful graduates working at the top of their careers. You’ll also have opportunities to work with our partners across London and beyond, and to attend a Roehampton jobs fair where you can find out about graduate opportunities and meet employers.
Application Info
How to apply
Postgraduate programmes
- September 2024 entry: apply using our direct application form
Apply now for September 2024 entry
International students
Please note that most international applicants have to pay a deposit before securing their place.
- See our finance pages for more details
Specific entry requirements
Entry on to this course requires an undergraduate degree in a related discipline. If you are unsure if your degree qualifies please contact us.
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For an overview of the research carried out by our academics within the School of Life and Health Sciences, please visit the departmental research pages.
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