Study location	Hungary, Debrecen
Academic field	Nursing, Midwifery, Physiotherapy 12.6 (ISCED 723)
Type	Bachelor, full degree studies
Nominal duration	8 semesters
Study language	English
Awards	BSc (Dietitian BSc)
Course code	Health Science

Entry qualification	High school / secondary education (or higher) Compulsory entrance interview The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Hungarian. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original.

Territory requirements

Applications are accepted from the following territories (based on citizenship): Albania, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo - Kinshasa, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Georgia, Ghana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Korea, St Lucia, Syria, São Tomé & Príncipe, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen.

Language requirements	English B2

Other requirements

Entrance interview description: During the selection process we examine the competency of the applicant in two ways: The Faculty decides about the eligibility of the applicant by examining the documents of previous studies (level, subjects, results). This is followed by an entrance interview (via Zoom/Skype if personally not possible), where the level of English, motivation and communication skills of the applicant are assessed.

More information	edu.unideb.hu

Overview

The degree covers the impact nutrition has regarding the function of the human body in health and disease. It provides professional knowledge and skills to prevent, treat and manage poor health with food, nutrients and dietary change. After the successful completion of this program, you, as a qualified dietitian, will be able to use your knowledge to work with people by promoting healthy lifestyle, optimizing health, managing and preventing diet-related diseases. Dietitians are the only qualified health professionals who assess, diagnose, treat and prevent diet and nutrition problems. The aim of this program is to enable you to use your proficiency to promote a healthy lifestyle and offer nutrition advice. You will be able to interpret the latest nutrition science results into more comprehendible, practical information about diets and healthy eating. Furthermore, you will be able to help people to manage their health and nutrition-related diseases. Once you have successfully completed this program, you will gain a comprehensive view of the mental and physical aspects of nutrition, helping people overcome the barriers hindering behavioural change. As a dietitian you will be guided to acquire communicational and professional skills in order to became an effective health care professional, serving people in need by improving and maintaining people’s quality of life and health.

More information contact:
Maria Tóth
admission and scholarship coordinator
mtoth@edu.unideb.hu

Programme structure

Lecture, Seminar: 61%
Practice: 39%

Career opportunities

The degree will open up a range of career opportunities in the following fields:
Health care institutions, educational institution in the field of health, university departments, institutes, research centers, food and feed companies or research companies and institutes, food office and civil organizations.