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Your PAth to Dietetics

This page is intended as a guide for students who would like to move into dietetics after finishing their degree in NUI Galway.

To become a Dietitian you first need a recognised degree in Dietetics/Nutrition, which entitles you become a member of the Irish Nutrition and Dietetics Institute ( http://www.indi.ie/)

Dublin Institute of Technology with TCD: BSc Human Nutrition and Dietetics. Apply through the CAO.

University of Ulster: BSc Human Nutrition and Dietetics. HPAT entrance exam http://www.hpat.org.uk/

What other options are there?

It may be possible to do a course outside Ireland, however you will need to get your course validated by INDI before you can practice in Ireland.

There are shorter, postgraduate courses in the UK if you have a relevant degree already.
These 2-year courses are for graduates of relevant disciplines who wish to qualify as dietitians. These courses will lead to either a post-graduate diploma or a master’s degree.

The Health Professionals Council (HPC) have a database of accredited health programmes at
http://www.hpc-uk.org/education/programmes/register/

The British Dietetic Association (BDA) also have a full list of recognised courses in the UK at http://www.bda.uk.com/careers/courses.html

You can also qualify for registration in the U.K. by doing an accredited undergraduate degree (see http://www.ucas.com/ and BDA for a list of courses – application deadline is 15th January).

To find out more about Dietetics as a career see our external links at Delicious or call in to read our hard copy material in reference file C4.

Details were correct at time of writing - November 2011. The Career Development Centre offers advice and information in good faith and based on the best information available to it. The Service does not accept any responsibility for any decisions made by individuals based on such advice or information. The Career Development Centre does not take responsibility for the contents of any sites linked to from its pages.
Please check with individual universities before applying for courses.

Career Development Centre
National University of Ireland, Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland.
Phone: +353 (0)91 493589, Fax: +353 (0)91 494570
This page was last updated Wednesday, November 23, 2011