- Meet the standards of proficiency specified by Irish and international regulatory and professional bodies.
- Integrate independent, autonomous and problem-solving professional values and skills into daily practice and promote these in a wider societal context.
- Act as reflective practitioners and demonstrate a commitment to lifelong learning, research and audit within the field of clinical nutrition and dietetics.
- Engage with the professional education of students, colleagues and other health professionals to foster an ethos of continuing learning and knowledge sharing.
- Acquire the relevant knowledge of underpinning nutrition principles, clinical nutrition and dietetic practice.
- Demonstrate professional competence, using an evidence-based approach, in clinical nutrition and dietetic practice within the multidisciplinary healthcare environment.
- Competently assess nutritional status, identify the nutrition diagnosis/problem, intervene, monitor and evaluate nutrition and dietetic interventions in patients, clients and groups.
- Plan, design, execute and report on a piece of independent research of high scientific merit.
This course is available through the following application route(s)
Today's clinical nutrition and dietetics experts have an expanding field of career opportunities. For instance, the current rise in lifestyle related conditions and diseases has been identified by international and national government agencies and programmes as requiring nutritional interventions for their prevention and management. The expanding older population requires nutritional care to prevent and manage lifestyle-related conditions such as obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, frailty, sarcopenia and osteoporosis. The creation of links between nutrition, health and community development provide opportunities for health promotion through nutrition interventions in many community settings, including pre-schools, schools, services for older people and those with disability and mental illness. Within the acute hospital setting, the effective management of chronic and acute medical and surgical conditions and the prevention and treatment of disease-related malnutrition are critical, wherein effective nutritional management is central to reducing the personal and economic costs associated with poor nutrition and health.The importance of nutrition to optimise sports performance is increasingly recognised with many career opportunities in this area.
The MSc in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics is a full-time programme, designed for graduates who wish to develop expertise in areas ranging from the promotion of nutrition and health throughout the lifespan through to the management of clinical nutrition in community, primary care and acute settings. Moreover, practitioners in medicine, nursing, physiotherapy and the other health and social care professions, as well as practitoners in sport and exercise science have a need for evidence-based expertise in nutrition, health promotion and clinical nutrition so that they can manage clients and patients in a manner that permits optimal client/patient outcomes.
At the end of the programme, students will have developed the integrated scientific, clinical, psychological, communication, multidisciplinary team working and professional proficiencies that underpin a career in clinical nutrition and dietetics. The MSc in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics aims to train graduates eligible to apply to the Dietitians Registration Board (CORU) for registration as a dietitian.
About This Course
Below is a list of all modules offered for this degree in the current academic year. Click on the module to discover what you will learn in the module, how you will learn and assessment feedback profile amongst other information.
Incoming Stage 1 undergraduates can usually select an Elective in the Spring Trimester. Most continuing undergraduate students can select up to two Elective modules (10 Credits) per stage. There is also the possibility to take up to 10 extra Elective credits.
| Trimester | Credits | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Stage 1 Options - A) Min 4 of: Please select all your Year 1 core modules to confirm registration. |
PHPS40890 | Dietetics through the Life Cyc | 7.5 | |
Stage 1 Options - A) Min 4 of: Please select all your Year 1 core modules to confirm registration. |
PHPS40900 | Med for Clin Nutr & Dietetics | 7.5 | |
Stage 1 Options - A) Min 4 of: Please select all your Year 1 core modules to confirm registration. |
PHPS40910 | Pract Placement (non-acute) | 30 | |
Stage 1 Options - A) Min 4 of: Please select all your Year 1 core modules to confirm registration. |
PHPS41200 | Dietetics Prof Practice 1 | 10 | |
Stage 1 Options - B) Min 2 of: You will be registered to your option module(s) by the School. No action needed during online registration for option modules. |
HNUT40160 | Clinical Nutrition (Post Grad) | 5 | |
Stage 1 Options - B) Min 2 of: You will be registered to your option module(s) by the School. No action needed during online registration for option modules. |
PERS30010 | Appl Nutr Health Ex & Sp Perf | 5 | |
