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Cert HE Personalised Diet and Health

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Key facts

Entry Location Duration
September (full time)
September & February (part time)
Online 1 year (ft)
1.5 years (pt)
Course code Fees (part-time)* Credits
C3426FTD (full time)
C3426PTD (part time)

Full time: £7,875 + £475 registration fee
Part time: £5,250 year 1 & £2,625 year 2 + £475 registration fee

120

Awarding body Study time Progression
University of Portsmouth 5-10 hours part time
10-20 hours full time
BSc (Hons) Nutritional Therapy

* Fees may increase in line with inflation

Contact our Admissions team to enquire about our interest-free payment plan


 

When it comes to how diet and nutrition impact our health and wellbeing, one size does not fit all.  

ION’s Cert HE Personalised Diet and Health, validated by the University of Portsmouth, will take you through the principles of personalised, functional nutrition and how they can be used in your professional or personal life.  

Through this online course, build the knowledge, understanding and tools to apply personalised nutrition to your work with clients, or to the lives of friends, family and yourself. Learn about food, macro- and micronutrients, dietary analysis, dietary approaches for management of common conditions, and about the boundaries of practice. Add skills to your career portfolio to work in health and fitness environments as an educator, communicator, or to build your own business. 

On graduation, have the option to progress onto the BSc (Hons) Nutritional Therapy and train to work in clinical practice as a BANT-registered nutritional therapy practitioner.  

Who can apply? 

Taught at Level 4, this course is suited to health coaches and healthcare practitioners who wish to add healthy eating and lifestyle knowledge into their existing practice, and to anyone wishing to learn about the impact of diet on health and wellbeing. 

Health coaches and healthcare professionals: Help clients and others make informed choices about their diet and lifestyle. Explore the application of a functional medicine (holistic) approach to a personalised real-foods diet. Apply lifestyle information to your work (with clients without diagnosed chronic disease or taking complex medication). Or assist practitioners who manage these clients. 

For your own life: Learn about the impact of diet and lifestyle on health and wellbeing, and how they can support you in your own life and support the lives of those around you. Graduate with the knowledge, understanding and tools for an exciting career. 

Highlights 

  • The only Level 4 university-validated qualification in personalised nutrition 
  • Gain skills in educating on personalised nutrition and lifestyle  
  • Gain deeper knowledge of physiology and the pathology of common diseases 
  • Develop critical thinking skills and build personal development and academic integrity 
  • Experience teaching that is driven by current practice and taught by lecturers who are nutritional therapy practitioners and coaches 
  • Enhance your transferable skills such as communication, decision making, teamwork, and time management  
  • Become confident to work in a variety of healthcare settings  
  • Prepare for further higher education awards: e.g. the BSc (Hons) Nutritional Therapy (entry requirements needed) 
  • Opportunity to take part in student-led research projects  

Assessment

Coursework (including essay, short answer questions, case-based report)

Entry requirements  

  • Open to all applicants with 2 A levels, one in a relevant science or equivalent Level 3 qualification, Level 4 or above qualifications e.g., vocational/OfQual awards, BTEC, VTCT, ITEC, OCN, Pearson’s EdExcel, CBTAC, City and Guilds, etc. that contain anatomy and physiology – all body systems (Holists, Complementary Therapy, sports/personal trainer/beauty etc.)

 


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Key facts


Award 
Certificate

Duration
 

7-9 months

Study time
 

10-17 hours per week and Touch point sessions

Course code
 

ED200PTD (online learning), rNTSAC

Entry dates
 

October: ED201PTD
January: ED202PTD
May: ED203PTD

Tuition fees

£2,900

Key facts

Course codes
C0502FTD (full-time) 
C0502PTD (part-time)

Award 
Graduate Diploma

Credits 
120

Duration
 

1 year full-time
2 years part-time


Study time

20 hours per week full-time
10 hours per week part-time

Entry month

February

Tuition fees*

£7,875 full-time
£3,940 part-time

£200 per 20 credits RCPL (certified)
£375 per 20 credits REPL (experiential)

£475 registration fee

* For 2022/23 academic year. Fees for subsequent years may increase in line with inflation

Key facts

Entry:
September and February

Location:
Online with optional attendance activities

Duration:
4.5 years part-time or
3 years full-time

Course code:
C0503PTD (part-time)
C0503FTD (full-time)

Fees part time:
£5,250 - per year, years 1-4
£2,625 - year 5

Fees full time:
£9,250 - per year

Awarding body:
University of Portsmouth

* Fees may increase in line with inflation

Key facts

Course codes
C0503PTD (online)

Award 
BSc (Hons)


Credits 
120

Pathways 
Qualified nutritional therapist 

Duration
 

1.5 years part-time


Study time

15-20 hours per week plus time to watch lectures

Entry dates

February

Tuition fees*

£5,250 per year
£2,625 year 5

* For 2022/23 academic year. Fees for subsequent years may increase in line with inflation

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