Careers
Career prospects on completion of the course are varied . Most graduates normally choose to work within the NHS as dietitians . Others will work in health education , health promotion , general practice , private healthcare and government advisory posts . Opportunities also exist in the food and pharmaceutical industries in , for example : food labelling , nutrient profiling , product and recipe development , product evaluation and special diet foods . Some graduates may apply for the opportunity to study for a higher degree ( ProfDoc or PhD ).
Entry requirements
A good honours degree ( normally an upper second class or above ) that includes significant emphasis on human physiology and biochemistry . An application should illustrate what has been done by the applicant to research , and understand more about the role of a dietitian . In particular , evidence of understanding the skills , attributes and values required to work as a dietitian should be evident in the application .
Where an applicant has an undergraduate degree in a related subject but does not have the required biological science content they can be considered for entry to the course if they can demonstrate the appropriate skill development in their undergraduate degree ( eg nursing or psychology degree ) and they complete the biological science content in years 1 and 2 of the undergraduate MSc Dietetics ( preregistration ) programme as an associate student ( consisting of two modules in semester 1 and one module in semester
2 ). This would then permit entry into the MSc Dietetics ( pre-registration ) programme the following year .
We appreciate that it can be difficult to get shadowing experience , so relevant experience that demonstrates transferable skills to those required by dietitians would be beneficial .
International : You will be required to provide evidence of English language competence at no less than IELTS 7.0 and no individual component score below 6.5 .
Criminal Records Check : A satisfactory criminal records check will be required .
Other information Exit awards : MSc ( 320 credits ) Single modules study : Not available .
Delivery : At QMU , online and in the practice setting
Duration : 2 years full-time Start date : September 2022
Application deadline : 31 January 2022 . See pages 171-172 for more information on how to apply .
Class sizes : Normally there are 12-15 students enrolling on the course each year . Most of the classes are delivered with our undergraduate Master of Dietetic students
Fees : See pages 178-183
More information : Alison Lyles , ( alyles @ qmu . ac . uk ), Programme Leader or Admissions ( admissions @ qmu . ac . uk )
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Dominique Glatt MSc Dietetics ( Pre-Reg )
“ The MSc Dietetics pushed my boundaries in all directions . I went from researcher to healthcare practitioner . It fulfilled all of my hopes of what the course would teach me , from developing nutritional interventions to diet analysis . It also gave me the practical experience and skills to go confidently into the dietetic world through 26 weeks of external placement within the NHS .”
Why QMU ?
Dietetic education at Queen Margaret University is well established , extremely popular , well respected throughout the profession and has good graduate employability rates .
The teaching team includes three registered dietitians who have strong links with the dietetic profession within Scotland and across the UK .
The University ’ s clinically relevant research along with the broad range of experience of the teaching team ensures that the course remains current .