Stage 1 Options - B) Min 2 of: You will be registered to your option module(s) by the School. No action needed during online registration for option modules. |
PHPS40300 | Health Promotion | 5 | |
Stage 1 Options - B) Min 2 of: You will be registered to your option module(s) by the School. No action needed during online registration for option modules. |
PHPS40670 | Nutrition & Communication | 5 | |
Stage 1 Options - C) Min 4 of: Please select all your Year 2 core modules to confirm registration. |
PHPS40800 | Dietetics Professional Pract 2 | 5 | |
Stage 1 Options - C) Min 4 of: Please select all your Year 2 core modules to confirm registration. |
PHPS40920 | Adv Clin Nutr & Dietetics | 15 | |
Stage 1 Options - C) Min 4 of: Please select all your Year 2 core modules to confirm registration. |
PHPS40930 | Pract Placement (acute) | 30 | |
Stage 1 Options - C) Min 4 of: Please select all your Year 2 core modules to confirm registration. |
PHPS40940 | MSc Clin Nutr & Diet Dissert | 30 | |
Stage 1 Options - D) Min 1 of: You will be registered to your option module(s) by the School. No action needed during online registration for option modules. |
PERS30010 | Appl Nutr Health Ex & Sp Perf | 5 | |
Stage 1 Options - D) Min 1 of: You will be registered to your option module(s) by the School. No action needed during online registration for option modules. |
PHPS40050 | Nutritional Epidemiology | 5 | |
Stage 1 Options - D) Min 1 of: You will be registered to your option module(s) by the School. No action needed during online registration for option modules. |
PHPS40300 | Health Promotion | 5 | |
Stage 1 Options - D) Min 1 of: You will be registered to your option module(s) by the School. No action needed during online registration for option modules. |
PHPS40650 | International Health in Action | 5 |
MSc Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics (X820) Full Time
EU Year 1 - € 14500 zsg
nonEU Year 1 - € 29100 zsg
EU Year 2 - € 14500 aa
nonEU Year 2 - € 29110 aa
aaSecond Year Fee applies to Students in 2nd Year in 2024 and who were a 1st Year Student on the programme in 2023/24
zsgAll students entering X820 or X723, MSc in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, are required to pay a Healthcare Screening Charge on registration €310
***Fees are subject to change
EU Year 1 - € 14500 zsg
nonEU Year 1 - € 29100 zsg
EU Year 2 - € 14500 aa
nonEU Year 2 - € 29110 aa
aaSecond Year Fee applies to Students in 2nd Year in 2024 and who were a 1st Year Student on the programme in 2023/24
zsgAll students entering X820 or X723, MSc in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, are required to pay a Healthcare Screening Charge on registration €310
***Fees are subject to change
Fees include tuition and examination fees. The fee schedule for all programmes is shown on the UCD Fees website (http://www.ucd.ie/fees/) and refers to the fee for a single academic year, including the fee schedule for non-EU nationals and the annual fee for the outgoing year.
- Applicants should hold a second class honours degree (2.1 or 2.2 in exceptional circumstances e.g. extensive prior clinical experience) or higher in science e.g. biochemistry, food science, human biology, human nutrition, nutritional science, pharmacology, physiology, in health sciences e.g. medicine, nursing or a health and social care profession or in sports performance science.
- Prior qualifications should include evidence of study of human biochemistry and physiology or other relevant degree discipline from a recognised university.
- Good communication skills are essential. Candidates may be interviewed.
- Two references should be included with the online application, one of which should be an academic reference and one an employment-related reference.
- Garda vetting is required, prior to undertaking practice placements.
- All students must attend UCD Student Health Services for pre-entry screening and must be compliant with Irish Immunisation Guidelines. All costs associated with health screening and vaccination must be met by the student.
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In exceptional circumstances, where an individual has substantial and significant experiential learning, a portfolio of written evidence demonstrating the meeting of graduate qualities (including subject-specific outcomes, as determined by the Course Committee) may be considered as an alternative entrance route. Evidence used to demonstrate graduate qualities may not be used for exemption against modules within the programme.
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Please note, the closing date for applications is June 20th
Full Time option suitable for:
Domestic(EEA) applicants: Yes
International (Non EEA) applicants currently residing outside of the EEA Region. Yes
How to Apply
General application route(s) for Irish/UK/EU applicants* for International (non-EU) applicants* to Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics:
| ROWCLASS | Apply to | Application Type | ||
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| showAudience-audienceEU showAudience-audienceInt | X820 Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics Master of Science |
Full-Time Commencing 2024/2025 January |
Graduate Taught | Closed |
* you can change options at the top of the page