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Dietetics

  • Type Bachelor Programme (full-time)
  • Duration 6 Semester
  • Locations Linz
Dietetics students preparing a variety of healthy foods

Programme details

The topic „nutrition“ is becoming more and more important in society. Due to the increasing health awareness of the people there is more and more demand for professional and knowledgeable nutritional therapy and advice. It is therefore the aim of the Bachelor-Programme „Dietetics“ (DL) to offer the students vocational training, which conveys the scientifically based know how while at the same time establishing the relevance to practical know how.

Dietitian talking to clients
Dietitian talking to clients

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Programme focus

The programme focus is comprised of general and the job-related medical principles as well as of the relevant content from the reference sciences:

  • medical principles
  • principles of natural science
  • nutritional management
  • catering management
  • paediatrics
  • applied clinical dietetics
  • communication and counselling techniques
  • basis for scientific work
  • work practice

Impressions

Group of dietetics students studying together around a table with snacks (enlarged view in the gallery)Two dietetics students preparing a meal in the teaching kitchen (enlarged view in the gallery)Image of an example meal with soup, main course and fruit (enlarged view in the gallery)Dietetics students and the head of the degree program Klaus Nigl eating together (enlarged view in the gallery)Teaching situation on digestion in the dietetics course (enlarged view in the gallery)