About Msc Advanced Professional Practice In Paediatric Dietetics in University of Plymouth

Course Details

Are you a qualified dietitian working in paediatric dietetics? Take your career further with our specialist course delivered in partnership with the Paediatric Group of the British Dietetic Association (BDA). You’ll benefit from the knowledge and experience of leading clinical practitioners from across the UK and develop as an evidence-based practitioner with advanced skills in clinical reasoning, critical appraisal, problem solving and leadership.

Key features

• Learn from clinical dietetics experts at leading children’s hospitals across the UK, including Royal Liverpool Children’s Hospital, Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Great Ormond Street Hospital London, Manchester Children’s Hospital and Royal Hospital for Sick Children Glasgow.
• Choose to study one-year full time or balance work and caring commitments by studying part-time over a maximum of five years. 
• Take advantage of the flexibility our programme offers: the BDA pathway specific modules are taught over four days of intensive teaching; some University of Plymouth modules are taught by distance learning and some by short intensive study blocks.
• Become an evidence-based practitioner, equipped to manage and lead in busy and constantly changing settings.
• Study core research modules in an inter-professional setting with support from experienced enthusiastic staff who will encourage your personal development.
• Find out more details in our programme brochure.

As this programme is designed for qualified practitioners there is no requirement for a clinical placement component. Neither the programme nor any of its pathways lead to eligibility to apply for registration with a regulatory body.
Unfortunately, we are unable to accept applications from non-EU overseas students for this programme as it does not comply with the current Tier 4 visa requirements.

Please note that when you enrol on this programme, you always enrol to study the master degree but we offer three exit awards: PgCert, PgDip and MSc.

Academic qualification equivalents

We require applicants to have completed a bachelor degree or a bachelor of technology degree from a recognised Indian institution.

Grade: Minimum aggregate of 60% and above

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS 6.0 overall (6.5 for integrated programmes)
• IELTS 5.5 in all four components (listening, reading, speaking and writing)
• PTE 50 (55 for integrated programmes)
• PTE 42 in all four components (listening, reading, speaking and writing)gg

University of Plymouth Highlights

University of Plymouth Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses

• Cost of attendance for various 2020-21:

• The mandatory fee (2,622 USD annually) breakdown can be seen as: