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Five minutes with two of ION’s recent graduates

This year, ION celebrated its first BSc (Hons) graduates, who had taken the fast-track option for qualified nutritional therapy practitioners. Before their graduation ceremony, Mary Struger and Kerry Aldridge told us why they had decided to study nutrition and what they would say to those considering a similar career path.
Fresh Lime, Vegetable & Coconut Curry

This vibrant, colourful curry should bring some cheer to dark winter evenings. Warming, healthy and delicious!
Can't buy it? Grow it!

Much of the food we eat is mostly determined by how easy it is to produce and, perhaps unfortunately, how profitable it is to sell. Growing your own, however, can add variety to your table.
What to eat to support immunity in winter

The colder months are the ideal time to boost our immune systems with good nutrition. With winter approaching, which nutrients are particularly important and how can we make sure we get enough of them?

CPD on-demand | Optimising bone health through diet and lifestyle

This is a recording of a live course. This course will look at what can be done to apply a personalised nutrition approach to maintain or improve older clients’ nutrition in order to help maintain their, health, independence and happiness.
CPD on-demand | Sustainable food choices: Nurturing human health and the planet

This is a recording of a live course. This course looks at what sustainable eating and purchasing decisions might look like in balancing the health of individuals with the health of the planet
CPD on-demand | Nutrition support for older clients : Improving health, independence and happiness

This is a recording of a live course. This course will look at how to support older clients’ nutritional status and help maintain their health, independence and happiness.
Science Access online open events

Learn about ION's Science Access course, the first step towards becoming a fully qualified nutritional therapist, from the comfort of your home. Find out about the course and have your questions answered.
BSc (Hons) Nutritional Therapy online open events

Discover from the comfort of your home how studying nutritional therapy with ION will prepare you for clinical practice and open up a range of career options. Find out about our courses and have your questions answered.
BSc (Hons) Nutritional Therapy Top-Up online open events

This webinar is for nutritional therapy practitioners who want to top up their qualification (e.g. DipION or equivalent) with ION's fast-track route to a BSc (Hons) Nutritional Therapy, validated by the University of Portsmouth.
Graduate Diploma in Integrative Functional Nutrition online open events

Add nutrition to your existing medical or healthcare practice with the online GDip Integrative Functional Nutrition from ION.
CPD on-demand | Long Covid: A framework for improving energy and resolving inflammation

This is a recording of a live course. This course with Dr Sarah Myhill explains the clinical picture of long Covid including the biochemistry and physiology by which the body generates energy. It provides a clinical framework for reducing fatigue and addressing inflammation- like symptoms.
On-demand video | Using food to build resilience in children

In conversation with…Lucina Miller, a functional medicine practitioner, naturopath and author specialising in children’s health and neurodevelopment.
On-demand video | Optimising your metabolic health

In conversation with…Dr Aseem Malhotra, cardiologist and Sunday Times bestselling author of The 21 Day Immunity Plan.

BSc (Hons) Nutritional Therapy (UNDERGRADUATE NT SUBSITE INTRO) - DEPRECIATED

At ION, we understand the need for flexibility. Our undergraduate course is a part-time, modular course, delivered online. The degree can be completed over a four and a half to eight-year period, allowing you to study alongside your professional or personal commitments.
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BSc (Hons) Nutritional Therapy (UNDERGRADUATE NT SUBSITE INTRO) - DEPRECIATED

The undergraduate degree will equip you with a comprehensive understanding of food, nutraceuticals, the use and interpretation of testing, and lifestyle modification. There are four key themes running through the degree: nutrition science; behaviour change and reflection; research; and practice.
BSc (Hons) Nutritional Therapy (UNDERGRADUATE NT SUBSITE INTRO) - DEPRECIATED

This course has been specifically designed to take you to being a fully qualified Nutritional Therapist, and, following the latest requirements of BANT, will give you a degree level qualification.
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BSc (Hons) Nutritional Therapy (UNDERGRADUATE NT SUBSITE INTRO) - DEPRECIATED

Applications are assessed against academic and non-academic selection criteria. Qualification documents or evidence of recognised prior learning (RPL) must be provided as evidence of meeting academic criteria.
BSc (Hons) Nutritional Therapy (UNDERGRADUATE NT SUBSITE INTRO) - DEPRECIATED

BSc (Hons) Nutritional Therapy C0503PTD £5,250
How does nutrition affect your sports performance?

Whether you’re an elite athlete or go to the gym once a week, your body requires fuel when you exercise. We look at exactly what foods you should be eating and when
ION Team

A list of select ION team members and their functions
Long Covid: A nutritional therapy approach (extracted from Optimum Nutrition, Spring 2021)

With symptoms dubbed ‘long Covid’, many people have found themselves experiencing post-viral fatigue (PVF) following Covid-19 infection, including those who seemingly had a mild bout of the virus

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