Nutritional Therapy (Hons) University of West London

Overview

Why choose this course?

The Nutritional Therapy (Hons) program at University of West London will give you a comprehensive understanding of the role of diet and nutrition in maintaining health and wellbeing.

Your studies will cover an array of topics including:

• anatomy and physiology
• macro and micronutrients
• biochemical imbalances in disease (pathology) as it relates to the field of practice
• therapeutic communication skills and health behaviour change.

Furthermore, you will develop your research and analytical skills while learning about the role of nutritional therapy within the field of Integrated Medicine.

By the end of this nutrition degree, you will understand how to set up your own business as a nutritional therapist.

Clinical practice skills and cases

With the support of our team of experienced nutritional therapists throughout, you will develop your skills as a clinical practitioner by working on supervised cases.

You will study and apply concepts and principles from experiential observation or clinical practice. By doing so you will gain a range of transferable skills and qualities that will help you to gain future employment in the health sector.

Careers

Graduates of nutritional therapy courses often go on to work in fields such as:

• nutritional therapy practice, either in your own clinic or as part of a complementary health clinic
• public health
• clinical nutrition
• food industry, including new product development in the health sector
• academia, research and lecturing
• teaching
• sports and exercise nutrition including personal training
• health/food journalism
• health and wellbeing group work

Accreditation

Professional accreditation: Nutritional Therapy Education Commission (NTEC)