Are you a qualified health practitioner looking to enhance your knowledge and skills in order to advance your professional practice? Designed for registered dietitians, this pathway has a specialist core dietetic practice: supported studies module, which provides you with support to investigate and design an evidence-based Ôservice improvementÕ within your own specialist field of practice. YouÕll be primed to become an evidence-based practitioner, ready to manage and lead in dynamic settings.

  • Choose this dietetics pathway* and study at least one pathway specific module related to the title of the award, and four core modules (applying evidence to practice, developing self and others, project design for research, research dissertation) shared with the generic MSc Advanced Professional Practice programme.
  • Be trained to become an evidence-based practitioner, equipped to manage and lead in busy and constantly changing settings. Take the opportunity to study in an inter-professional setting with inter-professional core and optional modules.
  • Shape your learning journey Ð youÕll have opportunities to tailor your learning in the workplace through module assignments and the supported independent study module.
  • Benefit from our collaboration with the Faculty of Business in providing both core and optional modules.
  • Complete the programme in a year, with the introduction of a one year full-time study option.
  • Alternatively, balance work and caring commitments by studying part time over two years and up to a maximum of five years.
  • Take advantage of the flexibility our programme offers. You can take much of the programme by distance learning. Modules taught face-to-face are delivered in short, intensive blocks in Plymouth to enable you to complete them with minimum travel and time away from your other commitments.
  • Benefit from learning within supportive multi-professional and inter-agency environments. Our programme is delivered by experts in a setting where innovative thinking regarding advanced professional development is put into practice.