B.Sc. in Nutrition and Dietetics
Program Profile
The Nutrition and Dietetics programme prepares graduates to become qualified nutritionists and dietitians capable of promoting health, preventing disease, and providing evidence-based nutritional care.
The curriculum is designed to address regional and global health challenges—including obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, malnutrition, food insecurity, and lifestyle-related disorders—by combining theoretical knowledge with strong practical training.
Students receive foundational preparation in:
- Human anatomy, physiology, and biochemistry
- Food science and technology
- Clinical nutrition and diet therapy
- Community and public health nutrition
- Nutritional assessment and counseling
- Research methodology and epidemiology
Practical laboratories, case-based learning, hospital exposure, and community projects ensure students gain hands-on skills in patient assessment, meal-planning, therapeutic diet formulation, and food-service management.
Elective courses allow students to specialize in areas such as sports nutrition, pediatric nutrition, metabolic disorders, or nutrition education.
Occupational profiles of graduates
Graduates are prepared for careers in:
- Clinical Nutrition & Diet Therapy: Hospitals, outpatient clinics, specialized centers (diabetes, oncology, nephrology, pediatrics).
- Community & Public Health Nutrition: NGOs, health ministries, maternal and child health programs, nutrition education campaigns.
- Food Industry & Quality Control: Food safety, product development, quality management, HACCP implementation.
- Sports Nutrition: Gyms, athletic clubs, performance-nutrition centres.
- Research & Academia: Universities, research institutions, community health surveys.
- Private Practice / Entrepreneurship: Nutrition consulting, weight-management programs, wellness coaching.
Qualification awarded
Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics
Length of programme
4 Years
Number of credits
240 ECTS credits
Mode of Study
Full time on campus with internships in hospitals and medical centers
Read more about the programme
Get detailed information about the programme requirements, courses, credits, and educational objectives as a PDF file.
Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)
The programme aims to prepare graduates who will:
- Develop successful careers as clinical dietitians, nutritionists, or public health professionals who apply scientific knowledge to improve health outcomes.
- Provide ethical, evidence-based nutritional care, integrating cultural, socioeconomic, and medical factors.
- Communicate effectively with patients, communities, and multidisciplinary healthcare teams.
- Promote community health, disease prevention, and lifestyle modification through education and public health initiatives.
- Engage in lifelong learning through postgraduate studies, professional certifications, and continuous development in the evolving field of nutrition
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the programme, graduates will be able to:
- Assess nutritional status using anthropometric, biochemical, clinical, and dietary data.
- Apply principles of biochemistry, physiology, and food science to human nutrition.
- Plan therapeutic diets for individuals with chronic diseases, metabolic disorders, and special nutritional needs.
- Demonstrate effective patient counseling and communication techniques.
- Evaluate scientific literature and apply evidence-based nutrition research.
- Conduct community nutrition assessments and design public health interventions.
- Understand ethical standards and professional responsibilities in dietetics.
- Work effectively within healthcare and interdisciplinary teams.
- Use appropriate tools, software, and laboratory techniques in nutrition research and diet planning.
Programme structure diagram with credits
Yearly Timeline
Sept. 1, 2026
⚠️ First year students start around mid-October
⚠️ First year students start exams around 20 of January
July 1, 2027
Check out the full academic calendar on UoD's webstie.
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Apply to the Programme
Public undergraduate admissions in the KRG region are managed centrally by the Ministry of Higher Education through the online ZankoLine portal (regayzanko.com). After Grade 12 Baccalaureate results are released, high schools provide students with unique login credentials to rank their preferred universities and B.Sc. majors during a 10–14 day registration window. Final placement is automatically determined by the student's Grade 12 average, subject choices, and department capacity.