Bachelor in Diet and Nutrition

The main objective of the Licentiate degree in Dietetics and Nutrition consists in the training with high level of technical and scientific competence
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The study cycle aims to equip students with skills for “application of knowledge of nutrition and dietetics on health in general and education of groups and individuals whether in welfare and in disease situation, in particular in the field of promotion and treatment and management of food resources”, developing its practicality based on solid theoretical knowledge. The study cycle consists on a broad spectrum of training, covering various areas of Dietetics and Nutrition, allowing graduates aptitude to perform their activity in the Clinical, Community and Management area, on a professional exercise independent , integrated and cooperative in multidisciplinary teams. It is also intended that acquire adequate training so that they can continue their studies in Masters, Doctorate courses and/or in the area of research

The national contest of access to public higher education, with admission exams in the following sets: 02 Biology and Geology or 02 Biology and Geology and 07 Physics and Chemistry or 02 Biology and Geology and 16 Mathematics. For the application is required the minimum rating of 95 points, in the admission test and application note, expressed on a scale of 0 to 200 points. The formula for calculating comprises 65% of the high school average and 35% of admission test. Regional preference corresponds to 20% of the vacancies, within the area of influence of Aveiro, Castelo Branco, Coimbra, Guarda, Leiria and Viseu.

The completion of the study program of the degree in Dietetics and Nutrition entitles access to the profession of Dietitian regulated by Decree-Law 320/99 of 11 August.

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The generic skills profile to acquire has as reference the defined in Ordinance No. 782/2009
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The profile defined must respect the professional content contained in Portuguese legislation for the Dietician (Decree-Law No. 564/99) An essential aspect is not only the fact that this is the oldest profession/education in Portugal, in the context of Nutrition and Dietetics, but also this training is perfectly contextualized on an European level. The integration in the European space where there are well-defined professionals who develop activity in this area – Dieticians, with defined codes of ethics and with a regulated education which is accessible through the document The Quality Assurance Agency for the Higher Education. EFAD report: Education programs and work of dieticians in the member states of EFAD, defines the intervention areas and defines guidelines for this area It is expected that the graduate has the technical capacity to intervene in areas: Clinical, Public or Community Health, Management and Public and Collective Catering. Skills are acquired throughout the study cycle, it is develop from a more theoretical education of scientific bases of Dietetics and Nutrition in the 1st year (know-know) for an education with a practical component in which the student has the opportunity to perform the different techniques of nutritional intervention but also contact with different multidisciplinary teams and populations. On the 2nd year develops communication/empathy skills (know how to be and know how to be). The 2nd and the 3rd year focus on curricular units with specificity practice promoting the ability of reflection, critical systematic reasoning and problem-solving ability as well as the ability to understand the individual/collective circumstances about the nutritional point of view. In the 2nd semester of the 3rd year of the study cycle, in Internship on Nutrition and Dietetics I, students contact and comprise the Dietician several areas of intervention, namely: Clinical area, the Public Health area, the Paediatrics area, Catering area and the Community Nutrition area. The 4th year of the study cycle is the practical application in real work context of the entire training acquired in previous years of the study cycle. As well as Applied Research is the culmination of scientific component in terms of research on Dietetics and Nutrition Throughout the study cycle the student is subjected to different written and practical assessments that enable to know if the specific objectives of the curricular units and the study cycle in general are being fulfilled. Skills acquired are evaluated in practice with clinical cases, practical work (audit) or in role-play. The evaluation of the curricular unit of Internship on Nutrition and Dietetics II allows to determine if the student has reached the objectives and acquired the skills required for the study cycle

The graduate degree allows the application to postgraduate studies.