Dietetics (Pre-registration)

This module covers key foundational nutrition science, food service and public health dietetics knowledge that is essential core learning underpinning how to prescribe dietary interventions. You will develop knowledge foundational to dietetic care planning, consider essential nutrients, their requirements across the lifespan and current UK guidelines; and interpret energy and nutrient requirements. You will develop an understanding of public health dietetics and synthesise and apply this knowledge to develop dietary interventions for groups and populations. Laboratories in this module will include essential food science and catering knowledge including recipe modification.

This module will develop your core scientific knowledge including human physiology/pathophysiology, biochemistry, pharmacology, immunology and genetics. It will develop the fundamental aspects on which your clinical reasoning will be built upon. You will be able to use and apply medical terminology, interpret and analyse clinical information and identify key drug-nutrient interactions and common drug categories. 

This module aims to enable you examine the evidence base underpinning dietetic practice critically and identify appropriate strategies for dietetic research and evaluation of dietetic interventions or services. You will develop knowledge of and apply research methodologies and skills, critique and apply levels of research evidence, and develop an applied understanding of service evaluations and audits. These attributes and skills will also be used in this and other modules to critique the research underpinning nutrition science and dietetic practice. 

You will explore the context of the profession, dietetic concepts, ethics and skills and start to build your professional identity as a dietitian. You will develop understanding of dietetic counselling, rapport development and barriers to behaviour change. You will conduct role play, simulations and case based learning to develop your practical skills. These activities will contribute to your placement learning hours. This module will support you to actively engage with learning activities to develop your ‘core and practice skills portfolio’. The focus of the module is on creating active learners who are ready for dietetic practice placements in their attitude, professionalism and skills. This module includes non-clinical, clinical and simulation practice placement learning. 

This module will support you to develop and apply your clinical knowledge and reasoning using a mix of lectures and case-based materials that will allow you to succeed in your clinical practice based learning blocks. You will learn how to assess and create dietetic treatments for a variety of clinical conditions with UCLan lecturers and guest lecturers. 

This module supports your readiness to be a graduate dietitian. This module will facilitate your development of critical reflection skills, practical skills, evidence-based practice and leadership in practice. You will undertake advanced clinical learning and undertake the majority of your clinical practice based learning in two placement blocks attached to this module. As part of this module you will also become prepared to seek employment a dietitian. 

You will work on an independent research project and conduct a research project or service evaluation which their will demonstrate masters level appraisal skills. You will be supported to develop, implement and analyse your project and complete a report with support of a supervisor.