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Help your clients change behaviours and make a difference to their lives

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Find out more about our nutritional therapy degree top up.

Sign up for our next free information webinar about topping up your qualification to BSc (Hons) undergraduate degree level.

About ION:

ION is a leading provider of accredited nutritional therapy training, established in 1984. ION’s BSc (Hons) Nutritional Therapy is validated by the University of Portsmouth. Be part of a growing community of nutritional therapists and build a rewarding, flexible career helping others to make positive lifestyle changes.

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Calf’s liver with creamy wild mushrooms

Try this nose-to-nail recipe from registered nutritional therapist and ION graduate Victoria Hamilton
Five minutes with Professor Sarah Bridle

We chat with Professor Sarah Bridle, from the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Manchester and author of Food and Climate Change without the Hot Air, about simple hacks for eating more sustainably this January
Home schooling survival guide

If the thought of home schooling has left you staring into the next few weeks with a look of horror, Olga Preston, a registered nutritional therapist at ION’s Brain Bio Centre, offers her advice for managing stress and optimising your wellbeing over
New study sheds light on the cause of irritable bowel syndrome

Researchers have identified the biological mechanism that explains why some people experience abdominal pain when they eat certain foods

Contact us

The ION staff team is currently working from home, but we remain connected and here to help.
Clinic packages and fees

Our friendly and professional therapists can support you with a range of health concerns and help you get your health back on track, whist our treatment packages offer you value for money.
Nutritional Therapy Diploma Course - DipION

Level 3 education attainment: two GCE/VCE A Levels including one related science subject (Biology, Chemistry, Physiology, Home Economics) or equivalent (e.g. International Baccalaureate, Scottish Advanced Highers, Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Diploma, Irish Leaving Certificate, BTEC Diploma awards). Level 2 Maths and English at a minimum of Grade C is also required.
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Course structure

The Nutritional Therapy Diploma Course (NTDC) is a level six, modular course. Each module is a distinct learning unit and is assessed individually.
Nutritional Therapy Diploma Course - DipION

The NTDC provides the knowledge, skills and clinical experience that you need for a career in nutrition.
Mini Carrot Cakes

We think that October is a good month for donning our baking aprons… With that in mind, we have selected one of our favourite carrot cake recipes, taken from Amelia Freer’s book, Cook, Nourish. Glow.
Nutritional Therapy Diploma Course - DipION

We have trained professionals from around the world for over 30 years and are the UK’s longest running training provider of nutritional therapy diplomas.
Five Minutes with Jenny Tschiesche

We chat to Jenny Tschiesche, nutritional therapist, author, and founder of lunchboxdoctor.com.
Qualify with us: BSc (Hons) Nutritional Therapy - FAQs

Please read through our FAQs before applying for our BSc (Hons) Nutritional Therapy course

Key facts

Award
Certificate

Duration
7-9 months

Study time
10-17 hours per week and weekend lectures

Course code
ED200PTC (attendance), ED200PTD (online learning), rNTSAC

Entry dates
October: ED201PTC, ED201PTD

January: ED202PTC, ED202PTD

May: ED203PTD

Tuition fees
£2,900 per course

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
12 hours per week full-time
6 hours per week part-time

Entry dates
February

Tuition fees*
£6,900 full-time
£3,450 part-time

* For 2020/21 academic year. Fees for subsequent years may increase in line with inflation

Key facts

Course codes
C0501PTC (attendance)
C0503PTD (online)

Award
BSc (Hons)

Credits
360

Pathways
1) clinical training pathway
2) qualified nutritional therapist degree top-up pathway

Duration
4.5 years part-time
1.5 years part-time (for degree top-up)

Study time
15-20 hours per week plus time to attend/watch lectures

Entry dates
Attendance (CURRENTLY ONLINE ONLY):
September

Online learning (CURRENTLY ONLINE ONLY):
September and February

Tuition fees
£4,600 per year, years 1-4
£2,300 year 5*

* For 2020/21 academic year. Fees for subsequent years may increase in line with inflation