MSc Dietetics (pre-registration) (February Start) at University of East Anglia

Programme overview

Dietitians are the only registered health professionals in the UK that can assess, diagnose and treat dietary and nutritional problems. Dietitians use the most up-to-date public health guidance and scientific research on the impact of nutrition on health and disease, translating this into easy practical guidance for people to implement to reach their nutritional goals. Dietetics is ideal for strong communicators.

Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences | Department: School of Health Sciences | Duration: 2 years full-time | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Entry points: February; next start February 2027 | Location: Norwich, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

This is a two-year full-time programme.

Career pathways

Examples of careers that you could enter include: NHS / Clinical dietetics, Charitable organisations, Own start ups, Private practice, Education & research, Media & journalism, Sports nutrition, Public Health.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Degree classification Bachelors degree - 2.2 Degree Subject Should be in a subject with sufficient relevant human physiology and biochemistry. Suitable degrees include but not limited to: biomedical sciences, human nutrition, nutritional science, biochemistry, human biology, physiology, health sciences; or from a nutrition background: food science, applied human nutrition, clinical pathology, pharmacology, therapeutic Applicants will be required to have a minimum of GCSE Maths and English at Grade 4 / C or equivalent. Applicants will be required to have a minimum of GCSE Biology or Double Science at Grade 4 / C or equivalent. This is a pre-registration course. If you have studied an Undergraduate degree in Dietetics, this course is not suitable and you may wish to consider our other professional health courses delivered at Degree and Master’s level. English language: IELTS: 7.0 overall (minimum 6.5 in all components).

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,535 a year (2026/27). Annual tuition fee Source

International applicants: GBP 23,850 a year (2026/27). Annual tuition fee Source

Intake: Entry points: February; next start February 2027

Duration: 2 years full-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.uea.ac.uk/apply/postgraduate/taught

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